The Carpenter's Shop at Historic Allaire Village
The Carpenter Shop replaced a smaller wooden structure in 1835, the year of the largest expansion at the Howell Works Company. One of the most important structure at the Works, the shop was where the wooden patterns were produced for use on the Casting Shed floor. These wooden patterns, generally made of mahogany because of its durability, were taken by the molders to create the sand molds from which the iron products were cast.
The Carpenter's Shop at Historic Allaire Village
The Carpenter Shop replaced a smaller wooden structure in 1835, the year of the largest expansion at the Howell Works Company. One of the most important structure at the Works, the shop was where the wooden patterns were produced for use on the Casting Shed floor. These wooden patterns, generally made of mahogany because of its durability, were taken by the molders to create the sand molds from which the iron products were cast.