The Historic District

Thanks for your help Mike!

Hello,

Has anyone encountered and repaired spalling brick? The house in question was built between 1920 - 1940.

Thanks for your help!!!

Yes, it was for sale but now off the market.

I found a similar roof on a 16th century Sussex farmhouse.

Thanks Ron.

This house seems to be a 1930s mishmash of styles and some odd updates. There are some Tudor Revival touches, like the front door, interior doors and slate roof.

Would this be considered a cat slide roof? Any guess at what type of slate might be on this roof? I appreciate any and all info! Thanks!

Thank you so much for the information!

Hello,

I was looking at a real estate this weekend - a 1925 bungalow - and saw this heater (?) on the wall in the upstairs bathroom and the bedroom next to the bathroom. The other two bedrooms did not have one. Does anyone know what this is and how it worked?

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Thanks for the welcome everyone Jade - thank you for the book link! I'm a bookworm, so can't wait to check that out Gothicome - thanks for the chimney info. I'm sure that will be an expensive replacement Wackyshack purple paint...that has to go! Eperot - great information! This house is in W Pennsyl...

Hello Everyone (and especially BungalowMo ) Would this plain farmhouse be considered a Colonial Revival, or a vernacular farmhouse? Try to ignore the ugly purple paint !!!! It has two rooms downstairs (living room 15 x 14 and kitchen 15 x 14) and two bedrooms (both 12 x 15). The chimney seems to be ...