The house next door is coming down. Our house is old; this house is much older. See the cypress shingles that were under the rusty tin?
I wonder what the view from these upstairs windows looked like when the house was built. I'm sure the landscape was a lot different than the downtown we have now. This house might even have been the first one on the block.
I love the front door's wavy glass.
I would love to go inside and take pictures before it's all torn down, but since it's now officially a demolition site, I don't suppose that will be allowed.
One thing that makes me feel better is that it's being torn down slowly, because someone wants to use the old materials. I'm happy that a hundred years, and probably more, of history aren't being bulldozed.
Goodbye, old house.
5 comments:
Well I know it's old but it's just so beautiful! I love it's shape and style. But I too am glad that they are not just going to bulldoze the whole thing.
Cherry xx
Thanks, Cherry. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Love that old house!! I too love the wavy glass... I have an antique mirror that has that affect. I grew up in a Craftsman in California, lots of wavy glass. :) O, those were the days. :)
Ohhh... did you grab that door and lean it against your tree??? Or something? Anything?
BEAUTIFUL photos! Thanks for sharing.
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The house isn't completely down yet. I'm hoping there might be some leftovers (like a door or something) that they don't want. They are tearing it down for the cypress lumber. One of the workers told us yesterday that a single flatbed truck of the old lumber would bring about $3,000!!! The will probably get 5 or 6 loads from the house. I was amazed. Maybe they will give away some of the aesthetic elements...I'm hoping!
Thanks for the compliments, by the way!
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