I've photographed aspects of the Eleazer Arnold House in Lincoln a number of times over the past few years. I'm fascinated by the house. Built in 1693, it's one of the oldest left in the state - most older houses having been destroyed in King Phillip's War - and it's an authentic stone ender. (The opposite side of this house, where that beautiful white chimney stands, is an entire wall made of stone. Inside, that stone wall is the hearth of a giant fireplace. Amazing structure.) What makes this house unique, though, is that it's three stories tall. That's almost unheard of in the US in the 17th century, and it speaks to the wealth of the Arnold family in the area. I've yet to be able to determine if Eleazer was any relation to the infamous Benedict Arnold, however he certainly had ties to the American Revolution. In at least of of his three marches through Rhode Island, Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau, the Commander in Chief of the French Expeditionary Force supporting the American Revolution spent at least one and possibly several nights in this house. One can almost picture the French force encamped in the sprawling farmland that surrounds the house even today.
I did almost nothing to this photograph in post processing. A brilliant warm filter was applied in Topaz Adjust, and I made a very slight levels adjustment in PSE. I was tempted to go black and white with the image, but in the end decided the color version was the better option. Dark brown on a dark green background did not make a suitable contrast for black and white.
