Help with dimensions

[Robert Dominick]

Hello All,

This topic maybe a bit off for Planet FIGURE but I have a big favor to ask. I am looking for the dimensions for the following buildings.
Dunker Church from Antietam
Bryan house and barn from Gettysburg
Meades HQ from Gettysburg

I would need dimensions of the door ways, window, and walls.

I have searched all over the internet and cant find anything that would help me. If there is someone that my life near these places and could get me those dimensions, I would greatly appreciate it!!

Thank you, Robert

 

[Ray]

Robert,
If you have clear enough photographs of the buildings in question it is often possible to scale the structure from them. The first thing you need ( in addition to the photographs) is one fairly reliable dimension. This dimension can be discovered, in most cases, from the photographs themselves, a door for instance may be considered a nominal 80" in height, corner siding, window and door trim are usually some size between 4 and 6" on frame structures or, in fact, any with wood trim. Simply measure one of theses elements, that you know or have assumed a real life dimension for, on the photo, divide the actual measurement by your assumed dimension and this will then render a scale for the whole. To check the accuracy of you assumptions, simply measure more than one item and compare these against one another, or if possible a human figure also present in the photo you are using is a useful item for comparison. Again you'll have to make some assumptions about the size of the figure, a Caucasian male of a time earlier than around, say, 1950, may be assumed to be 5'6"-about 5'8" tall. Of course all these dimensions will only be informed guesses and for complete accuracy you'll want first hand or document able data.
Ray