The Historic District

Hi, CWS! Hope its ok if I still call you that . Your house has definitely benefited from your ownership. Ours, too, looked good on the surface. It was only when we looked a little closer at some of the plumbing and electrical issues that we realized "all that glimmers is not gold". I also ...

Nice house. The windows look original. Do you think they are? Looking forward to more pics of your house and wondering if you think the front porch is original or an addition.

It is so nice to see a house of this era with so much original character. Thanks for sharing it!

Lisa - I don't recall seeing pics of the interior of your house before. Your windows, flooring and built-ins are all wonderful! Looks like you got a great house.

My apologies for not coming back sooner. All is well, but busy times. I still have a school-aged child at home, returned to work full-time, and have been busy with volunteer activities. Thanks for all the positive feedback about the house. Kansas - Yes, we have been here for over 15 years so most of...

Cute kitchen cabinet hardware! I haven't posted here much but I joined early and am a long-time member of OHW. Our Folk Victorian house is app. 120 yrs old. We are at the point now that most of the work we do is maintenance-related. I do have a couple of projects for 2013, if time and finances permi...

When it comes to personal memories, people are generally very open about sharing their past. I would call the brother. If it were me, I would have been so excited to share the house with someone else who appreciates its history and character that I would probably forget to ask the basic questions to...

Hi, everyone! I came here via the OHW. While I understand that the spam problem over there caused a lot of issues for people, let me tell you, there are other problems as well. I asked every present and past moderator to delete a post that I was unable to (that's another problem all together) and no...