January 27, 2016: Link Exchange & Discussion
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In honor of Mary Tyler Moore http://www.startribune.com/take-a-look-inside-the-mary-tyler-moore-show-house-for-sale-in-mpls/411883955/#1
Even though modernized, they definatly kept the character in this gorgeous house, stunning!!!!
Honestly one of my favorite staircases ever seen on this site. Breathtaking!
I have a pic of my father, as an infant (born 1918), in a dress similar to what the toddler in this photo is wearing. And several years later, pics of he & his dad in knickerbockers & knee socks, dressed as some of these males are. The woman, third person from the right, was a tiny-waisted item!
What’s the correct term for the cresting along a roof ridge, as this house has/had?
And what would be the purpose of the shims under some of the shingles of the main & porch roofs?
Harrisonburg, VA
Are they shims or could they be something still left from the roofers, like “steps” or ladder holders?
The shims are in line with the chimney. My guess is they are there to brace a ladder against (flat against the roof) to get up to the chimney to clean it.
The only term I know is ridge cresting. This simple house has a few elements of Victorian ornamentation. The turned porch posts with corner brackets and the ridge cresting being the two that jump out. I’m guessing the wood pieces on the roof are an early 20th century version of roof jacks, used to provide access to the chimney on this steep roof slope.
Thanks for your answers.
Hannibal, MO Queen Anne Victorian.
Full Disclosure – this is my house. I bought an old brick schoolhouse so Victorian is ready for a new owner.
Happy for any comments or to answer any questions. Hannibal has lots of beautiful old and cheap homes, so you don’t have to just dream of owning an old home, you actually can!
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Hannibal-MO/_type/2132205002_zpid/49363_rid/1800-1930_built/39.786378,-91.269351,39.639405,-91.507273_rect/12_zm/0_mmm/?view=public
Escondido, CA
Nice house; good luck with your sale! We’d love to see your schoolhouse some time!
Looks like Tom and Aunt Polly or one their neighbors might have lived there.
Thank you! I will post pics of schoolhouse soon!
Escondido, CA
Not listings, but just potentially interesting items to some OHD people.
If you can’t afford the Victorian of your dreams, try this one:
http://www.curbed.com/2017/1/26/14399212/lego-victorian-dream-home-project-lego-ideas
And for those interested in historic preservation and how it works behind the scenes of city government, here is an article about a Victorian (ironically the home of the historical society) being torn down in my hometown of Wheaton, IL–a town becoming infamous for its irresponsibility towards its historic homes. This article came out a year ago but the house is having a salvage sale this week so the issue is at the forefront of my hometown news.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton/news/ct-wheaton-development-0906-20160906-story.html
Do you happen to have a link to they schoolhouse you bought. I would love to see it and read what you are planning.
Hi GeoffreyPS – I will post pics of schoolhouse soon. I plan to live in it an open folk art and antiques and contemporary art shop in front part of it.
What a beautiful old Victorian home. Wonderful scenic views. Is that
the Missouri River in the background? Love that old desk, too. Interesting view from the back . Does it have a cellar or basement? I saw a door opening at the back.
It is the mighty Mississippi River! And you can have the desk! I dont plan on taking it with me!
Oh. I can’t move. And, if I had the money it is next to impossible to move the house to Texas, isn’t it?
What a steal of a deal, great house! Best Wishes on selling, hope it goes well for you.
Thank you!!
Very nice! I like the view over to the river. Good luck and a fast sale!
Thank you!! I’m hoping so too!
Happy Friday! I wanted to post a house that I had posted a while ago on the Friday link exchange. It is magnificent in real life! We were home shopping, and this one was on the list, so we saw it once and then went back. All the bathrooms are original. I almost fainted because of their beauty! I like everything original in old homes 🙂 There is a servant room in the attic and also one in the basement. Lots of gorgeous, unpainted woodwork. The dining room is beautiful. Oh, and they had a piece of the original wallpaper on display. It would look amazing with replica period wallpaper. All around wonderful home and very well maintained. Although this would have been my ideal home, we ended up buying a cute little 1920s home that was 100k cheaper, sigh. One day, though, I’ll be back for this one or one like it 🙂 Oh, and it has the original ice box and lovely butlers pantry. Here it is: http://www.ruhlhomes.com/single-family-home-for-sale/ia/davenport/52803/1028-mississippi-avenue__277056
Harrisonburg, VA
Wow, what a staircase! Can’t imagine making the decision to let it go.
Wow! This house is about 200 years too young for me, but completely stunning. The woodwork is too die for!
Oh my gosh the stairway and pantry is to die for!!!!! WANT
That staircase! It is a fairy tale come alive. The whole house is beautiful but the stair case is a stunner.
I should have knocked on some beautiful mill-work. Geez. I go ahead and mention on the first house that the stairway is one of the BEST I have ever seen. Then THIS?! THIS! How whimsical! Gorgeous! Zounds! Why oh why are there not pictures of any bathrooms? And the kitchen is….sad? I am hunting the internet to find out more about this home!
I should have knocked on some beautiful mill-work. Geez. I go ahead and mention on the first house that the stairway is one of the BEST I have ever seen. Then THIS?! THIS! How whimsical! Gorgeous! Zounds! Why oh why are there not pictures of any bathrooms? And the kitchen is….sad? I am hunting the internet to find out more about this home! EDIT:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F5ZyejD5A4
There is a bathroom photo in the youtube tour! It is fabulously vintage. So enticing!
There was a picture of one of the bathrooms when it was first listed, but they updated the listing with new pictures. I’m going to see if I can still find them somewhere online. I should have taken pictures while there, but was too excited to even think about it, haha:) My Dad did go through with the go pro and captured one of the bathrooms. Maybe I can get that uploaded. It’s a truly spectacular home! Oh, and I do agree about the kitchen, sad. The only thing I like about that is the ice box. Would have loved the original kitchen!
What a glorious home. Just stunning!
http://www.phyllisbrowning.com/exclusive-listings/1212487
The community of Castroville (Texas) was settled by citizens who immigrated from Alsace France.
This residence was formerly a one room school (1850ish)
There are no interior pics, but if anyone is interested, I know the owner and can get access to snap some.
A mix of styles in Rochester, NY:
1) 1900, very nice leaded glass & built-ins:
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/11-Arnold-Park-Rochester-NY-14607/30884833_zpid/
2) 1940 Cape, whose interior is rather cute:
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/59-Salem-Rd-Rochester-NY-14622/30979862_zpid/
3) 1950 brick Cape. Nothing special, except… the bathrooms, esp. the vintage pink & mint one!
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/660-Culver-Pkwy-Rochester-NY-14609/30986039_zpid/
4) 1926, large Tudor revival. Lovely garden, too.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/80-Ramsey-Park-Rochester-NY-14610/30890299_zpid/
Nice to see houses in Rochester; I grew up in Pittsford, next door. The first house is my fave, plenty of space with what looks like good flow. I love the leaded glass inside. Very attractive woodwork & what can beat a walk-in linen closet (& sewing room)?? The front welcomes visitors, nicely ornamented but with restraint. And a good-sized yard downtown! A+ all around! Special award to the agent for LABELING photos — it’s a plus to know what you’re looking at.
It’s a pleasure to see old houses being valued there again. When I was a kid, the city built the 1st “expressway” & even at 9 or 10 yrs, I was distressed at the wholesale demolition of lovely houses along East Avenue to make way for it. Some beauties were lost, as in too many places.
Good, glad you enjoyed seeing these. Yep, that first one is esp. nice. I’d love to have a walk-in closet… I also like the reading nook/mini-library of that one bedroom.
Cathy, I really enjoyed viewing the 11 Arnold Park home you posted. Lovely.
Good, glad! Besides the leaded glass, I like the built-ins in the DR & what I guess is the library of #1. And even really like & would keep the wallpaper in the library.
2 and 3 are really cute houses. 1, loved it except maybe the bathrooms are not my favourite. 4, nice nice house.
I agree, re: the bathrooms in house #1. Over-done, IMO!
These pictures break my heart. Hurricane damage to a waterfront home in St. Augustine. They are still asking 750K, but it will need a LOT of work….
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Saint-Augustine-FL/2095752125_zpid/26900_rid/globalrelevanceex_sort/29.896699,-81.30474,29.886244,-81.319395_rect/15_zm/
Nashville, TN
I’m always amazed at how slender everyone is in these old pictures. Now, when we’re more obsessed about exercise and nutrition, we’re all fighting our expanding waistlines. ugh.
I took a virtual tour of Pennsylvania today, which seems to have more than its share of fine old homes for sale.
This first is a huge Victorian in very good shape which could use a slight declutter so it’s beauty can shine through again.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/302-W-Church-St-Lock-Haven-PA/107377823_zpid/
Here’s a lovely stone Victorian with some slightly blurry pictures, but still nice to view.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/317-N-Center-St-Ebensburg-PA-15931/94996736_zpid/
this is probably my favorite. An Extremely well maintained Colonial revival with a vintage kitchen to die for. Also love the built-in round mirror over the fireplace.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/233-W-Main-St-Lock-Haven-PA-17745/107377804_zpid/
Another PA Colonial revival with intact woodwork and an updated kitchen.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/345-Luzerne-St-Johnstown-PA-15905/78558110_zpid/
My faves are the last two, the Colonial Revivals. The last one, esp: that wide fp inglenook – with the radiators below the benches!, the bi-fold glazed doors, the built-in bookcases, the first all-white original bathroom (although I would paint or paper above the tiling, to go with the aqua/blue banding) with the marble-trimmed shower stall!, the sleeping porch, the upstairs fp’s… lovely!!
I fell head over heels in love with the original bath! nycsmf lead us on with “intact woodwork”; where as I said out loud “what about the intact TILE?!” Personally, I like the updated bath as well?! So weird for me to say! The red/black/white vintage kitchen in the prior listing was too much fun! Thanks for the great list!
Yes, the first home is 7,200 square feet but looks like it has furniture for a 10,000 square foot house squeezed in. Maybe the victorians would approve though – they did like their clutter!
All four amazing listings, but the last one … OH MY GOD!! that fireplace!!!!!! Definantly my favorite.
My family had a discussion re that very thinness. I’m approaching 70 and when I thought about this, I remembered that we virtually never ate between meals. Grew up on a farm and all our veg was fresh from the garden or canning stuff in the winter. I don’t remember anything in the “snack” category other than Hostess stuff -twinkies, cupcakes, and snowballs – and it was a big treat. We just didn’t eat huge plates of food and I only had one fat kid in my class. Slender seemed to be the norm.
Cute details.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/395-W-Broad-St-Darlington-SC-29532/72012184_zpid/
Lots of beadboard.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1114-Hamilton-Ave-Jennings-FL-32053/45215721_zpid/
I feel like this could be great again.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/402-Buford-St-Montgomery-AL-36107/72825406_zpid/
PACKING NOW! I’m in love!
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/248-Reynolds-Bend-Rd-SE-Rome-GA-30161/76434397_zpid/
No wait… This one.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/112-Reynolds-Ave-Greenwood-SC-29649/2095532020_zpid/
The house in Rome is a beauty!
LOVE the house in Darlington! Especially the center stairway and front porches !
Is a house ever too opulent – too gaudy? This house in Natchez is stunning on the inside. Natchez Ms. is a pretty town full of great old houses, however the economy is poor and certain crime statistics are way above average. I love marble.
http://homes.paulgreenrealtor.com/idx/photogallery/a264/2016000875
Yeah, this one – its interior – is pretty much OTT, IMO! ? Its exterior is considerably more sedate than once inside. However, other than the gilded columns & painted ceilings, a lot of that probably has to do with the added decor. I do like the damask fabric used on the DR chairs, though. And the wallpaper in the red canopied & draperied bedroom.
Within the Italian Renaissance Revival/ Beaux-Arts style of this house, the opulence is appropriate. Not something I’d want for myself, but you have to respect the detail and craftsmanship.
Lord have mercy! I laughed and laughed! Each picture was more opulent than the last. I am afraid I feel like I would have to dress formally everyday just to match the house! Seriously, a ballroom! 12,000 square feet is a bit big for my husband and myself. I adore the toilet framed by the beautiful burgundy silk and velvet curtains! It really looks fit for royalty and that is a really low price for what you are getting. Can you imagine trying to fill it with furniture? Oye Vey! Hey! Let’s all go in on it and sit in the giant dining room and have champagne brunches!
This made me go back & look at that bathroom. I had really only noticed the sink before. With its surrounding treatments, the toilet itself looks so… inconsequential & ordinary – it doesn’t live up to its surroundings!
It has it’s own ballroom!
Life goals, right here…
This is a Trost Home in El Paso Texas -In the leading old historic neighborhood (Sunset Heights) perhaps in the Southwest. https://www.trulia.com/property/3255752728-525-Corto-Way-El-Paso-TX-79902
I took several other photos of the inside but don’t know how to post on here.
Love this house!
Very nice home.
Wow, this looks like one of my parents’ earliest homes. I bet theirs too had a front porch like this originally. Wish we could see the other side to see the other wing that appears to be there. Wonder if this one has a bay window like ours–you can see pretty clearly through the opposing lower-level room window on this one (unless that’s a reflection)—perhaps it does! Cool, thanks!
If you google earth 525 Corto Way 79902 – you can see most sides and even more when you switch from street view. I love that entire neighborhood. It borders Mexico.
I think you might have replied to the wrong person? I was referring to the small house pictured at the top of the page…your address shows a very large home. I’d love to see, but I have a feeling this is wrong, unless I’m zoning out 🙂
This isn’t a house for sale (sold last year). The people that bought it are meticulously restoring it. They had a topic recently on restoring cracked plaster walls. They do everything they can save anything original. Absolutely amazing house.
https://www.facebook.com/SelmaMansionRebirth2/
https://selmamansionrebirth.com/
Harrisonburg, VA
Wow! I’ve seen it photographed as an abandoned house, had no idea someone bought it. Will definitely keep up with the progress!
Terri, thank you for listing Selma Plantation. I saw videos of it on Youtube a few years ago, and it made a real impression as probably one of the most beautiful houses I’ve ever seen — even in derelict condition, it was utterly stunning. How wonderful that it’s being restored.
Kelly–Talk about a picture being worth a thousand words!
Here’s a ‘quintessential’ 1750 Connecticut cottage priced at $27,000:
http://www.historichomesinct.com/details.php?mls=E10188502
Here’s an interesting one!
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/38-Uncas-Rd-Westbrook-CT-06498/57877679_zpid/
Driving by the CT shore, I noticed this little hole in the wall amongst turn- of- the century cottages. It looks as though it hasn’t been touched since it was built (including original contents). I found this pamphlet about the area http://www.grovebeachpoint.org/GBPAJJSCover.htm
-going to see the property, let me know if you’d like pics of the interior
YES PLEASE! Pictures would be lovely!
This is cute!
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/27568-Crisfield-Marion-Rd-Marion-Station-MD-21838/37629558_zpid/
I like this, even though it’s updated.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/329-Pelham-Rd-Philadelphia-PA-19119/10284297_zpid/
This house is cheap.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4635-S-Pittsford-Rd-Pittsford-MI-49271/106356694_zpid/
LOVE LOVE LOVE
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/32865-Faircrest-St-Beverly-Hills-MI-48025/24585445_zpid/
Interesting place with lots of dark wood.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1120-Harman-Ave-Oakwood-OH-45419/35076249_zpid/
Escondido, CA
Love the fourth house; colonial revival is fast becoming my second favorite house type after second empire.
Nashville, TN
Love the 4th….solid beauty. The Spanish colonial is wonderful in parts, but very uneven. Hard to believe the pictures are from the same house.
Great picks, Jennifer HT!! I loved each of them. Thanks for finding these.
Another vote for the fourth house, the good-sized colonial revival! The DR alone was enough to grab me, never mind the rest of it, with plenty of good stuff!
I like your cheap house. Looks like a brick Italianate that has lost its tower and has the wrong porch. I hope someone who appreciates it gets it.
Not a house for sale, but this guy’s models of old houses and cars are so realistic! Hm, the link didn’t post. If you search “Minature car model DeMilked” you should find it.
Some of it is still there. :/
3400 Penley Dr in Schweiter East, Wichita, KS 67218
$250,000 | 3 Bed • 4 Bath
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/3400-Penley-Dr_Wichita_KS_67218_M73792-26397
A 1890 Four Square in Muncie, IN – not a lot of pictures but from what is here it looks like a lot of original woodwork, etc:
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Muncie-IN/85188783_zpid/12886_rid/1720-1940_built/globalrelevanceex_sort/40.424996,-84.726563,40.019201,-86.082001_rect/9_zm/3_p/0_mmm/
A very colorful 1870:
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Pittsfield-MA/55953370_zpid/19967_rid/1720-1940_built/globalrelevanceex_sort/42.548527,-72.921753,42.352454,-73.599473_rect/10_zm/5_p/0_mmm/
15 rooms, 8 bedrooms! 1892:
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Springfield-MA/56215518_zpid/7221_rid/1720-1940_built/globalrelevanceex_sort/42.16213,-72.3769,42.063567,-72.71576_rect/11_zm/9_p/0_mmm/
This 1840 could use some love:
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Town-of-Hudson-MA/57080019_zpid/398234_rid/1720-1935_built/42.414332,-71.454564,42.365266,-71.623993_rect/12_zm/
Harrisonburg, VA
Hello everyone! First time poster here, stumbled upon the site while researching some houses my partner and I are interested in.
An unfortunate victim of small town sprawl here, this house sits solidly in a neighborhood of 1970s fairly cookie cutter ranches. Sad that its property value likely won’t increase, no matter what kind of work and love goes into it. 150k is the high end of the neighborhood. So much potential, but at this point in our lives our first old house will not likely be our last. http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/242-1st-St-Broadway-VA-22815/2097352776_zpid/
This is the house I’ve fallen head over heals for, and which we’re hoping to put an offer on in the near future. Basically move-in ready, but still a fairly blank canvas. Embossed tin shingle roof has to stay, vinyl siding has to go! Lots of history to dig up, too, I think. The surprisingly formal front porch had me baffled at first, but then I stumbled upon the Sears Crescent kit house. After poking around on that trail, I’ve come to the conclusion that there are just too many strikes against it to be a real Crescent. But if that’s the case, someone still went to an absurd amount of effort to copy the design. In the late 1800s, a streetcar ran on Elm Ave. The trees in front of the house are enormous, wonder if if the streetcar ran under them or if they were planted when the house was built? http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/903-Elm-Ave-Grottoes-VA-24441/108057418_zpid/
Michael
Escondido, CA
I really like the kitchen and bathrooms in that second house. Good luck on your purchase!
That is a cute house. Would you keep the pink tile in the bathroom?
I really like the first house in Broadway. The listing agent mentioned that the Apple tree was “famous”. Why is it famous I wonder? The neighborhood really isn’t too bad. All it takes is for one or two neighbors beautifying their homes and the property value increases.
I love this screened porch and all the wood.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/606-Keystone-Ave-River-Forest-IL-60305/3759896_zpid/
This seems like a good price.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/303-S-3rd-St-Rockford-IL-61104/5554381_zpid/
Great old pic included in the listing.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/602-N-D-St-Herington-KS-67449/91124873_zpid/
I know this has a couple updates, but I LOVE this. The purple bath and the spanish styling.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2050-E-Mountain-St-Pasadena-CA-91104/20873915_zpid/
Iconic SF house. But it may be all modern inside.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2080-Washington-St-San-Francisco-CA-94109/15073915_zpid/
Escondido, CA
I am fascinated by the old picture vs. the new picture of the Herington, KS house. It’s like one of those “find the differences” puzzles in a magazine! So far I’ve found: missing roof finials, a missing stained glass window, glaringly changed porch columns (all wrong), the addition of fancy trim on the edge of the porch roof which wasn’t there before, brick steps and column supports instead of wood, and I would guess the wood lattice under the porch is gone too but you can’t see it because of the bushes. At first glance the house seems unchanged but when you looks closely, it’s been changed a lot! It’s so interesting.
Your comment made me go back & look, because I hadn’t noticed all of those differences at first glance. There’s lattice, but it’s been changed. You can see it in the first pic, & just catch a glimpse of it – now the diagonal kind – between the bushes & the front steps in the second one.
When I lived in sf I walked by this house and dreamed. Thanks for the post and memories.
The Rockford, IL property could be gorgeous. I hate to see these gems go duplex.
Interesting..A little history on the SF Mansion..
http://sf.curbed.com/2014/11/25/10018636/behind-the-hedges-and-inside-the-history-of-danielle-steels-spreckels
I’m sharing some great old properties in Spokane, WA. The city actually has some amazing turn-of-the-century homes with original features intact that are not Seattle/West Coast priced. Sadly, there are vintage neighborhoods that are fading away as the city continues to build new burbs and McMansions on the outer borders. Hope someone can save these beauties before they disappear:
1. E.J. Cannon home – E. J. Cannon was a prominent Spokane attorney who was instrumental in establishing the School of Law at Gonzaga University in Spokane. The Rockwood neighborhood was the most fashionable in Spokane at the time the home was built and still a neighborhood with many fine single family mansions from the early 20th century. The home was nominated to the Spokane Register of Historic Places – see the nomination here:
http://properties.historicspokane.org/_pdf/properties/property-1742.pdf
This home has had a rough history the past few years (have watched the property for nearly 40 years as I lived in the area as a college student in the 70’s). Let’s hope someone saves this one:
416 E Rockwood Blvd
Spokane, WA 99202
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/416-E-Rockwood-Blvd-Spokane-WA-99202/23522172_zpid
2. Sweet little craftsman in a nice neighborhood…hate the siding and not crazy about the 60’s through 80’s kitchen and bath updates, but love the public areas on the 1st floor and the massive rock fireplace:
2318 W Mission Ave
Spokane, WA 99201
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2318-W-Mission-Ave-Spokane-WA-99201/23480955_zpid
3. This craftsman has fallen on hard times, but has some great original millwork and the open front front porch is a fantastic feature….just needs some love:
723 W Providence Ave
Spokane, WA 99205
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/723-W-Providence-Ave-Spokane-WA-99205/68489312_zpid
4. A beauty from Spokane’s past…the home was occupied by Lewis Prager, a successful German born wholesale merchant and family in 1910. This home is typical of the original occupants of the Cannon Hill neighborhood established in the early 1900’s, which was a fashionable upper-middle class neighborhood. A gem…love the millwork, stair and entry:
1504 W 10th Ave
Spokane, WA 99204
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1504-W-10th-Ave-Spokane-WA-99204/23484763_zpid
Escondido, CA
That first house is totally amazing. I sure hope someone who appreciates it buys it and shines it up! I have to say that I am fascinated by the 4th house, really cool, but why why why (it’s a soapbox issue for me) doesn’t the realtor do something about the mess before taking listing pictures???? Even if I had to clean the place up myself, I would not post pictures like this on a listing. If there’s any hope of the residents moving out soon, wait till they are gone, or something!
Sad (#4)…looks almost like an older person that had lived there for years moved/died and years and years of accumulation…removing some of the clutter would have really improved the appeal of this house to buyers..
The bathroom in picture 10 of the first house! Cream and white <3
Nashville, TN
No. 3 makes me sad. Such a cute little house deserving a loving hand. One thing I don’t understand is that brick column in the living room. Do you think at there might have originally been a fireplace on that wall which was removed, necessitating the rerouting of some type of exhaust from the basement?
The first house: wanted to love based on the handsome exterior, but the interior is really kind of a difficult. I’m not even sure it was esthetically successful when new.
I was thinking likely a fireplace or wood stove originally in that area with the brick on #3…I agree the interiors of the first house are over-the-top and not terribly attractive…wondering if they were altered at some point in the past (i.e.paint, etc)
This was probably a time capsule before the carpets were tore out. It was probably gold shag!
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/433-S-Highland-Ave-Los-Angeles-CA-90036/20775598_zpid/
Escondido, CA
Oh my gosh how much do I love this house???? At that price (normal for LA but nevertheless pretty steep) someone with either deep pockets or a bulldozer will buy it. Lets hope the deep pockets and an appreciation for this grand old lady.
Nashville, TN
Look at all the pictures that had hung at one time in that green bedroom! They’re were regimented!
Yes! I wish we could see the walls covered with the pictures that were there.
I can’t believe someone painted over the tilework of the LR fp!! And…I would like to see more of the Jack & Jill bathroom that’s between the aqua & bright green bedrooms; from what I can see, it looks great.
Beautiful home…so much potential
I love the photo shared. its amazing how different then we look today.
Spent summers riding or walking around in St Johns MI.
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Saint-Johns-MI/_type/74697772_zpid/20307_rid/1800-1930_built/43.184902,-84.305306,42.83645,-84.799691_rect/10_zm/0_mmm/
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Saint-Johns-MI/_type/74698834_zpid/20307_rid/1800-1930_built/43.184902,-84.305306,42.83645,-84.799691_rect/10_zm/0_mmm/
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Saint-Johns-MI/_type/74699245_zpid/20307_rid/1800-1930_built/43.184902,-84.305306,42.83645,-84.799691_rect/10_zm/2_p/0_mmm/
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Saint-Johns-MI/_type/74698407_zpid/20307_rid/1800-1930_built/43.184902,-84.305306,42.83645,-84.799691_rect/10_zm/2_p/0_mmm/
love the triangles above the windows
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Elsie-MI/_type/2096786491_zpid/24585_rid/1800-1930_built/43.295449,-84.132958,42.947627,-84.627343_rect/10_zm/0_mmm/
Gah! What what?
My birthday is coming up… THIS is what I want:
139 Ridge Ave, Greendale, IN 47025
$59,500 | 8 Bed • 9 Bath
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/139-Ridge-Ave_Greendale_IN_47025_M38482-24857
Not if I get there first!
Wow. That’s a beauty. With that many baths, it must’ve been a bed and breakfast at some point.
Its already on OHD! Been there since 10/24 2016 with 129 comments.Link: https://www.oldhousedreams.com/2016/10/24/c-1870-italianate-greendale-auction/
Oh, Cora, I hope your birthday wish comes true! This is an incredible house that could be so stunning. As it is now, it is magical. Stirs the imagination, for sure!
I haven’t seen much to post here on the west coast. The real estate market has been very slow with very few worthy of this site.
Here is the exception to the rule. An original house in the same family for 90 years and designed by George Washing Smith often called the father of the Spanish Revival Style in California and it appears to still have some of the original furnishings.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1311-Hillcrest-Ave-Pasadena-CA-91106/20700225_zpid/
Nashville, TN
Thank you for supplying me with the house I will be purchasing if I hit lotto.
Wow, that is some house!! So many cool details – listing them all would go on & on…
I love George Washington Smith — his houses were perfection. As is this one.
Great find, Doug!! I kept finding more and more to love: wood work, courtyard, garden with rectangular fountain, gorgeous furnishings, etc. etc etc. Utterly fantastic place. One question: what’s with the S-shaped kitchen sink divider? Does anyone know why it’s like that?
Here’s an 1884 Victorian in Knoxville, TN with lots of unpainted wood:
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1007-Oak-Ave-Knoxville-TN-37921/41653179_zpid/
Next, a rustic 1935 home on 20 acres in Crossville, TN:
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/281-Chestnut-Ln-Crossville-TN-38555/41027877_zpid/
Last, an impressive 1859 home in Morristown, Tn:
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/403-E-2nd-North-St-Morristown-TN-37814/41486161_zpid/
Nashville, TN
It would be great to hire an experienced architect to incorporate the Crossville house into a larger Home mimicking the same design esthetic.
454 Victoria Ave in Daniels Hill, Lynchburg, VA 24504
$59,900 | 7 Bed • 3 Bath
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/454-Victoria-Ave_Lynchburg_VA_24504_M57552-23586
1406 Floyd St in Diamond Hill, Lynchburg, VA 24501
$12,500 | 2 Bed • 1 Bath
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1406-Floyd-St_Lynchburg_VA_24501_M58533-44812
2406 Memorial Ave in Miller Park, Lynchburg, VA 24501
$55,000 | 2 Bed • 1 Bath
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2406-Memorial-Ave_Lynchburg_VA_24501_M68562-86056
I first saw this house on Lynette Jennings Design in the late 1990s. It is called the “Abalone House” and built in 1891 in Pacific Grove, CA. I am not in love with the wallpaper, but it is sweetly whimsical with a pretty yard and ocean views.
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/pmf,pf_pt/19323878_zpid/36.636536,-121.892152,36.590997,-121.950346_rect/13_zm/
What a cheerful home!
I Really like this one http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/321-Girard-St-Metropolis-IL-62960/115707348_zpid/
This may have been shared at some point. Selma Plantation. I believe it was just a couple of winters away from being reclaimed by Mother Earth.
A couple has purchased it with plans to restore. Still in the stabilization phase right now (roof repair, removing trees that have fallen on the mansion, etc), but there are many wonderful interior photos of this magnificent house. Just beautiful… Breathtaking.
https://selmamansionrebirth.com/gallery
This is a spectacular home. It will be lovely.
They have a Facebook page, where they are documenting the progress. The progress has been pretty awesome!
https://www.facebook.com/SelmaMansionRebirth2/
I read this article: http://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/local/amana-clear-creek/2017/01/26/sale-piece-iowa-county-history/97080454/
Then searched the realtors page for the listing:
http://listings.blankandmccune.com/site/CommercialDetails/item/20170647
And found this one available, too:
http://listings.blankandmccune.com/site/CommercialDetails/item/20170646
Kind of unique properties.
I found this site back in November. I have never commented, but I sure appreciate those who do. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Interesting comment in the first listing. The realtor says it has fallen into disrepair but cannot be demolished due to the historical designation. I thought that was ultimately the problem with some historical designations, that some owners were finding it easier to demolish and start over than to deal with all the hassles associated with the designation.
Interesting find – old 1884 hotel in Iowa’s Amana colonies! With this marketing, hopefully, it will find an owner to fix it up! Lots of potential!
It’s gotten to be so seldom nowadays that you can find a brick Federal-period masterpiece with all the goodies and within smelling distance of salt water for under $45,000:
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/71-W-Broadway_Salem_NJ_08079_M56768-88986
Amazing house at an unbelievable price. This could be beautiful. The proportions look good.
Nashville, TN
OK, what’s wrong with Salem NJ? This is amazing.
Witches with an unnaturally dark tan that like to drink and party a lot?
The Delaware River bay coast of New Jersey was settled very early on by Quakers and other groups and remains quite rural considering its proximity to Philadelphia and other large east coast cities. Likely because it is a “dead end” — there are no through roads north-south. I like this area and these towns where many old homes are available at generally lower prices than on the Delaware side of the bay. The only problem is that it’s New Jersey — high property taxes, high income taxes etc., whereas Delaware is known as somewhat of a tax haven with no sales tax, reasonable property and income taxes, etc. But this area is definitely worth a look for old house lovers.
Salem has some really bad areas that you wouldn’t want to walk around in the daylight, much less after dark. Some streets look like the worst of Detroit or Newark, NJ. I wouldn’t take a house there for free.
I get confused when the description says “colonial” no matter what the house looks like, this one adds built 1880. A colonial built in 1880?
They weren’t building houses like this in 1880 (it would have been like building a split-level with Masonite siding in 2017). There’s a historical society-type plaque on this house that says ‘1828.’ I’d go with that rather than the date the listing agent provided.
When you say “within smelling distance of salt water” do you mean it’s close to a beach? This is a lovely home, but if it’s close to the beach, that makes this a magnificent buy!!
‘Smelling distance of salt water’ means it’s a block and a half from the Salem River, a tidal estuary. A good and proper beach would be about 3 1/2 miles distant.
Would be an easy drive for a day at the beach in Cape May, Stone Harbor, etc. or any of the southern New Jersey beach towns.
34864 Z Hwy, Orrick, MO 64077
$145,000 | 5 Bed • 2 Bath
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/34864-Highway-Z_Orrick_MO_64077_M86101-76055
1521 Franklin Ave, Lexington, MO 64067
$99,000 | 4 Bed • 2 Bath
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1521-Franklin-Ave_Lexington_MO_64067_M73822-39070
311 Spring St, Boonville, MO 65233
$154,900 | 4 Bed • 3 Bath
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/311-Spring-St_Boonville_MO_65233_M73865-12209
1113 S Elmwood Dr, Mexico, MO 65265
$219,000 | 4 Bed • 2 Bath
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1113-S-Elmwood-Dr_Mexico_MO_65265_M76313-30957
This is a house that I have been watching for years-one of the best neighborhoods in historic Riverside CA.
There are no interior shots yet-but it was just listed last night.
If I weren’t looking to downsize-would not be able to resist. Riverside is coming around and will be something to watching the future. This home is one of the best Craftsman’s in Riverside.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4515-6th-St-Riverside-CA-92501/17838216_zpid/
Yeah, considering the exterior, would like to see inside! The aerial views of the surrounding landscape… some of them are really beautiful.
Never posted before..so will see how this goes..
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/444-N-38th-St-Omaha-NE-68131/75892515_zpid/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=emo-sendtofriend-hdp&rtoken=3279690c-9c92-4263-ab1d-2957e8a2146c~X1-ZU11edh0lyodt6x_xpn1
Gorgeous. Great find, NEdebh.
1915 Victorian with lots of unpainted woodwork. Can’t handle the space age shower.
5 bed, 4 bath, Monroe, NC.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/509-E-Talleyrand-Ave-Monroe-NC-28112/6367772_zpid/
Spectacular 1917 Italianate Mansion. Former home of Berry Gordy, Jr. Pending sale.
10 bed, 7 bath, Detroit, MI.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/918-W-Boston-Blvd-Detroit-MI-48202/88116264_zpid/
Thanks for sharing the Berry Gordy estate. What a fantastic home and glimpse of Motown history.
She is humble from the outside, but once inside…those floors. I could absolutely see myself living in this home. https://www.trulia.com/property/1045548267-86-South-Ave-Pleasant-Valley-NY-12569
Sweet house. I’m not sure what they’re doing with the ceilings is right. “Humble” is just the perfect word — I’d come to love its venerable outside.
I simply love this 1927 home in a nicer neighborhood in my hometown. I’d move right in. http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/807-Fulton-St-Wausau-WI-54403/71281498_zpid/
I love it, too! A really cute, comfortable, & charming house.
I stumbled onto this house again. Every time I see it, I again fall in love with its woodwork. I love the doors, both interior and exterior, and the wonderful curves. The drop ceilings must be removed. And it must be a one family.
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/169-2nd-St_Highspire_PA_17034_M38724-15313#photo0
Diane, you’re right about the great doors in that house, starting with the front! The listing says 1920 – more like 1875. Thanks!
https://ap.rdcpix.com/606665118/3e2041ac9c1fc96ac0d069ff0b47f900l-m22xd-w1020_h770_q80.jpg
Hi Diane,
You seem to be doing some pretty good stumbling. I like this house a lot, but was bemoaning the lack of pictures. The stairs, I want to see the stairs!
The house, according to Gmaps is only one hour and twenty minutes from here, so my Realtor is making an appointment for me to see it on Friday. Have camera, will travel. If Kelly picks this one for the site, I will e-mail her copies of the photos, if not I will put them in another reply to you on this post.
Thanks for finding it.
Please tell me all! Not just because I love it each time I see it (in spite of its location on the main street in an apparently tiny town and apparently having to travel for everything) but also because part of me keeps saying – can I retire there? I’m actually looking at retirement locations as well as just enjoying looking at old houses. As I said, each time I see this one, I’m in love again (doors and woodwork). If you’re interested in buying, and I assume you are, good luck!
Dear Diane,
My Realtor is working on an appointment to see it on Friday at 2:30. I have no interest in this property to buy it personally. I will take lots of pictures for you and try to get a feel for the area. I am going to look at it as research on what is available. The vicarious feel for the houses on the site are great, but nothing beats going and seeing it in person.
Please tell me what you want me to notice particularly. I will come up with a rough floor plan for you and try to get room dimensions if I can. Are you looking to return it to a single family home? I am good at evaluating the plausibility of doing so. I am not good at estimating costs, because I do most work myself.
I am doing this for a fun outing. It will be much more fun for me if I am looking for you than just for kicks so please feel free to load me up with questions. I won’t do anything that I don’t feel like doing, so ask away.
My goal is to be informed for a potential purchase two years down the line. I don’t set deadlines so it may be longer. I am currently redoing two house for myself and will need to have them done before I do another.
I, too, am very curious about the stairway. Taking a picture from the top but none of the stairway itself seems strange.
In the area I live in, in the few times I’ve been houses with the entry set up as this is with the gorgeous doors to each side, one goes into equally impressive rooms to each side (with different functions), with perhaps discrete doors for the servants at the back sides of the entry hall beyond the stairs except in the palatial ones which give no indicators where the servants might have entered. Objectively, these houses are well designed for later division into four apartments, which is a shame.
The house draws me each time I see it, but I suspect it is on a busy street, and I do not want to return to main-street life although I do want to be relatively near the things one needs as one “matures” (another way of saying getting older).
My desire is for a one family home. Some two-family homes can be converted with relative ease, but I suspect 4 is a lot to tackle. One might be able to rent several for more income to direct to the conversions and restoration but that is something one must seriously consider in depth before taking on the project. Due to an injury, I no longer can leap in do the work as I did before, which is very frustrating. I sincerely commend you on having both the knowledge and ability to do your own work. So many muddle the house instead of actually doing what should be done.
I am doing what you are doing, also starting with a two-year window. I have the disadvantage of not having settled specifically onto one area although I have narrowed it considerably.
Pennsylvania was one of many places I lived as as child when I didn’t live with my grandparents in their essentially untouched 1850 house, and it would be a nice state to return to, assuming I found a home I’d be comfortable in, and that definitely means an older home.
I very much appreciate the effort you are willing to extend to get information for me. Thank you very much for that. If I can ever reciprocate up here in my part of NYS, I would be happy to do so if possible. I have a suspicion the area is not of interest to you, but the offer is sincere.
No need to feel overly grateful, I am really doing it for my own pleasure. One of my favorite things to do is to look at a house, figure out what needs doing and how to go about it, and designing any changes that I think would be necessary. Having you in the equation makes it more real.
Dear Diane,
I have just gotten home from Highspire. I left at 12:45 and am getting home at 6:30, with a quick stop at Home D on the way back. I have to say that your “stumbling” really found a hidden gem. I took 136 pictures to try to capture the detailing. Although I was only able to see the center hall and the two apartments on the left side of the house when you walk in the front door and the entire third floor. The ones to the right were not accessible today.
I have doubts from what you have said that the location on a busy street will suit you, but it sure was fun to see. It is only minutes to the Three Mile Island power plant.
I have very little experience with my camera, transferring photos into separate files, giving them captions etc.. I think it best that I post it on the February 3rd Link and Exchange discussion. I will try to get it all together this weekend. Have to say that the house has a magnificent, untouched, (but in need of restoration), staircase that rises to all three floors with a continuous, darkly stained, oak bannister and beautifully turned oak balusters with octagonal bases. I took pictures to get every detail that I could. Even the corbels on the third floor dormers, which emerge from a fish scale slate roof, have the incised carving typical of the Eastlake style. Maybe I can get Kelly to give me some tips.
It will take me more time than I have now to tell you more, so look for my post this weekend. Thank you, thank you, thank you for bringing this old house to the link and exchange so I could go see it. I had a great time.
Just wanted to let you know that my Realtor says it is currently four apartments. I can’t wait to see if the stair is still in there somewhere.
Dear Diane,
I have posted on the Feb 3 link and exchange starting 2/4 at 8:26 pm without pictures. Kelly suggested flickr for the pictures. I just posted the pictures. If you want to contact me directly I am at dersieito@gmail.com I can send you a direct link to the flickr album as well as answer questions privately. It has been both fun and educational.
Another one. I am concerned about the missing support on the curved porch. I would love to see this restored. I think it may have grown piecemeal although the date given is 1900, but please feel free to correct me. In spite of all that needs to be done, I see there is a Jacuzzi. I believe that is what I’m seeing.
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1700-Ivy-Pump-Ln_York_PA_17408_M42546-76880#photo0
Cool house but talk about being swallowed by suburbia, Yikes! Thank goodness there’s still some land left with it although it’s situated really odd with the front facing everyone’s back yards.
I suspect the land along the roadway was this home’s farmland at one time. I’ve seen the farm house set well back many times (as well as up against the roadway for others), leaving sufficient roadside land that later was as plots for houses when need for money arose. Not the original intent, but it worked well for obtaining money. Pure conjecture, but this farm probably went the way of so many and became a housing development or two.
Really like this one – esp the barn. Until I looked at street view. How depressing. A once beautiful spot surrounded by beige-land. My Auntie lives in York.
We found this one on Old House Dreams a few years ago and made it ours – so much amazing history here (and even prettier in person). As life is taking us to Virginia next, we’re getting her ready to go back on the market –
Miller House | 1888 Italianate in Northern New York
154 Ten Eyck Street
Watertown, NY 13601
http://1888millerhouse.com/
Gorgeous. And that chandelier is HYUGE.
Thanks Sarah, and good luck to you! Beautiful home in Watertown, then and now. Maybe Kelly will post it again, with your better photos! And then I can write about James Robertson Miller and add this cute link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ant-Trade-Card-J-R-Miller-Gents-Fine-Furnishings-Watertown-NY-Kids-/331290310645?hash=item4d2270f7f5
https://www.oldhousedreams.com/2012/03/01/1880-italianate-watertown-ny-499500/
Oh – how cool, Jim! Yes, that’s the founding Miller; the house then passed to his daughter, who ended up marrying the nephew of NY Governor Flower. We dug through scans of old newspapers to pull together the history of the many families that have lived here over the last 125 years; this house has seen so much.
How lucky you are, Sarah, to live in such a beautiful home. I hope you’ll be successful in selling this and finding another great place in VA.
Thanks, Jenny! Hoping to find a home equally rich in history next, so we’re watching closely to see what’s shared here! Once you’re hooked on old houses, it’s hard to go back.
Amazing house, Sarah and stellar pix and sales layout. Worth every bit you are asking and more. Bravo on showing how to sell a house!
I appreciate that, Will!
Lovely website and photos Sarah! Did you take them yourself or hire someone to do photos and website? Good luck with your sale and move. Beautiful home.
Thank you, Olive! I did indeed do the photos and website; I appreciate your kind words!
My mother was born in Watertown and I know that her family had property on Ten Eyck St. Unfortunately, that’s as much as I know about it. It’s nice to dream that this house may have belonged to my family MANY years ago.
There are so many beautiful old houses on this street, Eileen – wherever she was, I’m sure it was amazing.
I thought I’d share the house I just bought this month. It’s a small 1920s bungalow with 2 bedrooms and a huge unfinished attic. I’m just over the moon. I live alone, so this size is the absolute most I can manage! I have a strong suspicion it’s a kit house, perhaps from Pacific Ready-Cut Homes, but I haven’t been able to find any hard evidence for it. Enjoy!
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1124-Duncan-Ave-Elgin-IL-60120/4629457_zpid/?view=public
Congrats – that’s a cute house! I esp. like the front door & the craftsman style windows. Enjoy!
Adorable! So happy for you. I just love small houses (not the “tiny house” fads), like cottages. It’s fun to note ones I’d like to live in if I were alone — this sure fills the bill! Looks in move-in shape too, with room for everything but not extra space to gather dust & drive you nuts. Enjoy!!
21070 Gum Tree Rd, Orange, VA 22960
$95,000 | 3 Bed • 1 Bath
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/21070-Gum-Tree-Rd_Orange_VA_22960_M50776-96008
My grandmother grew up on a farm in Ovid. wonder if she passed by this house ever?
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Ovid-MI/_type/74688715_zpid/40205_rid/1800-1930_built/43.079295,-84.231663,42.905016,-84.478856_rect/11_zm/0_mmm/
sure is pretty! Love the windows and those alcoves or niches (I’m not sure what you call them) and the tiny windows upstairs.
Love this house.
just breath taking…
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/IL/_type/3717300_zpid/21_rid/1800-1930_built/zest_sort/42.662241,-85.314332,36.804886,-93.224488_rect/6_zm/0_mmm/
in love with that master bath
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/IL/_type/3377523_zpid/21_rid/1800-1930_built/zest_sort/42.662241,-85.314332,36.804886,-93.224488_rect/6_zm/2_p/0_mmm/
the entrance way wood work is to die for!
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/IL/_type/3565793_zpid/21_rid/1800-1930_built/zest_sort/42.662241,-85.314332,36.804886,-93.224488_rect/6_zm/3_p/0_mmm/
oh wow. move in ready! just need a little more money!
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/IL/_type/94655597_zpid/21_rid/1800-1930_built/zest_sort/42.662241,-85.314332,36.804886,-93.224488_rect/6_zm/3_p/0_mmm/
bonus 3d tour!
http://tour.vht.com/433508122/1510-green-bay-rd-lake-forest-il-60045/3dtour
oh my goodness
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/IL/_type/3565760_zpid/21_rid/1800-1930_built/zest_sort/42.662241,-85.314332,36.804886,-93.224488_rect/6_zm/4_p/0_mmm/
another oh my goodness
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/IL/_type/61960354_zpid/21_rid/1800-1930_built/zest_sort/42.662241,-85.314332,36.804886,-93.224488_rect/6_zm/5_p/0_mmm/
7350 Zimmerman Ave in Colonial, Pennsauken, NJ 08110
$74,900 | 6 Bed • 1 Bath
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/7350-Zimmerman-Ave_Pennsauken_NJ_08110_M67566-75294
Thinking about purchasing this house? what do you guys think?
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1642-N-Main-St_Columbia_TN_38401_M78891-91104
Nashville, TN
Wow. This is unique. There are elements that I love, like the mid century exterior, and the vast, shaded porches. The setting looks beautiful. The interior is a bit of a challenge because of the cement construction, I guess. I like the beamed ceilings but it looks like the beams are covered with a bumpy surface. The absence of an entry hall is a little surprising for so large a home. I think the lighting scheme may pose a bit of a challenge. The sconces are numerous and very close to the ceiling. I’m sure there’s a cool midcentury solution that would be more appropriate than those dainty faux Victorian fixtures. Something like this:
https://www.rejuvenation.com/catalog/collections/cypress-small-sconce/products/5727ca5878f2f2e314001b4c.
The toughest part might be the built in concrete furniture. Overall it could be a fun project. If you buy it, will you keep the eagle on top?
You describe my thoughts so perfectly, If we do buy it i will get rid of the indoor cement benches. The beams are steel incased in cement (probably will get rid of the cement and will expose the stem beams) Not sure what to do with the scones, there are so many! And the eagle is the best part, my husband loves eagles, I did not share anything about the house before going to see it… his face expression was priceless!!!!
I usually like colonial & tudor revivals, , but… this house is so unusual & interesting – seems to be a blend of styles, that I rather like it. And the bucolic views out the windows & from the porch… mmmm… so very nice & relaxing.
Cathy me too, but this house is something special!!
I think it looks like a really cool house with a lovely lot that looks like a park! Go for it! and good luck!
i do love the views!!
Personally, I love it! Gorgeous, quirky (in the best way) , sturdy, comfortable! Lovely setting too! Wow!
I saw this home on another website and it was describing our little town of Tryon, NC. Tryon is the ultimate horse lover’s paradise as it was once the training grounds of the US Olympic Equestrian team and now has the Tryon International Equestrian Center which hosts FEI CSI 5* Hunter/Jumper competitions, the USEA Eventing Championships, and will be hosting the World Equestrian Games in 2018.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/174-Lakota-Ln-Tryon-NC-28782/2098682815_zpid/
Cute!
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/32-NE-Monroe-St-Portland-OR-97212/53987897_zpid/
This is a cute house too.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/447-S-4th-St-Montrose-CO-81401/118936178_zpid/
Antebellum – love the hefty front columns at 301 Culpepper St, Elizabeth City NC, 1857 build date
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/107048587_zpid/30_days/1700-1900_built/globalrelevanceex_sort/36.612772,-75.847549,35.997452,-77.014847_rect/9_zm/?
The waterfront town looks quite supportive of historic preservation. The house is featured in one of six walking tours that is on the “Discoverelizabethcity.com” website. Many of the homes for sale are (in my opinion) very reasonably priced. I hope you enjoy checking this town out as much as I have this morning 🙂
http://discoverelizabethcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/MainStreetResidential.pdf
Nashville, TN
That’s a great house. The rooms are nicely proportioned for furniture placement yet are intimate in size. A great find.
Here are a few more homes from this morning’s tour of Elizabeth City
504 W Main St., Elizabeth City: Noted as George Barber catalog home – angled porch entry, “parade porch,” and cool fireplace (This is featured as home #20 in the “Historic Main Street” walking tour brochure (link in above post)
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Elizabeth-City-NC/house_type/2100594203_zpid/38350_rid/1700-1900_built/globalrelevanceex_sort/36.303307,-76.214443,36.293691,-76.232682_rect/15_zm/?
Small, antebellum, featured as #61 in the walking tour brochure and noted as built before the civil war and moved and remodeled around 1900 with addition of dormers and Tuscan columned porch
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Elizabeth-City-NC/house_type/2129651204_zpid/38350_rid/1700-1900_built/globalrelevanceex_sort/36.303307,-76.214443,36.293691,-76.232682_rect/15_zm/
307 W Church – Two story porch/ “parade porch” wrap around, build date in early 1900’s, #59 in the brochure “two-story hipped roof house, with double entry vestibule and asym- metrical pedimented gables”
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Elizabeth-City-NC/house_type/107048630_zpid/38350_rid/1700-1925_built/priced_sort/36.303306,-76.214444,36.293691,-76.232683_rect/15_zm/?
Love the Main Street house and thanks for the brochure.
Love it. Thanks.
I love substantial Greek Revivals, and this one with its impressive squared columned portico doesn’t disappoint. Pics show a relatively rare deck-topped hip roof. Since the rear of the house appears in need of a rework anyway, I’d be tempted to add access to the roof from what looks like a rear “sleeping porch” and enjoy the views from up there.
A very gracious house… I really like it!
Hello all. I spotted this article about a house in Belfast, Maine ready to be demolished unless someone can rescue it. They are expanding the courthouse and this house is in the area where new construction is to begin so time is of the essence. This means moving it at around the cost of at least $62,000 plus all the other costs involved. Here is the link to Bangor Daily News where I read about it: http://bangordailynews.com/2017/01/27/news/midcoast/belfast-official-hopes-someone-will-save-190-year-old-house-from-destruction/
This is an unusual style for Nebraska..
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1801-C-St-Lincoln-NE-68502/6574677_zpid/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=emo-sendtofriend-hdp
Nashville, TN
That is some house. The front hall and living room look like a commercial structure, al,out like a hotel.
Great House with fabulous built-ins..Even has a Murphy bed..don’t see those very often.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5201-Davenport-St-Omaha-NE-68132/75857686_zpid/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=emo-sendtofriend-hdp&rtoken=d781f11c-a5cd-4d18-8a83-40a98d941752~X1-ZU11edh0lyodt6x_xpn1
What is a Murphy Bed and which photo is it in?
Comfortable house. I love places that ramble as this does — elegant grown-up spaces & plenty of others for kids to enjoy.
A murphy bed, BN, is lowered from the wall on hinges, usually out of a closet, where it can be tipped up again & hidden behind doors. Great in tiny rooms, kind of amusing here — photo #28.
Escondido, CA
I doubt the murphy bed is original. They are experiencing a comeback right now, several friends have built them into their remodels to accomodate guests. Just looking at it and this house, I bet it’s new. Still cool though.
No. That bed doesn’t look very original to me.
Large 1919 Dutch colonial revival, two porches – one screened, beautiful entrance hall/stairway, lots of rooms. Has been on the market for a long time, have no idea why. Looks really nice, to me.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/92-Court-St-Keene-NH-03431/2113455489_zpid/
Just saw this on one of the other old house sites. Thought it was worth sharing here. 111 Chunnenuggee Avenue
Union Springs, Alabama, 36089 zillow link: http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/111-Chunnenuggee-Avenue-Union-Springs,-Alabama,-36089_rb/?fromHomePage=true&shouldFireSellPageImplicitClaimGA=false&fromHomePageTab=buy
Like the architecture. It has some very beautiful old beds
in the bedrooms I noticed.
COOL! I love it! So happy you posted about it! One of my favorites this week!
Just found this really cool house/barn-shop and mini “gentleman farm:”
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/419-22nd-St_Temple_TX_76501_M82454-75737#photo18
Foreclosed home, but still has some beautiful woodwork inside.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/317-E-Oak-St-North-English-IA-52316/86973070_zpid/
Well maintained and I even like the updates they did on this one.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/354-Lexington-Ave-Iowa-City-IA-52246/76767577_zpid/
Gorgeous home in Muscatine, Iowa close to the Mississippi
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/313-W-3rd-St-Muscatine-IA-52761/87031703_zpid/
A lot of history and a lot of blue in this home.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/120-N-Oliphant-St-West-Branch-IA-52358/86895711_zpid/
More interesting on the outside then on the inside, but still wonderful.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/919-Oneida-Ave-Davenport-IA-52803/93939670_zpid/
It even has its own Wikipedia page!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_at_919_Oneida_Street
Love the architecture of the West Branch and Davenport Iowa Houses.
A very famous house in Martinsville, VA for sale. Locally known as the “Wedding Cake House”, it was built by G.T. Lester in 1918. (The Lesters still own nearly every parcel of open land and commercial property in the area. Hahaha!)It’s spectacular from the outside, was just freshly painted and I believe got a new roof and new windows this summer. It is in the Historic District.
http://commercial.century21.com/listing/308-starling-avenue-martinsville-va-24112-REN027006777
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/145-River-Rd_Willington_CT_06279_M49624-27962
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/3-Holmeslea-Ct_Woodstock_CT_06281_M40620-71419#photo17
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/6-Stage-Rd_Coventry_CT_06238_M43302-42736
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/90-Pudding-Hill-Rd_Scotland_CT_06264_M45844-64603
“This Charles Barber design is reminiscent of a 15th century Tuscan villa”. http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1043-Craigland-Ct-Knoxville-TN-37919/41678972_zpid/ from 1926 :
Thanks, Miss A! A wonderful house in Knoxville that doesn’t appear to need a thing, besides a buyer with $2MM:
http://www.knoxnews.com/story/life/arts/2017/01/07/one-kind-treasure-craiglen-showplace-sale/96118776/
http://1043craiglandcourt.cbww.com/
Beautiful old mansion from the Cheney Mill time period
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/110-Forest-St_Manchester_CT_06040_M47339-38576
Isaac Clark House
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/28-North-Rd_Windham_CT_06280_M32876-16196
1704 Tavern
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/8-Elm-Ave_Norwich_CT_06360_M40780-26134#photo33
Enfield, CT Victorian. Beautiful interior potential
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2-Claremont-Ave_Enfield_CT_06082_M38088-22926#photo22
Old Lyme Shoreline beauty
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2-Lyme-St_Old-Lyme_CT_06371_M35538-46718#photo0
vintage coastal cottage
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/19-Ridgewood-Rd_Niantic_CT_06357_M46488-66024#photo35
The 1905 William Darrow Victorian
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/185-Ocean-Ave_New-London_CT_06320_M41261-97179#photo16
1700s federal.
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/148-Westchester-Rd_Colchester_CT_06415_M38263-62926#photo25
Isaac Ackley 1760 home
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/382-Town-St_East-Haddam_CT_06423_M35007-98389
A bunch of goodies. The interior of the tavern house really surprised me – like it a lot. But… my very favorite is the fifth one down – the house in Old Lyme. It is just gorgeous!!!
If there are any Old House Dreamers living in the Spartanburg, SC area, do you know what happened to the Bon Haven Mansion? There was an effort in 2015 to prevent it being sold and dismantled then moved to Mississippi but since then I can find nothing to explain what transpired from that point.
http://www.sa1969.com/BonhavenDocumentation-compressed.pdf
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/28287264/preservation-group-holds-event-to-save-spartanburg-mansion
Adding a video from the salvage company…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy-6GfdVdnE&feature=youtu.be
This is just up the street from me. It’s been on the market for at least 4 years and was originally priced well over a Million $. The somewhat sedate although stately exterior always sort of left me uninterested, until I saw the interior. It’s really amazing, and even though the price still leaves out your average buyer, I’d say it’s well worth it. The street is very quiet.
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/437-E-Beverley-St_Staunton_VA_24401_M65430-67859
Daniel Andrews Homestead:
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/86-Main-St_South-Glastonbury_CT_06073_M44004-54920#photo29
Ebenezer Hale House
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1378-Main-St_Glastonbury_CT_06033_M32792-78071
Georgian Colonial:
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/21-Ellsworth-Rd_Broad-Brook_CT_06016_M44280-93837
Longmeadow Mass Victorian
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/70-Longmeadow-St_Longmeadow_MA_01106_M38190-73139
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/10566-County-Highway-18-South-Kortright-NY-13842/2095514268_zpid/
I live 10 minutes from this place. Used to be a girls camp then a drug rehab. Would make a nice little hotel.
I grew up in Stamford, taking my driver’s test in Delhi, way back when. Never knew of this grand place, but then I would’ve been on Rte. 10 instead of 18, if traveling south of Hobart, which may well explain that. Did notice the recognizable landscape of the Delaware River meandering around in a pic or two though, as it does next to Rte. 10.
Wow what an interesting house. Those principal rooms are amazing. I wonder if someone would make that a residence again.
Some more Midwestern homes to share for this week:
A home that is up for auction. The darker wood is stunning
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2230-N-Harrison-St-Davenport-IA-52803/93940010_zpid/
Across the river is this beautiful, blue charmer
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2632-17th-Ave-Moline-IL-61265/5198328_zpid/
Huge Home and somewhat sterile interior, but that is part of why I love it so much!
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4141-45th-Ave-Rock-Island-IL-61201/5204075_zpid/
This home looks like one I could settle in for the long haul.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/419-N-Mississippi-St-Blue-Grass-IA-52726/76861708_zpid/
My FAVORITE house of the week. It is so mismatched and weird and doesn’t really all fit together, but to me it is my dream home.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4221-Us-Hwy-136-Clinton-IA-52732/2096364917_zpid/
The Power House at the old Charleston Naval Base is going up for sale. It’s a 1909 Classical Revival Style building that was cleaned out a few years ago as part of the post-1996 BRAC re-purposing efforts. No idea of a price or terms.
https://www.google.com/maps/@32.862367,-79.9685293,3a,75y,269.33h,100.37t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sH0MUdreWOzGIYxaJHENiNw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1
http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/charleston/S10817710175/S10817710175.pdf
A couple of weeks ago I posted some pics from Eufala, AL. Now, I’ve traveled up to Tarboro North Carolina. What nice houses!
I love the lines of this house. It’s pretty simple and on 2 acres.
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1100-N-Main-St_Tarboro_NC_27886_M54849-31810#photo29
If that one didn’t float your boat here’s another just down the street. http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1003-N-Main-St_Tarboro_NC_27886_M68096-27600
Or this one…. http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/807-N-Main-St_Tarboro_NC_27886_M62739-49090
Not as old as the ones above, but a nice traditional with a 50’s vibe. http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1101-Panola-St_Tarboro_NC_27886_M55569-55505
And if all the awesomeness of Tarboro is too much for you, here’s a great house nearby in Pinetops. http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/347-NC-Highway-43-S_Pinetops_NC_27864_M62786-32216
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/318-N-7th-St-Hannibal-MO-63401/2125087648_zpid/
And this one has interesting woodwork, staircase and even an Art nouveau window: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1634-Grace-St-Hannibal-MO-63401/2115788278_zpid/
I am smitten with this one. Just smitten.
Just saw this mill (Cook’s Mill) for sale in Mebane, NC.
https://www.presnc.org/properties/cooks-mill/
I’m in love with the grist Mill! And it even comes with vintage Christmas decor!
I live close enough by car, I thought of trying to buy those reindeer! Aren’t they charming?!
If you don’t get those reindeer you may enjoy these instead. http://retrorenovation.com/2014/12/12/diy-lawn-display-santa-reindeer/
Fun site..thanks for sharing!
Sure – I love sharing links of favorite sites.
I’ve found a listing that seems to be a weird little time capsule of updates. Would it belong in this section? I’d adore to read what the group experts might say about the origins of the design and which time periods and styles are reflected in what appear to my untrained eye to be several up dates. Thank you! http://www.joehaydenrealtor.com/homes/4469-castle-hwy-pleasureville-ky-40057/10869856_spid/?src=2
Greenwood, VA.
http://listings.realbird.com/Real-Estate/Greenwood-Station-Road/Greenwood/VA/B6V8V6Q2/441026.aspx?tab=photos
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/11100-Buckhorn-Lake-Rd_Holly_MI_48442_M32535-03123#photo8
Here’s an over-the-top Japanese/Contemporary from the ’60’s just north of San Francisco. Wooded acreage, vacant the last 11 years. 5000+ sq feet and 2 bedrooms. This fixer upper certainly needs the right buyer.
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/25-Westwood-Dr_San-Rafael_CA_94901_M15381-46782
http://www.sfgate.com/realestate/article/Right-buyer-can-bring-architectural-gem-in-San-8337210.php
http://www.hubzu.com/property/0007091034590-139-Ridge-Ave-Lawrenceburg-IN-47025
Built in 1897, 125 Chestnut Street Alto Pass, IL 62905 , Majestic Victorian close to Wine Trail, Shawnee National Forest, SIU and Bald Knob. Quiet, small town living. Great tourism and recreational area in Southern Illinois.
$84,900 4 bed 3.5 bath – Prepare for the Eclipse! Come see the Mayor’s House.
http://carbondale.craigslist.org/reo/5944059053.html
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/125-Chestnut-St-Alto-Pass-IL/115748840_zpid/
ME
A beauty from Bath Maine for sale. An 1842 Greek Revival with a fantastic flying staircase. One of my favorite towns is Bath. Close to everyting including the gorgeous Popham beach state park.
http://www.estately.com/listings/info/942-washington-st–4?ref=similar-footer
A beautiful home built in 1899 in Central Illinois. Located at 111 E Church St, Sadorus, IL, just outside of Champaign. It was saved after 5 years vacant and repaired and updated, but maintains the historic quality and style. Was built by the Lumberyard owner, and owned by bankers and the pharmacist. Check it out.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/111-E-Church-St-Sadorus-IL-61872/3211977_zpid/?view=public
Here’s a couple of interesting things. First, the house. WOW it looks like a pacific / Brady Bunch fantasy. Redwood forest, orchard, MCM, lots of glass, stone, and wood. This place is sweet and not too expensive. http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2730-Hubbard-Ln_Eureka_CA_95501_M26353-70065#photo0
Second, this is something I haven’t seen before. Usually if you go from Realtor to Zillow (or other apps) the pics are the same. But in this case the pics on Zillow look pretty different. Does this happen often? https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2730-Hubbard-Lane-Eureka-CA-95501/2099944584_zpid/
I had to share this for the windows.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1126-N-Wall-St-Belton-TX-76513/49498758_zpid/
If one of you buy this, may I live in the attic? The carriage and much of the furnishings rock.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/419-N-Court-St-Opelousas-LA-70570/2140415216_zpid/
I would put vintage lighting back in and love this house! I know it has a few too many updates… but it’s such a looker.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1014-Harrison-St-Lynchburg-VA-24504/79153914_zpid/
Someone is going to have a blast bringing this home back to life.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/401-Whitaker-Blvd-W-Huntington-WV-25701/22400696_zpid/
OMG what a great school!
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/9702-Beaver-Creek-Church-Rd-Hagerstown-MD-21740/2095456265_zpid/
This has potential.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/339-Jacob-Tome-Memorial-Hwy-Port-Deposit-MD-21904/36696159_zpid/
A 1795 Inn
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6149-Springwater-Rd-Dansville-NY-14437/61957720_zpid/
OOOH lots of potential here. Lovely place.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/14-N-Main-St-Cranbury-NJ-08512/39045063_zpid/
Quite a bit of updates, but a beautiful place.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/20-Lexington-St-Dover-NH-03820/92901512_zpid/
Lots of acreage and rustic charm.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/857-W-Hill-Rd-Wallingford-VT-05773/75458150_zpid/
Love this.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/17-Victoria-Ave-Plymouth-MA-02360/57542619_zpid/
This place is a cutie! I love the booth in the kitchen and the pink and green kitchen.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1625-S-Gourley-St-Boise-ID-83705/79624115_zpid/
Potential, but not sure about this part of LA. I would have that purple fungus checked out to make sure it isn’t spreading. lol I kid.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1325-S-Harvard-Blvd-Los-Angeles-CA-90006/20603092_zpid/
The bathroom is cute!
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/370-Mount-Rose-St-Reno-NV-89509/123654124_zpid/
How bout a brothel?
416 Hull, Jerome, AZ
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2096287365_zpid/
Oh, I love Jerome!!
112 W. 1st St., Oil City, PA
4 bds • 2.0 ba • 3,882 sqft http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2138455488_zpid/
113 Innis St., Oil City, PA
4 bds • 4.0 ba • 4,318 sqft http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/78768671_zpid/