More historic houses!
Hibbs House (Front), Hibbs House (Back), Frye House. Photos by Nature Photographer Pam Hirst at PKH Photography. Writing by Freelance Content Writer and Travel Blogger Meghan Hirst at Meghan Hirst, Writer.
These are tenant houses that were built by a family with the surname "Taylor" in 1828. The Taylors had been hoping to get craftsmen to move in and start essential businesses. Their endeavors paid off, as a blacksmith, carpenter, wheelwright, cooper, and shoemaker all traveled to this area. Hibbs, the carpenter, inhabited the Hibbs House. The wheelwright, cooper, and shoemaker had also previously lived in this house. Frye, the blacksmith, is the only worker who inhabited the Frye House.
As you can tell from the first photo, the Hibbs House has a Kitchen Garden just like the Johnson Ferry House. If you missed that post and would like to see this type of garden up close, check it out here: https://meghanhirst27.wixsite.com/my-site/post/washington-crossing-state-park-part-3-johnson-ferry-house. Kitchen Gardens were crucial for people who lived during the 1700s and 1800s. Not only did they yield fruits and vegetables, but they also yielded medicinal herbs.
We will expand on the Taylor family and the blacksmith and his shop in the next post!
Have you ever lived in a tenant house?
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