Ipswich: Architect Mathew Cummings explains his drawings to Donald Harriss during the kickoff event of Ipswich's yearlong celebration of its 375th anniversary at the Hellenic Center. Cummings and his friend Jim Whidden are constructing a house using plans and techniques from 1657, when houses were typically one room and built by hand. Photo by Matt Viglianti/Salem News Sunday, November 30, 2008

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