Lovely old 1840's era home.....

[jughed440]

A couple of pics of a 1840's era house that sits south of my home town. It and the big chunk of land it sits on are state owned community college property and last housed a daycare until a part of the foundation began to crumble and collapse. Thankfully, local preservationists have saved the home. The foundation has been restored, it has a new cedar shingle roof, and the interior is being restored. I love the original wavy glass widow panes...it's amazing that they have survived. Because it is public owned land, I have hunted the site several times. It obviously has been searched before..all that i have recovered besides trash are a buffalo nickel and a 1800s era large caliber bullet.
I can't find the pics of the interior or i would post those too. I'll soon make another trip to see how the restoration is going and take some pics.

 

[Kelley (Texas)]

n/t

 

[Bearharold]

Very good picture of a piece of history . Good Job..

 

[jughed440]

Thank you both...I found the older pics of it during restoration. I love the brick building sitting behind the house.

 

[jughed440]

...few more pics.

 

[Bearharold]

Going to be a very major project and will take awhile to finish the rehab . But wil be really nice for everyone to see when its finished . nice picture thanks

 

[Bayoutalker]

I saw a house that looked just like that in Illinois many years ago while traveling for my job. It looked to be in great condition but it was marked for demolition to make way for a new highway. The land all around it was open farm land and it seemed to me that the road could have been moved in either direction plenty enough to avoid the house. It is a shame some people think so little of the history of our country. I am glad the one you posted is being saved.