Hi All,
I got this photo from the lady in Idaho that sent me the McMaster Photos -- I have no idea where this place is, but the album page says, "A Typical New England Home."
I know that this was the ideal set up in the old days with the house attached to a garage/horsebarn and then attached to the barn. This way the farmer did not have to go out into the elements in the winter. The only drawback I have heard of is when and if a fire occurred, the whole thing usually burned.
(http://www.vtgrandpa.com/photos/albums/McMaster/nehome.sized.jpg)
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