May 17, 2019: Link Exchange
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Chestatee, GA
Today’s old house photo comes from somewhere. 🙂 Reminds me of the camp meeting cottages, so perhaps from one of the many of those.
I forgot last weeks people photo. I don’t know anything about these people but this capture of smiles makes me wish time travel was a thing, they’d probably be shocked that we are looking at them 100+ years later. Disclaimer: the people don’t have anything to do with the house photo, just a new thing I’m doing because why not.
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Upstate/Central, NY
A nice looking, happy bunch! I’d like to know what the guy on the far right had just said or did.?
Escondido, CA
We see so many old photos with the people looking very grim, always excused by the need to hold still, so it is extra refreshing to see this happy looking group.
Chestatee, GA
It’s a myth about standing still for minutes on end, at a certain point in photography taking a photo was nearly as fast as today (as in standing for the camera) especially by the time this photo was taken. The reason there’s not many candid moments like this is because cameras were not everywhere yet much less taking random shots. I assume they were getting ready here for an official portrait of facing the camera but someone took a shot while they were joking.
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Chestatee, GA
Well that’s way better than how I said to do it! lol
Otis Orchards, WA
The picture reminds me of houses you would see on the cape in Massachusetts.
https://newengland.com/today/travel/massachusetts/gingerbread-cottages-at-oak-bluffs-campground/
NC
It sure does! Also right out of Switzerland or Romania. It’s an exuberant tour de force.
I also love the cheery people — bet a party with them would be a lot of fun.
MI
Those are darling! Little gingerbred cottages out of a picturebook. 🙂
Howdy folks! Long time no see!
The exterior of this one is just amazing. The inside is obviously a work in progress but this place has a lot of potential. I have no idea what architectural style/era it is. Build date 1869:
https://b1iw.app.link/XOmIicKoLW
Chestatee, GA
Hi BugLady! Please don’t use tiny links for linking (to prevent strange redirect in the future.)
I’m not sure if the link is the right one but if it is: https://www.oldhousedreams.com/2019/05/08/school-mansfield-oh/
Noblesville, IN
Hey BugLady 🙂 I want that one just for the boilers! Heheheh.
https://www.oldhousedreams.com/2019/05/08/school-mansfield-oh/
Columbia River Gorge, WA
Good morning!
Not a house, but a cool blog I found: https://montanahistoriclandscape.com/
Tons of info and pictures of Montana’s old houses, buildings, and towns. Have fun exploring!
And Kelly, I wanted to thank you for the opportunity to support this site, and reap the benefits! I spent time yesterday digging through private listings, some old favorites, some I’d not seen before. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute! Thank you!
So… guys, make the effort to support this site! It’s absolutely worth it!
Chestatee, GA
Thank you! 🙂
When I was little I told people I wanted to move to Montana when I grew up (or sometimes it was Iowa or the Dakotas.) One of these days I hope to at least visit, the scenery on the site you shared is a good reason why Montana is still on my mind. 🙂
A relative used to hunt there. From the Sierra Club calendars my grandparents gave us each Christmas, along with a map of Montana, I decided as a young girl I would live in Whitehorse when I grew up. I am still curious.
Noblesville, IN
I want to see the Black Hills. 🙂
https://justafrog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/al-swearengen-767×1024.jpg
MI
Swengen. 🙂
I prefer Mr Bohannan from Hell on Wheels!
NC
We wandered around Montana one summer. It is beautiful & people so friendly. This was quite a while ago, probably has changed some, but you could drive into a town & find your choice of parking spaces. It was amazing!
MI
A good friend lives in Montana, in the mountains around Wolf Creek, she has 300 acres. It’s slow livin but not real easy up there alone, although she wouldn’t trade for anything. Cuts her own wood, heats with it, and has a back up generator for necessities. She allows hunting on her land as long as she gets some to freeze over winter. She’s a mountain woman! She sends the most beautiful pictures.
What is the glass cube with the branches in it???
Chestatee, GA
I’m not sure, one reason I highlighted it with it’s own picture. Same with the rug looking thing on the balcony, a rug or something else?
Here’s a guess about the rug looking thing: it might be a curtain stretcher drying frame with a colored madras lace curtain. I enlarged your enlargement as far as I could and I think I may see the the tacks along the edge for attaching the curtain. I could be totally wrong as well (the only reason I could think for placing it up on the balcony instead of the yard would be to keep it clean while it dries).
I bought one of these on ebay a few years ago and used it to shape lace curtains for drying after they were washed. This experiment in authenticity only lasted once—it is a lot of work and hard to do without pricking your fingers on the tacks and getting blood on the curtains! I just go to the dry cleaner now.
Looks like a clear vase with some goldenrod in it.
MS
Good morning from Columbus, Mississippi. Some wonderful pre Civil War homes have come on the market in the last few months. Columbus was a hospital city during the war so there was not a lot of damage to this area. The Friendship cemetery here is where Memorial Day supposedly originated when the women of the town put flowers on the graves of the fallen from both sides of the conflict. I hope these will open.
The first house is outstanding even with the “updates”. Unusual construction built 1854. Note the jib windows (windows that become doors) are open in the dining room photos. The lighting and bedroom furniture is well worth the look.
https://www.trulia.com/p/ms/columbus/906-3rd-ave-n-columbus-ms-39701–2096709708
The second home was built 1835(typo on listing). I served has a hostess here during a couple of
pilgrimages. Thick brick walls, so cool and quiet. A chapel has been moved to the property in recent years.
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/719-7th-St-N_Columbus_MS_39701_M86181-18287?ex=MS643794239&view=qv
The third home is the Lincoln House 1833. Recent B & B. Notice the wear on the steps and the threshold.
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/714-3rd-Ave-S_Columbus_MS_39701_M86529-61943
Forth is a gracious old southern home from 1835. Lots of potential, fair amount of land behind the house but the home itself is almost on the street.
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/423-3rd-Ave-N_Columbus_MS_39701_M86204-66041
Y’all be safe this coming holiday week.
MS
Second house opens to the wrong place, try this one.
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/719-7th-St-N_Columbus_MS_39701_M86181-18287
Thanks, Sallee, for sharing the beautiful homes of Columbus, MS! I think the Lincoln House is my favorite of the bunch.
Thank you for your Mississippi Marvels! I wonder what was going on in the 1830’s to account for the building os so many large houses? Seems like the residents were awfully prosperous during that time! I really love 3rd Ave house, but that bathroom may be a bit over the top for me, an original shower fast and get out and get dressed type of person! But a fantastic kitchen-love the skylight. Is it original, or added later? I also love the grounds of this house. Everything has been kept up so well-lots of work here! But, worth it. I also really like the Lincoln House. And, I love those beds!
The content of the 2nd house (Rosewood Manor) is being sold June 7-8th by Stevens Auction Company if anyone is interested. The couple is downsizing, after living there for 40 years they are ready to turn it over to someone else to love.
Kelly, I like the house featured today. It somehow looks Russian to me. I think a while back someone may have posted something about Russian decorative architecture. It is great. I also like the picture of those smiling folks. I did not think candid shots were something they took back then as everyone was always looking into the camera with such stern faces.
Here are a few I found this morning while enjoying the rain on my metal roof (always such a cozy way to wake up in the dim morning light).
https://www.zillow.com//homedetails/687-N-Broadway-Saratoga-Springs-NY-12866/2084947406_zpid/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=emo-sendtofriend-hdp&rtoken=d3db9163-4254-4bdb-ac3f-6d9510b2dc88~X1-ZUveo4kiegi2h5_46au8
1904 Brick, 1,300,000, Saratoga Springs, NY
On North Broadway a street known for its mansions, just a short walk from down town. This home has been the home of the Masonic Lodge since the early 1990’s. I was trying to think of the style and I see Romanesque or Gothic. While the present use is rather utilitarian, there are many great features in the structure and interior.
https://www.zillow.com//homedetails/84-E-Lake-Rd-Tuxedo-Park-NY-10987/163648038_zpid/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=emo-sendtofriend-hdp&rtoken=985ea8fd-041d-43a8-afe9-82446d7a1832~X1-ZUveo4kiegi2h5_46au8
1893 Stone, 4,500,000, Tuxedo Park, NY
My first thought was this was a converted stable. It says it was built for the founder of Tuxedo Park and then remodeled in 1905 by the designers of Grand Central Station, Warren and Wetmore. Inside there is a grand domed ceiling in the living room, and mainly I am in love the tiled room and heavy stone façade.
https://www.zillow.com//homedetails/195-Baer-Rd-Forestburgh-NY-12777/208779714_zpid/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=emo-sendtofriend-hdp&rtoken=b9fcb585-1e49-4186-9e2e-8c438c4c619e~X1-ZUveo4kiegi2h5_46au8
1895 Shingled lodge, 475,000, Forestburgh, NY
Part of a 6800 acre private club, nothing fancy, but a fun hunting lodge with lots of natural wood indoors and an interesting elevation with wraparound porch that mimics the roof above.
https://www.zillow.com//homedetails/204-William-Brown-Rd-Hankins-NY-12741/208780598_zpid/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=emo-sendtofriend-hdp&rtoken=c6d0ab56-b674-4a61-accd-f602c0f843b1~X1-ZUveo4kiegi2h5_46au8
1873 Renovated Dairy Barn, 649,000, Hankins, NY
Reminds me of the Woodstock Handmade House book I have had since a teen. Lots of unique details abound.
https://www.zillow.com//homedetails/35-Parsonage-Rd-Cochecton-NY-12726/32763987_zpid/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=emo-sendtofriend-hdp&rtoken=ce597cb7-5c8e-406b-b589-c7cdd4d97680~X1-ZUveo4kiegi2h5_46au8
1908 Queen Anne, 339,000, Cochecton, NY
A bit busy inside for my tastes and I find the dolls a bit, well, strangely placed. But the home is filled with lots of lovely fireplaces and woodwork and the homeowner has filled it with lots of antigues. I love the built-ins in the kitchen.
https://www.zillow.com//homedetails/260-Main-St-Goshen-NY-10924/31816090_zpid/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=emo-sendtofriend-hdp&rtoken=a225af29-39ea-41ed-a5a5-8c0692a34e4d~X1-ZUveo4kiegi2h5_46au8
1892 Brick Itailianate, 253,000, Goshen, NY
This old home is in need of restoration and offers many lovely features, such as the paneling in the living room. I also think the tower looks pretty neat.
edit needed for Tuxedo Park: not tiled room, but tiled roof
Columbia River Gorge, WA
WOW!!!! What an awesome bunch of listings! SO MUCH to drool over and dream about. Thank you!
Otis Orchards, WA
Some great homes, Kimberly. Thanks for sharing! My favorite is the converted stable!
Nashville, TN
I love the shingled lodge. Awesome!
Wonderful job on the barn! I wonder where they found the bathroom sink? And, is that the tub, the picture of the two water taps, that look as if they’d fill something tiled? Wonderful!
Happy Friday from Chicago!
Here’s a house in the North Kenwood part of town. 1893, built for the owner of the Gottfried Brewing Company. I used to live nearby and out of all the exquisite old houses in the area, this one became my favorite because it’s just so grand – three stories, a coach house that has a second-story covered walkway to it from the house, a juliet balcony…and I’d never seen inside until now! It’s relatively inexpensive so I hope the new owners restore rather than replace.
It’s too bad that the listing doesn’t have a view of the side (lengthwise) because it’s magnificent. Take a look at it on Google Maps.
$749k.
https://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/4559-S-Ellis-Ave-60653/home/13962246
Noblesville, IN
Great fixtures throughout! Super cool, very unusual sconce:
https://ssl.cdn-redfin.com/photo/68/bigphoto/118/10290118_7_0.jpg
Streetview in Poultney VT:
Zoom in for cute pups. Zoom out for a wonderful house that needs attention. $110k
https://binged.it/2JMYMa4
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/291-Bentley-Ave-Poultney-VT-05764/75454876_zpid/
https://www.oldhousedreams.com/?s=05764
Chestatee, GA
LOL How they are peeking their heads out!
Noblesville, IN
Improvised doggie door = tin snips required! 😉
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71Ij8m1j7oL._SX425_.jpg
NY
Seward’s Volley–Thirty years before he set about purchasing Alaska from the Russians William H. Seward built himself a late-Federal period house in the beautiful town of Westfield, NY–the town with more acres of vineyard than anyplace East of California, spectacular mountaintop views of Lake Erie, and probably the best Pinot noir in the nation. Now a classy bed-and-breakfast; priced at $495,000:
https://www.howardhannaholt.com/-/listing/NY-CCBOR/R1192970/6645-South-Portage-Westfield-NY-14787?display_page=1&index=18&lpp=20&total_listings=28&from=results
On the same road but down in the village, a short walk from the #1-rated farmers’ market in the state of New York, is this 1840s Greek Revival I always felt drawn to/felt sorry for, asking $19,900:
https://www.howardhannaholt.com/-/listing/NY-CCBOR/R1179487/73-South-Portage-Westfield-NY-14787?display_page=2&index=8&lpp=20&total_listings=28&from=results
Lancaster, PA, PA
Charles, I always enjoy your S.W. NY posts. It is an interesting area, with some incredible-seeming property bargains. I’m intrigued by places with unique micro-climates, for some unknown reason. And then there’s the whole Chautauqua thing. Keep it up! Lancaster John
NY
Thanks John! I searched all over America to find my own personal paradise and this is where I ended up. I love the local wines, the organic farms, the oceanic vistas of Lake Erie (thanks to the invasive algae-eating zebra mussels, its waters look like the Bahamas!) and the countryside unsullied by strip malls. The towns of Westfield and Ripley are especially favored in the microclimate department as they back up to the steep ridge of the Allegany Escarpment, putting them in Zone 7 (where Cabernet sauvignon can be grown) while the town one back from the lake is Zone 5 and gets ten times as much annual snowfall. Don’t know how we’ve stayed off the radar this long, but one article in the NY Times could change that in a heartbeat.
A couple neat old places are up for tax auction next month, and some lucky Old House person might be able to pick them up for as little as $1. The first is a Civil War-era Italianate right in the center of all the action in the heart of downtown Ripley:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/8+S+State+St,+Ripley,+NY+14775/@42.2662743,-79.7101232,3a,75y,55.5h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sn6CGAqfCoCeBFWnPQ3k_Ng!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo2.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3Dn6CGAqfCoCeBFWnPQ3k_Ng%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dsearch.TACTILE.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D86%26h%3D86%26yaw%3D55.501446%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i3328!8i1664!4m5!3m4!1s0x882d42e9a5763fd5:0x966e9a9a999f1672!8m2!3d42.26638!4d-79.7099038
The second may be the oldest house around, a pioneer’s saltbox on the outskirts of town that might predate the War of 1812:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/1+Loomis+St,+Ripley,+NY+14775/@42.2632311,-79.7211098,3a,75y,194.91h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sP7LRVlcke5c8Kk-Cdl0s0Q!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo2.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DP7LRVlcke5c8Kk-Cdl0s0Q%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dsearch.TACTILE.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D86%26h%3D86%26yaw%3D194.91068%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x882d42bef7ef0339:0x2ae7a0f95a603bc7!8m2!3d42.2630064!4d-79.7211621
Here’s the auction info:
https://findleylakeproperty.com/11246/2019-chautauqua-county-tax-auction/
I enjoy your posts as well! Here are a few more photos of the Italianate in Ripley:
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/8-S-State-St_Ripley_NY_14775_M37928-11900
I also see this 1880’s Queen Anne nearby, a $40k foreclosure:
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/13-Goodrich-St-Ripley-NY-14775/29925501_zpid/
Chautauqua County is one of the best places, to me. My dad had a hunting camp in the town of Sherman, which unfortunately, he refused to sell to me, before he passed. He said it was too much work, and the double wide trailer he’d put on it years ago, was beginning to go south. My plan had been, to build a house on the land, perhaps something Craftsman style (my favorite style), and let the guys in the family use it for hunting, while the rest of us took it over during the summer. And, I would look into retiring there, one day. Unfortunately, the employment opportunities are pretty limited to seasonal jobs in this area, which are mostly part time, and no benefit/low wage jobs. Over the years we spent there, though, we came across so many beautiful old farmhouses, built when farmers could be prosperous. There is a wonderful old Greek Revival one, just up the road from where my dad had his land, now owned by a couple who have done a great job inside, with modernizing the house (including getting rid of lots of dangerous creosote in the chimneys!). And, it is sure true-the weather in Ripley and Westfield was a lot different than what we got on Bailey Hill in Sherman! I remember driving up the hill from Westfield, and suddenly my tires were up to the hubs in snow, where there had been nothing on the ground, closer to Lake Erie.
Well, Charles B., I will be in Sherman, July 4th weekend, for the annual Great Blue Heron Music Festival, on Waits Corners Rd. If you’d like to meet up that weekend, send me an email, at bakerkaren555@gmail.com. Maybe we could do an old house tour of Ripley!
Kia Ora/Hello from New Zealand
“Pre-1914” villa in the South Island town of Methven which is ideally located close to Mt. Hutt which many consider the best ski mountain in New Zealand. Big bay window, tall sash windows throughout and ornamental fireplaces in just about every room. Sympathetically designed modern kitchen. I used to live about 25 minutes east of Methven and it is a nice town. Mt. Hutt is stunning to look at and always has some snow on it, even in summer. It is priced at $US411,172.00.
https://www.realestate.co.nz/3431699
“Kinnoull Homestead”, a “pre-1914” brick and rimu property near Timaru in the South Island which has been in the same family for 100 years. The setting is so beautiful and even comes with a granary built in 1904. It is for Negotiation and has a council valuation of $US496,897.00.
https://www.realestate.co.nz/3557157
Hopkinton, MA
Gorgeous 1929 mansion in Springfield, MA for $450,000 with 1.43 acres
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/400-Maple-St-Springfield-MA-01105/56219166_zpid/
Impressive 1870 in Holyoke, MA for $309,900
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/211-Oak-St-Holyoke-MA-01040/56174840_zpid/
1923 Tudor also in Holyoke for $375,000
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/128-Pleasant-St_Holyoke_MA_01040_M36430-02933
1738 in Framingham, MA for $850,000 retains a lot of character even with a lot of “updates”
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/113-Pleasant-St-Framingham-MA-01701/165989080_zpid/
1785 farmhouse with an 1850 barn +21 acres in Princeton, MA for $770,000
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/43-Brooks-Station-Rd-Princeton-MA-01541/123650204_zpid/
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Langeais, Loire Valley,
Love the last one!
East Dennis, MA
1763 home in Rindge, NH—near the MA line—with three bedrooms and two baths on ten acres. Given the home’s original fabric and superb condition, this property seems to provide great value listed at $375,000.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/333-Middle-Winchendon-Rd-Rindge-NH-03461/221739176_zpid/
Brooklyn, NY
My parents bought this house with 10 acres in 1969 for $10,000. It was said to be a piece of land with a wreck on it. They hired the Kierstead brothers out of Hancock to restore it. I recall them saying that they’d not replaced so many sills before. They removed a second storey on the ell. I was a high school senior. I helped with some demolition, like pulling down irreparable horsehair plaster on split-lathe walls with a garden hoe, taking care to find and save the handmade nails. I learned that urine was used to retard plaster setting up. The house had a borning room. I learned the meaning of “parlor” and “living” room. The masonry was restored by an old gentleman from Antrim whose name escapes me. While this work was going on we lived in the pool house, shown with a flag in the photos. We did not have a pool. A family of six plus dog, with bunkbeds, 20 amps wired in, a big fridge, and Coleman camp stove. The cabin came from Camp Hazen in Chester, CT., which I had attended. They were replacing old cabins at the time and giving them away, so Dad got a UHaul, numbered all pieces of wood, took it apart, schlepped it to NH and put it back together. We got into the big house with heat, lights, and water in late October to wake up to about 15″ of fresh snow. Great memories. It’s a great house. Looks pretty much like when we lived there. Good luck to sellers and buyers.
Langeais, Loire Valley,
Beautiful! And loved to read kbjfarm’s memories about this place!
Malverne, NY
Local paper had highlighted older houses in my area:
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/292-Sound-Rd-Wading-River-NY-11792/32670726_zpid/ C.1790 overlooking Long Island Sound & wetlands. 1 block to beach 499K
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1685-Peconic-Ln-Peconic-NY-11958/2093821757_zpid/ C.1759 6.8 acres overlooking vineyards 1.25 M
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/194-And-220-Three-Mile-Harbor-Rd-East-Hampton-NY-11937/2105265688_zpid/ C.1760 horse farm 14+ acres with 1800s farm house on separate 1.2 acres, just under 4M
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/435-Bryant-Ave-Roslyn-NY-11576/31148003_zpid/ C.1680 on Roslyn Harbor, 3-acres, last of the original houses on the harbor. Beautiful grounds and views 4.35M
And the later date fun one: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4-Campground-Cir-Jamesport-NY-11947/2085070394_zpid/ C.1900 535K built on former religious retreat. original stained glass but lacks interior pics
Upstate/Central, NY
I kie the first house – cute both inside & out, and close to the beach. But… give me a handrail (or two) for the staircase!
Upstate/Central, NY
I kie = like?
How about the NRHP-designated Croxton house in Grants Pass, Oregon? Original portion of the house was built in the 1860s and predates the platting of town. I’m not sure of the square footage, but it’s got 4 bedrooms and 3 baths on a .32 acre lot. Listed at $449,000.
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1002-NW-Washington-Blvd_Grants-Pass_OR_97526_M24301-59635?view=qv
Gasport, NY
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/8856-Ridge-Rd_Gasport_NY_14067_M44351-57980
1836 Cobblestone Estate National Historic Registered Site
1900. This is house in Detroit that ISN’T in distress. I am hoping to find more of the homes that are in need of love, but this house was so lovely, I wanted to share it, too. $539K
Detroit, MI:
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/221-E-Boston-Blvd-Detroit-MI-48202/88607277_zpid/
1915. …and here is one in serious distress. You can see it was once a gorgeous home, in what appears to be a lovely neighborhood. Can she be saved? $50K
Detroit, MI:
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/8167-La-Salle-Blvd-Detroit-MI-48206/220159993_zpid/
Nashville, TN
This one makes me sad! What fine proportions she has and to see her neglected to the point of collapse is depressing. Neighborhood looks nice though and the price is good. Let’s hope she gets her much deserved respect.
I found a few more to share this week:
1920 Damariscotta, ME, 225,000
simple cabin, w/ 62 acres, I wish there were more inside shots
https://www.zillow.com//homedetails/34-Brook-Ln-Damariscotta-ME-04543/2084394917_zpid/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=emo-sendtofriend-hdp&rtoken=e5a2cb98-9c0b-4b86-b8d3-cb2854b4e9f6~X1-ZUveo4kiegi2h5_46au8
1890 Shingle and Stone, Camden, ME, 2,700,000
I am posting this one for two things: the exterior of this neat building and the kitchen stove. I cannot help but wonder what this place looked like before they completely modernized the interior.
https://www.zillow.com//homedetails/8-Marine-Ave-Camden-ME-04843/84980028_zpid/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=emo-sendtofriend-hdp&rtoken=8f2a7cf7-5b1e-48ef-810e-976ad4ea0196~X1-ZUveo4kiegi2h5_46au8
1896 Victorian, Burlington, VT, 1,565,000
The exterior is beautiful and entry way and staircase are beautiful and grand
https://www.zillow.com//homedetails/266-S-Union-St-Burlington-VT-05401/12653870_zpid/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=emo-sendtofriend-hdp&rtoken=dd361775-15a0-40cd-ac48-b074ad25bdff~X1-ZUveo4kiegi2h5_46au8
1894 Queen Anne, Binghamton, NY, 209,900
Lovely paneling, built-in, stained glass
https://www.zillow.com//homedetails/3-Chestnut-St-Binghamton-NY-13905/29720296_zpid/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=emo-sendtofriend-hdp&rtoken=c148a814-55f3-4373-8428-8300989a2946~X1-ZUveo4kiegi2h5_46au8
Noblesville, IN
Those landing windows in Binghamton are exquisite. Lovely glass in Burlington as well. Thanks’ for the double take Kimberly. I never mind seeing great details again and again.
I clipped and edited a good copy of the Binghamton windows when that one was posted. You can see it pretty well here: https://flic.kr/p/TAE3bJ
I’m nuts for that rare sunflowers motif!
https://www.oldhousedreams.com/2019/04/30/1894-binghamton-ny/ 🙂
Thanks for your thoughts and I always like to hear when I have forgotten about it being posted before. I too love the Binghamton stained glass…very creative!
Great Falls, MT
Even though the Camden house has been modernized, I think it is tastefully done.
I agree with you on that, I love alot that has been done, especially fond of the kitchen and alot of the woodwork, I just struggle with the interior knowing what the exterior is. I feel we may have lost a lot of history here.
Fort Worth, TX
Grand Classical Revival mansion from c. 1900 in the town of Fairmount, West Virginia (probably an old coal baron’s mansion) for a bargain $249,000: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/701-Benoni-Ave-Fairmont-WV-26554/22724349_zpid/ The materials alone would probably cost more than the asking price. Looks move in ready. This was probably the hub of local high society around the turn of the last century. The slate roof looks like it has had recent repairs so is likely sound and water tight. What a porch!!!!! WOW!
Chestatee, GA
This was one of the secret posts, it’s pending sale already.
Fort Worth, TX
I’m not surprised…I picked it up off Facebook and everyone was going nuts over it there. Thanks for the info.
Great Falls, MT
Please save this lovely home from the “flippers”. I would love to be the one to save her, but can’t leave Montana yet. Original kitchen! Gadsden, Alabama – $45,000
https://www.zillow.com/homes/912-Walnut-St,-Gadsden,-AL-35901_rb/210524943/210524943_zpid/
Love the kitchen sink, I can picture listening to Count Basie while doing the evenings dishes. Perhaps I am ignorant of the climate back then, but I would certainly play it now.
Spencer, NC
Beautiful fully renovated Colonial Revival “Eagle-Burdette” home in the heart of Spencer, NC. Originally built in 1909 for W.M. Eagle who was a Southern Railway engineer is now waiting on the you – it’s next homeowner! Open house Saturday 6/1 from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm. Come check it out listed at $288,000.
https://app.kw.com/KW1PY0ROV/property/2165393229/#!/
Bainbridge Island, WA
Can’t wait for next Friday for this one……!
1820 Cherry Valley NY Cape on 9.3 acres for $339,000.
Adorable, nicely restored with new addition with very well done Rumford fireplace. Two great barns and beautiful yard. It borders bold stream. I could be happy here.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/329-Hoose-Rd-Cherry-Valley-NY-13320/31638734_zpid/
Sandy, this one is such a gem! I love everything about it inside and out. Very comfortable decor and I love the kitchen. I too could be on a permanent vacation in this home.
Chestatee, GA
This popped up on my news home page. 1860 neglected home in New York. Not for sale just sadly photographed:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/home-and-garden/step-inside-this-abandoned-old-house-untouched-for-40-years/ss-BBWl6vG?ocid=spartandhp#image=8
Fort Worth, TX
In the comments about plans for the future of this property, no mention was made for restoration. I’m assuming someone in authority has already decided this formerly impressive Italianate style farmhouse is “too far gone to save”. I completely disagree but I think the decision to remove the house has already been made. Sad. This house was a true time capsule inside. Thanks for sharing.
The Marion Carll Farm, acquired by her great great grandfather Timothy Carll in 1701, and held by the family until 1968. The house was built by her father about 1860 after the colonial era house burned, though ancient barns remain.
Marion Carll (1885-1968) was a teacher who left the 9 acre property to the school district for a historic site. Although development was thwarted, little else has been done for 50 years and the structures are now endangered. Currently, they are “working on proposals.” Sad. (Never ever leave an old house to the government, a church or an institution if you care about it.)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198746285/marion-carll
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Carll_Farm
Grand Rapids, MI
Maybe it isn’t hopeless. Link has a photo from 1979.
http://preservationlongisland.org/marion-carll-farm-commack-suffolk-county/
Fort Worth, TX
That is somewhat encouraging although even Preservation Long Island notes a lack of local preservation resources. With the condition reports being generally favorable, perhaps someone can champion the cause and this will lead to saving this wonderfully intact mid 19th century farm house and its outbuildings. Keeping my fingers crossed for this one.
Chestatee, GA
If anyone is interested in the future owner of the Ione, Oregon home (it doesn’t appear but two readers subscribed to the comment notifications, drop by and wish them luck):
https://www.oldhousedreams.com/2019/04/06/1902-queen-anne-ione-or-2/#comment-250735
Fort Worth, TX
New colors, new price, back on the market in Seymour, Indiana, for $185,000: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/615-N-Chestnut-St-Seymour-IN-47274/85400138_zpid/ This was originally the home of a patent medicine man. Looks like much of the recent work done on this house was sympathetic. The tilework in the foyer was done by a previous owner several years ago. Seymour the smaller town (if you can call over 17,000 small) where aging Rock singer John Cougar Mellencamp is from, sits about 55 miles due north of Louisville, KY via I-65.
Iowa County , WI
$109,000 in Richland Center Wisconsin. Built in 1915. Bland exterior, but happy to find nice woodwork and floors inside. Basement looks clean which is a bonus here!
https://www.redfin.com/WI/Richland-Center/335-S-Ira-St-53581/home/89523923?utm_source=myredfin&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=recommendations_update&riftinfo=ZXY9ZW1haWwmbD0yMDUxMzg4OSZwPWxpc3RpbmdfdXBkYXRlc19yZWNvbW1lbmRhdGlvbnMmYT1jbGljayZzPXJlY29tbWVuZGF0aW9ucyZ0PWltYWdlJmVtYWlsX2lkPTIwNTEzODg5XzE1NTg1NDAyMzZfNiZ1cGRhdGVfdHlwZT0xJmxpbHJfc2NvcmU9MC40NjImbGlzdGluZ19pZD0xMDg2OTMyNDMmcHJvcGVydHlfaWQ9ODk1MjM5MjMmcG9zaXRpb25fbnVtYmVyPTA=
1800. A little log cabin in the Kentucky woods. Pretty bare bones but could be quite cozy. 13+ acres. $75K
Buffalo, KY:
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/557-S-Otter-Creek-Rd-Buffalo-KY-42716/2086466322_zpid/
Charlotte, NC
1880 gorgeous Victorian in Georgetown, TX. $1,250,000. GORGEOUS!
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/803-S-College-St_Georgetown_TX_78626_M76750-98814?view=qv
Columbia River Gorge, WA
A before image:
http://www.georgetown-texas.org/803_college_street_big.jpg
1904. I love this house inside and out! I’m hoping one our OHD “resident historians” will tell me more about it. The staircase is so enchanting, and I love the summer kitchen that has been restored to useable space. Even better…it will be sold furnished. $259K
Fairview, UT:
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/56-N-State-St-Fairview-UT-84629/2085357286_zpid/