Welcome to my Old House! Please come in. We bought this place about three years ago and she's been morphing for about 125 years. We continue to tweak her here and there. Still giving her lots of thought as to what to do next.
She's the oldest house I have ever lived in and she sits in the smallest town I have ever lived in.
She's a diamond in the rough...
needing some lipstick, rouge and elbow grease...lots of patience and
creative thinking with good intentions needed.
Want to see some of the features that I enjoy about this old 125 year old house? Here are a few...I'll start with the stairs that lead upstairs. So sorry for being blurry. If I get some better pictures I might try this again.
Oak, Maple and Fir.
Rather rough and somewhat primitive.
Kind of like some people I know!!!
Hope you have fun today.
Thank you for stopping by.
~Deanna~
6 comments:
HI!!!
Never call an old house old, it has so much character!!!! Love that stair case and railings, it is so awesome!!!!!
What is the history of this house????
It is so wonderful what you ahve done to her and she has become a lovely HOME for your family!!!! ALl that makes you and I smile!!!!
have a great week
hugs,
jamie
Beautiful home!!!
Thank you, Jamie. We're enjoying our home. Still learning about the history of the house and discovering things a little at a time.
We had heard that one of the ladys that lived here was a writer and personal friends with Emporia, Kansas Newspaper man William Allen White. If this is true, I wonder if he visited with her in the house. This Lady's Father was a Newspaper man and one of the early citizens of the community.
The property that the house sits on was deeded in April of 1861 a few weeks after Kansas became a state.
Haha...I otta blog about it!
d
Wish we could verify if William Allen White actually visited our old stone house. Would be a nice addition to the write up about it on the tour. :)
Rg
Oh Deanna,
The staircase is stunning! How wonderful to be able to live in an historic home:). I can't wait to see more!
Blessings,
Kim
I've always wanted a beautiful staircase like that, but have never lived in a two story house. Well,do you count the basement? Those stair ways are just not in the same league, now, are they? I am thankful that my laundry room is not downstairs, though. Thanks for sharing.
Hope your spring cleaning is going better than mine! I keep thinking about it. Just thinking... ♥♪
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