Hi and welcome,
Terrific house, and terrific historical documentation. I like the street scenes with all of the kids. Today you don't see kids playing outside, and when you do, they are in their own social media world.
I got a kick out of the door hardware...who goes into that kind of detail for a part that is not even seen when the door is shut?? Just don't make stuff like they used to...
1899 Victorian
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1915 Frame Vernacular Bungalow
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Eperot wrote:Beautiful home. How did you restore your door hardware? I have a set of double doors with hardware very similar to the first set pictured on your blog...curious how you got it back to proper nick.
I use paint thinner comet mix and scrubbed it with scotch brite. Then painted black sand and clear coat. It is about 2 hours of work a set.
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Thanks all for the warm welcome. I have always been a old house lover even as a child.
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Great house!
I always envy people who are able to find vintage photographs of their home.
I always envy people who are able to find vintage photographs of their home.
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Hi, what a lovely home.
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a warm WELCOME! I like the lace-y curtains in the windows of that beautiful house....
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Well, that is quite the mischievous-looking boy! Your house is absolutely adorable!
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Here is another cool pic. This was apparently a door the led into the rear parlor.
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I also have a few hand written letters that were found in the house during the conversion back to a single family home. They are dated 1908 I believe. I will post them later.
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That's pretty cool. I've found a lot of things in our walls/crawl spaces. I once found a letter's envelope from the 50s - sadly no letter inside.
I'm really digging the long documented history on your home, esp the pics from the 90s of the conversion back to original specs.
I'm really digging the long documented history on your home, esp the pics from the 90s of the conversion back to original specs.