| Summary: | box n Generally a small hallway separated the parlour and the kitchen, and from it the stairs, usually "box stairs", ascended to the four small rooms above. When there was no front door, this hallways was called "the staircase". When there was a front door it (the hallway) was called the "entry". Ordinarily, entrance was through the rear via the porch to the kitchen. DNE-cit WK? W. Kirwin, 3/73 JH 3/73 Used I Used I 2 Used I On fourth line of quote, the 's' in 'hallways' is circled and 'WK?' has been written in the right margin.
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