This Decrepit Victorian House

8 Responses to “This Decrepit Victorian House”

1. posted by Anita at January 18, 2005 1:38 pm :
   

   All I can say is HOLY $#*&.

2. posted by pam at January 21, 2005 12:39 am :
   

   Great house. What a project! I love your site. I will send optimistic,good thoughts to help you. Pam

3. posted by Dyan at July 28, 2007 5:51 pm :
   

   I swear people who decide to take on these projects are just as special as the projects themselves. There are times when I wonder what the hell we were thinking because we both sold our newer homes when we decided to get married and while visiting my mom saw this house and looked it up on the internet and just had to have it. We felt it was US; and it is and everyone who comes over wants to sit and stay and end up leaving way too late then they anticipated.

   This house is no where near as large as yours but size in the case of old houses doesn’t matter. It’s the love that goes into it while you begin to understand who she is as you labor on her and try to bring her back to her beautiful and gracious glory. There is nothing like the gratification of bringing something close to or near death back to life and then inviting people into a marvelous atmosphere of the past brought back to the present times with regard to its original design and beauty.

   I don’t know how old you are but man I wish my husband and I had met and started this in our twenties. LOL

   All the best with your hard work and sweat and pleasure as well as intermittent thoughts of “we must be mad”

4. posted by Christopher Busta-Peck at August 15, 2008 10:56 pm :
   

   Wow. It’s always interesting to see what people start with. It figures that it would be so un-updated, yet still have ugly newish kitchen cabinets.

   I looked at a house that was even worse. If it hadn’t been for the mold, I’d probably be trying to fix it up right now… we all must be crazy.

5. posted by john m at August 16, 2008 2:40 pm :
   

   The kitchens were definitely gross; it would’ve been great to at least have had something original left in there to be gross.

6. posted by Shannon at December 13, 2008 5:47 pm :
   

   Hey! I’m just seeing this for the first time! What an interesting site.

   My first thoughts in looking at your pics was that this place was not that bad, but I would definitely qualify as one of those “special” people mentioned above. :) Take that in any way it might seem.

   My old house in Montrose has been a huge undertaking, and I am always, always working on something major at the same time as many things minor, so I can relate. Enjoyed seeing your progrss here.

   Inspiring me to take out the before pics. I love the one that you took through the holes in the fence.

7. posted by Jane Beatty at August 13, 2009 12:47 pm :
   

   Hi Honey… What an adventure awaits you! We loved our home on South Main Street and it suited us for awhile. The kids love their memories of childhood there. Good luck! If you buy an older home, make sure you have lots of patience and a good sence of humor. Love you both, Aunt Jane

8. posted by john m at August 15, 2009 9:19 am :
   

   @Jane – Neither of us have an Aunt Jane, but thanks!

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