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Post 6. Houses and Architecture
The residential houses all have several floors that housed several families.
“The houses were not well insulated. We insulated the walls with newspapers. Everyone slept in the bedroom and the little room where there were, under the beds, other pull-out beds. The girls slept in the large room with the parents. “
If we take the time to observe, we can even estimate the period of construction, and that of when a floor was added or a masonry wing. There are subtle hints, such as an inscription in stone, another on a beam, a frieze on planks, frosted glass, a difference in window heights. These clues allow us to observe the built heritage of the village in another way.
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Go beyond the newly renovated buildings on the left, a chapel on the right and we arrive on the paved road.
“The houses were not well insulated. We insulated the walls with newspapers. Everyone slept in the bedroom and the little room where there were, under the beds, other pull-out beds. The girls slept in the large room with the parents. “
If we take the time to observe, we can even estimate the period of construction, and that of when a floor was added or a masonry wing. There are subtle hints, such as an inscription in stone, another on a beam, a frieze on planks, frosted glass, a difference in window heights. These clues allow us to observe the built heritage of the village in another way.
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Go beyond the newly renovated buildings on the left, a chapel on the right and we arrive on the paved road.
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Post 6. Houses and Architecture
3961 St-Jean