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Spaulding-Sidway Boathouse

Spaulding-Sidway Boathouse is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Spaulding-Sidway Boathouse rather than just read about it. In short: Spaulding-Sidway Boathouse is a historic boathouse located on Grand Island in Erie County, New York. The boathouse was built as part of the "River Lawn" estate of Elbridge G.

Key takeaways

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Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
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Reference excerpt

Spaulding-Sidway Boathouse is a historic boathouse located on Grand Island in Erie County, New York. The boathouse was built as part of the "River Lawn" estate of Elbridge G. Spaulding (1809–1897).

History The Spaulding-Sidway Boathouse is a Late Victorian Stick / Queen Anne style frame structure constructed in 1870. The boathouse is a two-story frame structure, clad in clapboard, on concrete piers. Between 1935 and 1940, to save the boathouse from demolition when the Spaulding estate was acquired in order to become Beaver Island State Park, neighboring property owner Frank St. John Sidway, a grandson of Spaulding, moved it about 270 feet northwest to his land. In about 1990, steel framing was added to shore up the original wood framework.

Significance The building is a rare surviving example of a small boathouse used primarily for storage and social activities and is reflective of Grand Island's importance as a seasonal recreational area in the 1800s. The boathouse has been continuously used for light boat storage and social activities since it was built, and although many boathouses on Grand Island have fallen victim to weather, it stands today virtually as built and is now a part of a private residence. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

See also Elbridge G. Spaulding Frank St. John Sidway

References

External links Spaulding-Sidway Boathouse, Buffalo as an Architectural Museum Spaulding-Sidway Boathouse - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com Historic Preservation on Grand Island

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Spaulding-Sidway Boathouse

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Spaulding-Sidway Boathouse claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Spaulding-Sidway Boathouse before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Spaulding-Sidway Boathouse ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Spaulding-Sidway Boathouse

In research: Spaulding-Sidway Boathouse appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Spaulding-Sidway Boathouse in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Spaulding-Sidway Boathouse is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Boathouses in the United States, Boathouses on the National Register of Historic Places, Buildings and structures completed in 1870, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Spaulding-Sidway Boathouse outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Spaulding-Sidway Boathouse in simple terms?

Spaulding-Sidway Boathouse is a historic boathouse located on Grand Island in Erie County, New York. The boathouse was built as part of the "River Lawn" estate of Elbridge G.

Why does Spaulding-Sidway Boathouse matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Spaulding-Sidway Boathouse?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

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