Necessary

Necessary. . , The use of a primitive restroom can be found in the history of different civilizations for thousands of years. This outdoor restroom had many labels: necessary, outhouse, latrine, privy, and the loo. The families that lived at Tipton-Haynes during the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries used a pit style necessary. A three to six foot pit would be dug and then covered by a lightweight structure. The pit would either be cleared out or covered over with dirt once full. If covered over, a new pit would be dug and the lightweight structure moved. A chamber pot would be used inside the house during the night or inclement weather. The necessary was also used to dispose of unwanted bottles, crockery, and dishes., Samuel and Lawson Simerly never installed running water to the house in the twentieth century and continued to use this pit style necessary. In 1991, the Simerly necessary was moved from its original location due to a sinking foundation. The nearby depression is evidence of the necessary's original pit location., (Caption) , The leaning necessary before being moved in 1991 for historic preservation.