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Date Created2006
DescriptionGrapes were produced from vines covering a large 15 by 35 ft. arbor. This arbor was a convenient place for eating and socializing.
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
20
Date Created2006
DescriptionThe most formal room in the house, the parlor was used for guests, weddings and wakes.
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
21
Date Created2006
DescriptionClothing hangs in the wardrobe. Trunks contained mourning scarves and other handwork often done by young women in preparation for their marriages. Next to the wardrobe hangs the elaborately framed...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
22
Date Created2006
DescriptionThe oak mantle dominates the room with its columns and mirror top . It surrounds a fireplace where, in winter, a gas heater was attached through the circular hole in the metal to a pipe behind the...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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Date Created1910
DescriptionThe Botto family laid out a clay bocce court, a popular Italian game, along the side of their home. The court area is approximately 12' wide by 60' long, as seen in this photograph.
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
24
Date Created2006
DescriptionThe dining room was another work area for the family. Here the family and the boarders were fed, also in this room, Maria picked silk on a frame, examining the bolts of broad silk brought from the...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
25
Date Created2006
DescriptionA second family income was derived from another use of the property. The trolley car that connected Haledon to Paterson made the borough a favorite Sunday recreation spot for workers. The Botto...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
26
Date Created2006
DescriptionA ventilated root cellar kept temperatures even and cool for food storage with barrels for wine and preserves in canning jars. Thirty-foot cold frames provided protection for tender plants and...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
27
Date Created2006
DescriptionThe grounds of the Botto House reflect the ethnic origin of this family of silk workers from the Piedmonte (Biella) area of Italy and the development of housing in early streetcar suburbs. Pietro,...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
28
Date Created2006
DescriptionSome of the artifacts placed around the kitchen are the copper pot used to cook polenta, meat grinder, fish scaler, coffee grinder, rug beater, mousetrap, and wall calendars, which were used by...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)