On a tip from Fairhaven Guy, a visit was made to Green Street in Fairhaven, to the old Brownell house where Emma Borden was staying that fateful day, August 4, 1892 (Lizzie Borden, of course was at home in Fall River).
The new owners have gutted the structure and look to be building an addition/extension in the back, which will probably end up being a kitchen. The footing for the foundation is in place.
Gone are the period windows—now stand aluminum clad replacement widows. The front porch, door and door trim is gone, as are those cute little whale-decorated window boxes.
In the cellar it appears they saved the front door header trim, and perhaps they plan on replacing this later. It is unknown how much of it they plan to restore. While the windows are period in style, they are not period in substance.
More reports will follow as the months go by and further changes occur.
