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Older Homes With History
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Sunshine	Nov 25 2007, 06:24 PM Post #1
Ruler of the Mountain Posts: 2,508 Group: Member Member #53 Joined: November 19, 2006	Does anyone have some stories about older homes they may live in that has some interesting history. I would love to hear them if you are willing to share them with me.



Ali	Nov 25 2007, 11:37 PM Post #2
Ruler of the Mountain Posts: 1,565 Group: Member Member #102 Joined: December 1, 2006	Our old home was built in 1810. Some of the floors are a wee bit crooked, but it's still standing and we are proud to own it! It's been loved and respected throughout the year's by previous owners - the beams (that are tree trunks) have not been covered, and the wide plank floors are still intact. It's most likely that babies were born in this home, and folks were laid out for 'calling hours' - right here in this old house! I often wish that people left a photograph of each family that has come and gone from a home. Most structures live longer than people! It would be nice if they had a photo album, too! To have the recolection of indoor plumbing, electricity or a telephone, would be something (really!) to be cherished! I can only imagine.



nuzzlebunny	Nov 26 2007, 09:34 AM Post #3
Unregistered	My house was built in 1903. Shortly after I moved in I was in the BBQ restaurant adjacent to my house and an elderly black gentleman told me that my house was the first in the area where I live to get a telephone, and he could remember going to the house as a child with his family to look at this new technology! :lol: He said the house was packed with people gawking at the telephone.
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Almtnman	Nov 26 2007, 01:42 PM Post #4
Administrator Posts: 5,413 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: December 22, 2004	Ali, your house is almost 200 years old. I wouldn't mind seeing a picture of it.



legitlinda	Nov 26 2007, 02:50 PM Post #5
Ruler of the Mountain Posts: 2,746 Group: Member Member #29 Joined: September 6, 2006	This is the house my mother was born in, in the little town of San Benedetto, Italy. It's a wall that surrounds the city, with the church on top of the hill. It's around 2000 years old! It was built by the Romans as a fort which is surrounded by a wall. My mother's house was built into the side of the wall, which served as living quarter for the Centurions. It reminds me of the story in the bible about Rahab who lived in a wall. The fort was converted to the church and the wall living quarters were sold to the people who lived in the village. Those are my nieces in front of the house. Here's more of the village.



Toothless Dawg	Nov 26 2007, 06:24 PM Post #6
Ruler of the Mountain Posts: 4,826 Group: Member Member #22 Joined: August 25, 2006	2000 year old home, WoW!!! That is so cool ... wonder if I could flip that house in 30 days??? :lol:



Ali	Nov 26 2007, 08:13 PM Post #7
Ruler of the Mountain Posts: 1,565 Group: Member Member #102 Joined: December 1, 2006	Linda, that's the neatest picture! I never really thought about it until GWEH sent photos from Ireland ....homes and castles that were thousands of year's old! It just goes to show us how young America is! Dawg, there's a new show on TLC called "Flip It Back"! I just watched a guy from Richmond, VA 'flip' an old abandoned house back to (or close to) it's original beauty. It was really neat to watch! Best of all, Bob Villa wasn't there!! I don't like that guy! The man who we bought our home from, sided the outside Almtnman, so from the outside - except for the old fireplace chimney - it doesn't show it's age. The folks who built the house are buried up on the hill behind it - Eliza and Joshua Woodard. Their stones were made from lime and there isn't much left of them. Joshua's said he was "a Mason and friend to all". They sure built a good, sturdy home together!



Sunshine	Nov 26 2007, 10:47 PM Post #8
Ruler of the Mountain Posts: 2,508 Group: Member Member #53 Joined: November 19, 2006	I would love to go and look in old abandoned houses and buildings as long as there were no snakes. I used to do that as a kid. It is rather fun. Keep the stories coming.



Ali	Nov 26 2007, 11:22 PM Post #9
Ruler of the Mountain Posts: 1,565 Group: Member Member #102 Joined: December 1, 2006	I was lucky enough to know my great grandma, Annie Pulling. She loved to go up in the Gulf in Harford, NY and 'see the folks' (that were no longer there!). We used to go up on Michigan Hill to where old John D's residence once stood, and she would go wandering! She came across an old homestead with nothing but an old rug hanging over the door, pushed it aside and walked in! There sat a woman rockin' and knittin' and said, "why come on in"! From what I remember from the story, Annie turned on her heel and went right back out!! Be careful what you wish for Sunshine!!



Sunshine	Nov 27 2007, 12:29 AM Post #10
Ruler of the Mountain Posts: 2,508 Group: Member Member #53 Joined: November 19, 2006	Ali,Nov 26 2007 10:22 PM I was lucky enough to know my great grandma, Annie Pulling. She loved to go up in the Gulf in Harford, NY and 'see the folks' (that were no longer there!). We used to go up on Michigan Hill to where old John D's residence once stood, and she would go wandering! She came across an old homestead with nothing but an old rug hanging over the door, pushed it aside and walked in! There sat a woman rockin' and knittin' and said, "why come on in"! From what I remember from the story, Annie turned on her heel and went right back out!! Be careful what you wish for Sunshine!! I don't think I would have been frightened of the elderly lady ghost that was knitting. I would have probably asked her to teach me how to knit someone besides hats and then invite her to move in with me and help me clean and cook. I am not joking either.



legitlinda	Nov 27 2007, 12:33 AM Post #11
Ruler of the Mountain Posts: 2,746 Group: Member Member #29 Joined: September 6, 2006	Toothless Dawg,Nov 26 2007 04:24 PM 2000 year old home, WoW!!! That is so cool ... wonder if I could flip that house in 30 days??? :o� :o� :lol:� It is cool TD, to be able to go back to the ancestral home in another country and it's still in family hands, and they still know who you are. My sister had the good fortune to be able to go back and see the awesome sights of the village my mother was born in. My uncle traced our family back to the 1600's there. I don't think he could find any records older than that! Ali, yes it does show us how young America is, even though we feel like she's been here forever, she's still in her toddler stages compared to the rest of the world. May God bless her with a long, strong life!



Ali	Nov 27 2007, 01:21 AM Post #12
Ruler of the Mountain Posts: 1,565 Group: Member Member #102 Joined: December 1, 2006	The old architecture inspires me the most! What ideas were had!! I don't think the old woman was a ghost, Sunshine! Just a squatter, living where she could! I hear there are a lot of them up on Michigan Hill now.



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