04-10-2010, 11:41 PM
I'd do a bit more research based on Black's suggestion. If I'm not mistaken, he's done quite a bit of study on homes built in that era. Plus, I, too, think it was more likely that the porch floor had been painted. Not only do I think it would be more consistent with the era, paint probably was far superior as a way of protecting wood than anything else available 90 years ago. My grandparents built a house with a huge front porch around 1917, and it was definitely painted when new. Still is.