In Queens this afternoon picking up some beams
Yes, it is that old
A hand-hewed 12'L beam from 211 Schermerhorn St. in Brooklyn.
Building was constructed in 1860
It's pretty amazing to think of the human hands that worked on this beam on the eve of the Civil War.
Original builder/owner and his family were the only ones to ever live in the 5-story building when it was a single family dwelling.
