"Maursund gård" (2 of 7)
Description
The main building, whose shape on the side facing the sea is remarkably symmetrical, was built during the latter part of the eighteenth century. It consists of a double-breadth two-storey building, with a central passage. In other words, the building is divided into three longways, with an entrance and broad passage in the middle, and a large living room on either side. Double-breadth means that there are two rooms on the building’s gable side: the living room facing the sea with a small bedroom or storage room behind. From the passage there are stairs to the upper floor. The large kitchen is positioned behind the passage.
The building is built of cog-jointed timber, clad on the outside with vertical panels, and the green-painted exterior boxed corners of the house mark the interior room divisions. Today, the building is whitewashed on the three sides visible from the sea and painted red at the rear, a colour scheme that was probably applied in around 1900. Earlier, the long side of the house facing the sea was yellow ochre and painted red on the other three sides. At trading centres the most expensive paint (white) was used on the side facing the sea, with a cheaper paint on the other side. Today the Maursund building has windows in the Empire style, which were installed during the nineteenth century. The original, small-paned rococo windows are still to be seen in the attic.
Today, the large roof is slate-covered. An old photograph shows that the roof facing the sea was previously covered with wooden boards shaped like lintels and sleepers. Remains in the attic show that the roof must at some stage have been covered with woodchips. It is most probable that the roof was originally covered with birch bark and turf.
The building is built of cog-jointed timber, clad on the outside with vertical panels, and the green-painted exterior boxed corners of the house mark the interior room divisions. Today, the building is whitewashed on the three sides visible from the sea and painted red at the rear, a colour scheme that was probably applied in around 1900. Earlier, the long side of the house facing the sea was yellow ochre and painted red on the other three sides. At trading centres the most expensive paint (white) was used on the side facing the sea, with a cheaper paint on the other side. Today the Maursund building has windows in the Empire style, which were installed during the nineteenth century. The original, small-paned rococo windows are still to be seen in the attic.
Today, the large roof is slate-covered. An old photograph shows that the roof facing the sea was previously covered with wooden boards shaped like lintels and sleepers. Remains in the attic show that the roof must at some stage have been covered with woodchips. It is most probable that the roof was originally covered with birch bark and turf.
