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Subject: Re: A blast from the past

Author:
Wes

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Date Posted: 20:06:58 05/06/14 Tue
In reply to: Boyd Percy 's message, "Re: A blast from the past" on 14:51:24 05/06/14 Tue

The old farmhouse is not far away. However the Gravengood house is based on one I used to see along the road several hundred miles from here, and I thought it would have a lot of possibilities for restoration. I haven't been in that neck of the woods in years and don't know if it's still standing.

>Thanks for sharing your column with us. I assume you
>don't live too far away from your grandparent's house.
>I live a good distance from both of mine and don't
>know if they are still standing. I'll have to ask my
>two surviving aunts about that. Did you you base the
>Gravengood's stone farmhouse on your recollection of
>your grandparent's old house?

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bytemangler
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Date Posted: 22:32:15 05/08/14 Thu

Sounds like you have stumbled into what I like to call 'architectural archeology' - going into an old house and dating things [and subsequent remodeling projects] by the building structure [beams and timbers, etc.] as well as stuff like knob and tube electric wiring [for example] or plumbing stuff.

Different in this case because of your personal memories of the house, but still relevant.