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dolphinsandtuna

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12. lightening rods?

Reply to surrealAmerican (Reply #9)

Thu Mar 26, 2015, 06:13 PM

Mar 2015

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Then and Now photographs of my house..... [View all] sinkingfeeling Mar 2015 OP

OMG you are so pipi_k Mar 2015 #1

That one's huge!! sinkingfeeling Mar 2015 #2

I saw it all on Mulberry Street is my favorite Dr seuss story..... TheDebbieDee Mar 2015 #25

amazing dolphinsandtuna Mar 2015 #3

It was about to be condemned. It was in 5 apartments for over 50 years. sinkingfeeling Mar 2015 #4

Did you have to remove lead paint? Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #20

Balloon framed with real 2 x 4's. Plaster and lath with horsehair. I removed the sinkingfeeling Mar 2015 #30

I've seen Victorians as art.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #32

You painted it the wrong color...it should be all kinds of shades of gray. Lochloosa Mar 2015 #5

I love the windows and gingerbread trim. In_The_Wind Mar 2015 #6

don't you just want to sit on the porch and sip lemonade? KittyWampus Mar 2015 #8

they don't make houses with that much charm anymore. KittyWampus Mar 2015 #7

why is that I have wondered from time to time. dolphinsandtuna Mar 2015 #11

Yup. 2x4s, 2x6s, plywood, drywall and stucco. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #22

very cool surrealAmerican Mar 2015 #9

lightening rods? dolphinsandtuna Mar 2015 #12

Hitching posts for Santa's reindeer. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #23

I would love to put back the roof cresting, but the reproduction stuff is expensive. We also sinkingfeeling Mar 2015 #29

little balcony thing? greymouse Feb 2016 #36

Absolutely beautiful. Marvelous restoration. BlueJazz Mar 2015 #10

Mine is now a cosmetic surgery clinic Xipe Totec Mar 2015 #13

Talent and vision. raven mad Mar 2015 #14

What a treasure you have! archiemo Mar 2015 #15

I love the colors you used! dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #16

Two guys took about 4 months to restore the porch and pant the trim. sinkingfeeling Mar 2015 #28

HGTV was not there. pansypoo53219 Mar 2015 #17

Pray tell - packman Mar 2015 #18

Willard Library in Battle Creek has historic photos taken in the 40s.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #19

How's the plumbing? vanlassie Mar 2015 #21

I'm on my way to move in TorchTheWitch Mar 2015 #24

Well, I'm about to put it up for sale. sinkingfeeling Mar 2015 #27

Love the colors you choose. midnight Mar 2015 #26

Very cool and... hippywife Mar 2015 #31

The mattress on the front porch really adds to the authenticity. Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #33

That's pieces of plywood on the porch. sinkingfeeling Mar 2015 #34

Oh Woooooowwww ......... polly7 Jan 2016 #35