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Located in Lawrenceburg, Indiana.
It's your'es, all you have to do is move it to new location.
It' an 1845, Hoosier style Federal-meets-Greek Revival house.
See it on page 124 of the March 2006 issue of This Old House magazine.
Bernie
Well it could have been a play on words for a house who's designer got a little crazy...Just was wondering. Thanks. Although it sounded cuter the other way..
Unbeleivable!
Last night I tried Editing, didn't work at all.
Today, it says "Youre post has been edited" but when you go the thread it hasn't been edited.
Bernie
Now I went back & it has been changed.
The article said it could be moved for $35,000, they didn't to where. Add maybe $55,000 to $100,000 for a lot & a basement, still pretty decent price for a nice house. They did mention a grant for preserving an historic house. I'm not sure how that all works.
Bernie
They did mention a grant for preserving an historic house. I'm not sure how that all works.
That is a major pain in the rumpkus! My office handled a couple of hysteric, errr historic preservations! It was ludicrous!
One was where the gov't paid well over $100,000 to renovate a cabin, using all historical materials or at least in that style, (1850's) when could have built a very nice place, well insulated and worth it, for that money instead, IMHO!
Another hysteric preservation happened before I moved to the office... 5 yrs later, the old lady was still calling wanting the heater fixed (again), too cold in there. Of course, it wasn't the thermostat; she never had to put that over 68 before in her life!! Another historic rehab on a demolition, errr handyman special... Need I say more?
I like traditional, but not at an exorbiatant price for the taxpayers! If doing at own expense for yourself, great! Otherwise, it just reeks of fraud, waste and abuse to me. IMHO!! ~ Suzi :)
I recently bought a 1720 sq ft Folk Victorian that was built in 1890. In 1999 it was moved from its previous rural location to a small subdivision in a semi rural town. I paid $52k for the house and 1/3 acre. When I went to insure the house, I was told it would cost $200k to rebuild the house as it is...or I could buy a comparable older home for $95k. Either way, I got a great deal on the house, even though it needs a little work. The floors are all antique heart of pine wood planks. The walls and ceilings are 2" oak slats. Everyone who visits comments on how 'very cozy' my home is. Regardless of the outside temperature, it seems to require a minimum amount of heat or AC to keep it comfortable. It seems to stay a comfortable 70-75 degrees inside, winter or summer, with a minimum of help from the central heat and air unit. The house has working propane heaters installed in the fireplaces that date back to the 1920s, but I have not had to use them.
When I hear people talking about how drafty old houses are and how they would rather have a modern home, I can't help but chuckle to myself. This house has been through hurricanes, tornados, hail storms, and God knows what else...and has survived it all...and it is a lot more cozy than any home I have ever had, and costs a lot less to heat and cool, to boot. Give me an old home over a modern home any old day. It cracks me up to see these new subdivsions where the archtects are putting in Queen Victorian, Folk Victorian and Bugalow style homes, but building them new. I guess homes, like clothes, come back into fashion. Or maybe people are getting tired of the monotony of subdivisions where all the houses look alike, and are longing for the charm and personality in the older archtectural styles. I wanted an older home for two reasons...they are less expensive and better made, and they don't look like every other house on the block.
I agree your house was a true gem! I love the character that comes with older homes. I had read books on the experience (horrors) of buying the new box style homes before I even began looking. I was intent on finding something exsisting myself when I came across a new home builder ad. I checked the builder out and they seemed pretty reputable. I checked out the neighborhood. I would have much preferred the newer neighborhoods where they are bringing back historic architecture but my neighborhood is pretty simple modern 2 story homes. For the price I'd say it is not ANY cheaper to buy an old house. A new house comes with ALL NEW: appliances, carpets, fixtures, baths, roof, siding, windows, etc. It was more of an insurance policy for us in getting into a first home, we could enjoy home ownership awhile before worrying about something that goes out or leaks something fierce. Plus most builders, like ours, offers an extensive 1-10 year warrenty through another company. It wouldn't ever be my forever home but it was a wise first home in MHO.
Older homes are better made if you want to talk charm and beauty but not always in functionality (layout/closet spaces, etc...though I know from talking to you your place has awesome closets!) or energy savings. If I could have afforded an old place and restored it that would have been a dream but I was reminded of the movie Money Pit with Tom Hanks.
Bernie, sounds like moving a house and getting it free would be a sweet idea. But Briar I hear ya on the circus you must perform to get any grants on fixing it up, it is very time consuming as you have to meet very particular requests as far as what is historically accurate.
