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McGuffey House Architecture: Windows and Doors

Doors

The front door and window transom also date to the 1860s renovation. However, if you look closely you can detect a few arched bricks below the door lintel. These bricks are most likely the voussoirs [Figure 3] remaining from the original Federal fanlight [Figure 4] that originally surmounted the entrance.

Voussoirs

Figure 3: Voussoirs

Figure 4: Federal fanlight on former Beta Theta Pi Headquarters

Figure 4: Federal fanlight on former
Beta Theta Pi Headquarters

 

Stephen Gordon, Curator
Fall 2006

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William Holmes McGuffey House and Museum

We aim to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit materials relating to the life of William Holmes McGuffey, the McGuffey Eclectic Reader series, the history of Miami University, and 19th-century domestic life and architecture of southwest Ohio.

Hours of Operation

Thursday - Saturday
1:00pm - 5:00pm

McGuffey House and Museum observes Miami University closings and other special events.