As I said to you in another thread the other day — thought I’d start a thread with an architectural piece , hoping other folks would add to it as time goes by .
Much like your ” on the way ” thread .
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I think that is a grand idea.
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Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
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Then you can post one tomorrow <G>
Oh goodie!
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Center St. in Bangor
It was a common feature so many towns likely have a similar one .
I love this stone turret.
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So do I . I also really like the Vermont slate roof !
Thanks for adding a nice example .
Walter
You might also want to do a search for an old thread from 3-4 years ago in the photo section. I think I titled it Achitetural features or arch details
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Walter this house is all feature... I didn't clip it out of a mag, either, it's around the corner from my parent's old place.http://www.tvwsolar.com
We'll have a kid
Or maybe we'll rent one
He's got to be straight
We don't want a bent one
He'll drink his baby brew
From a big brass cup
Someday he may be president
If things loosen up
Come on, that's not real.
What a waste...that could have been a nicely designed house...
It's real, and I think it's spectacular.http://www.tvwsolar.com
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Is / are those short walls under the gables glass? Or mirrors?Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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was wondering where you wuz...
I'm loving all of these photos. I think I saw that house in Dwell Magazine. Obviously, they have window washers!
Two things?
1)What is the finish at the step back gables? From the picture, I couldn't tell. It looked weird.2)How did they flash at what looks like (for the lack of a better term) a parapet that is almost flush with the roofing.
I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.... :)
Is tha tglass for the short walls between the step backs?
I just took the pics, but it it looked like reflective glass from the street.http://www.tvwsolar.com
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So, when are they gonna finish it?;)
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I agree with you. I love the architecture of Hugh Newell Jacobson. I think many of the homes he has done are spectacular.
What direction does that window wall face?
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Watertown, WI.
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An octagon house? I like all the chimneys.
San Francisco has some octagon houses...
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Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
A lot of step flashing needed for that re- roof !!!
Nice example -- thanks , Walter
Ugh
That house was designed by Hugh Newell Jacobson. It was written up in numerous mags when it was built. Then he was in his "pavilion" period. Did other similiar houses.
Runnerguy
Thanks for that. Interesting theme<G>http://www.tvwsolar.com
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We don't want a bent one
He'll drink his baby brew
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If things loosen up
Who has to climb up there to wash those mirrors every month?BruceT
Do they just telescope sections out as the family grows, or more guests arrive?
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Nice turret. If you look closely at the furthest right upper window, there's a naked lady sdanding there.
Runnerguy
I liked the offset window in the round top door. Must be to for ease of veiwing on the handle side.
That upper window reminds me of Frenchy's old post trying to figure out how to place a window in his turret.
seeyou invented the vented turret.
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Here is one I drove by a few times this summer and had to take a picture.
They tried, but something went way wrong...
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Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
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Ouch. You hafta wonder how stuff like that happens.Scott.
Maybe he's a fan of Escher.
I could see where it could be kind of cool in a longer repeating elevation.
I am going to walk around Alameda this weekend and take some pics, we have a lot of nice details around that would contribute to this thread. Mike
Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
I love this stone turret.
When I see one of those it reminds me of Robin Hood. Makes me wonder if the residents wear similarly shaped felt hats.
Where is that house?IL?
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My front door (the brick steps have since been repaired.)
Very , very ,inviting and picturesque .
Now we're talking !!!
Stuart,
Nice looking! Does the fascia make a 45 where it meets the other part of the house at that valley? If so, can I see a picture of that as I like that detail!
Mike
Nice looking! Does the fascia make a 45 where it meets the other part of the house at that valley? If so, can I see a picture of that as I like that detail!Mike-------------------------------------------------------Thanks! The fascia on the entryway meets the house at a 90 degree angle, it's the rain gutter that has a short 45 section in the corner. You may be able to see it better in this picture.
How about a closer shot of those barrel dormers and your neighbors quarter round windows ??!!
Unfortunately I don't have any bigger photos on my computer. Those barrel dormers were covered in galvalume some years back; in retrospect I probably should have gone with copper, but the the work was done well so they should still last a long time. The neighbor's house has some neat features as well, it's pretty similar to mine (mine was built in 1913, it was built one year later) but it has an extra wing facing out in the back yard so overall it's larger.
your neighbors quarter round windows ??!!
hey! no window peeping!
I was willing to let him do it for me !!
Walter, Logged in 4 times to New BT.
Start new thread, crash. Crash each time.
Chuck S
Excellent. Thanks Stuart!
Stuart,
Your front door is AWESOME. What a grand thing to come home to everyday. It looks like a key hole, or something from Alice and Wonderland, but really, each piece of it has a separate authenticity--the crossette ears on the head, the tapered casing, the ellipse over the entry...just great.
Gary
My front door
Very cool shape. What's that called, the trim style? Is there some history that goes with it?
Very cool shape. What's that called, the trim style? Is there some history that goes with it?
I don't know if there's a particular style or if it was just something the architect cooked up. His name was Charles Sedgewick (some online sources spell his name as 'Sedgwick') and he was a fairly noted architect in the early part of the 20th century who worked in the Midwest as well as in New York state. I think the house itself is sort of a hodgepodge of Colonial, Georgian and Shingle styles. I discovered the Minneapolis library has a book of Sedgewick's house plans in their archives - my house is in the book, and I noticed he used similar details on some of his other designs.
Charles Sedgewick, huh? Thanks. Worth searching for his other homes.
I've got todays piece still in the camera , but will put it on when I return home in an hour or two .
It's certainly the most photographed detail in Bangor if not the USA !!!
Who knows what it is ?? Milkbones for the first right answer !
The statue of John Bunyan
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I think his name is also Paul , but thats not it .
Check out the gate at Stephen Kings house . I'm setting up 3 doors down .
Something on Stephen King's house, I'll bet.
We have a winner !!!
The yellow house is one I'm working on three houses down.
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I never thought about gates so here are mine. a buddy of mine is a blacksmith and made these for me.
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I like those a whole lot !!
You're quite the Renaisance man aren't you ?
Your picture didn't show the bats on top of the gate posts:
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You can't please all of the people all of the time <G>
When I look at that gate I see two gigantic boobs shooting lightning bolts from the nipples. Am I sick?????*calls therapistScott.
I didn't see them until you mentioned it. Very plain."Put your creed in your deed." Emerson
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LOL. You too.
I see two gigantic boobs
Scott, you beat me to it. I was just going to say the same thing.
There's no way that didn't go through the mind of the designer.
Now that yellow turret is cool.
And I apologize to our laymen readers for using the word "cool", a technical building term.
Runnerguy
I like that house a lot too .
Has some comparison to some craftsman homes in details though the overall shape is more modern.you mentioned shingle style too, and one feature of that genre is that a lot of eclectic stuff gets rolled in.
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There probably are some Craftsman influences, it was built in 1913 so it was right in the middle of that period. There are a few of those houses around the neighborhood as well - the one right across the street from me was designed by a guy named William Gray Purcell; he worked for Louis Sullivan before going out on his own and was a contemporary of Frank Lloyd Wright.
Nice window.
Here is an entrance for you:
Thats very well done .
I particularly like the stone steps !!
A fine set of granite stairs is going to be my contribution for tomorrow .
Walter
Thanks Walter,I'll look forward to seeing that granite.Cheers,Bass
Brian ,
Heres one of many that grace the city of Bangor , Maine .
Best , Walter
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Make sure they know that's granite, not concrete;)
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Paul ,
I hope people can tell them apart !
I'll be adding some other nice stair sets as this thread progresses .
Walter
so far, I've been looking from my laptop on job, but my photos are all on the home machine
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does salt in the winter affect the granite?
It does not .
If the joints to the side panels are regular mortar , then those would have issues .
local materials
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Eric ,
Maine had numerous granite quarries , so there are lots of examples of their workmanship all over the state .
Transportation was more challenging then if it was inland so local was easier .
The beginnings of the " green movement " !
You might say that the green movement is a return to the old ways of doing things, in spirit anyway--
(I wish I could convince our crews to be a little more green.... :-( )
I just finished putting on some of the slates from " harvesting slate " to use on a chimney reflash job in the morning .
U Haul gave me back the 60 clams , no sweat !
Cool. Thanks again for offering to help out with that roof; I'm sorry it didn't work out better.
No problemo Mike . There will be another time -- sometime >
Walter
Walter,
I'm combing through my files to see if there's anything more interesting than some of my favorite architectural features seen here...
Best,
Steve
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Washington, DC
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Washington, DC'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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I see you have a picture of a couple of boobs shooting lightning bolts at the sky too
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LOL, you guys do look like you are about to star in a ME version of an Eastwood film there.'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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A few more
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Old Town Alexandria, VA
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Old Town Alexandria, VA
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Old Town Alexandria, VA
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Old Town Alexandria, VA'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve ,
I asked for features not fossils !!
Those ones you've just posted are what I'd hoped for when the idea for the thread evolved .
There is so much to see when in a metropolitan area on these old buildings .
Thanks for posting all those luscious details .
Best , Walter
Forgot these two, both from the same townhouse/mansion
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Washington, DC'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Those are just incredible ! The high art of building was in it's prime back then .
Marvelous to see . Thanks again .
Steve ,
Crappy day here , talking with customers , etc . so left my camera home .
Heres a pic of one of my own favorites from inside my home .
Best , Walter
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you ain't no schlock there!If you ever need some of that casing style cut, I have cutters for my W&H if it is what it looks like
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Paul ,
You'll see when you visit here that the interior trim is 100% recycled from other homes . The windows in the sunroom beyond have a 2 piece ash trim , totally unlike the rosette and plinth style in other parts of the house .
I was "green " before a word was coined for it -- others called it cheap !
I saw after posting that that your wood casings were a different style from what was abutting the rosettes.Some of the 'people' homes up island here are from salvage and left over parts of the down island cottages. I worked on one that has at least six different casing styles and four door styles. Some casings are pieced of no longer than 30"Owner had never noticed any of that until I pointed it out, cause a typical question at job start would be "Do you want to match what is already here?" but as I started to ask, I started laughing...
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Walter,
Sorry for the bad weather there. It's been lovely here this week. Even got in a stroll to the local ice cream parlor with Gabi this afternoon.
That's quite nice! Did you make it? One of your green-salvage items? Something about the fanning of the lites rather reminds me of Whistler's 'Peacock Room'
Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve ,
My talents are well below the level of making that item !!
All 60 some pieces are beveled and framed in oak .
I'll take some in the City tomorrow .
Best , Walter
Walter,That's all framed in oak? Not leaded? Wow!Look forward to tomorrow's shots.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve ,
Just the outside frame of the piece is oak . The interior is leaded .
Walter
Hi Walter,Here is the architectural feature I bid on this week... arched timber trusses. Might get to build 2-5 of these:
I bet you'll get the comission .
Do you have a large hand held bandsaw yet ??!!
These are fun.
Ok, here's mine. A newel post I designed for my own house (built 2007-08), in Annapolis, a water oriented town. There's not a person who comes in the front door that doesn't love it.
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Runnerguy
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Very nicely proportioned , detailed and executed .
Two thumbs up -- way up !!
I can see why everyone loves it. That's great.
This saw is parked out in front of my house...
You've had some of the early snow I can see !!
Rich ,
When you pick up that new camera , how about taking some archy features to post from your area ??
Thanks , Walter
Colleen , How about some pictures from you too my lady ??
Walter
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Walter
I have been thinking about doing that for about 6 months now.
" a Walking Tour of LeMars"
I'll try to pull it off.
Rich
Add a few here if you have a chance , if you want to .
Thanks , I loved some of the details you showed from your own home .
Best , Walter
Walter
How about a quickie. I have this on the puter already.
I have already posted these pics when asking a question.
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Rich
That is my house in the background, but it was 100 years ago when they took that shot. The sleigh saw stand looks like a good idea though.BTW, I do have a portaband but I would laminate those arches.Cheers,Brian
Brian,
when you say porta band -- what name and model are you talking .
I've been thinking about getting one from Timberwolf for quite a while now , but haven't pulled the trigger yet .
Walter
Mine is not is the same league as the Timberwolf... it is a DeWalt. I have an average Jet Bandsaw in the shop. My timber framing tool collection is lacking.
Yeah, those DC details are a feast for the eye (Old Town too). Even some of those not so spectacular houses I see when coming down New York Avenue into town have great brickwork, turrets and detailing.
Runnerguy
Steve
I took these pics in NYC at my sons promotion ceremony. The pics are of the entrance to The Municipal Building also attached is a history of the building
The Municipal Building, at 1 Centre St., was designed by William M. Kendall of McKim, Mead & White, and built in 1909-1915 as the joint administration offices for the Greater New York, created after the annexation of Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island to Manhattan in 1898. After two inconclusive design competitions to replace the City Hall in 1888 and 1893, and a law was signed that prohibited its replacement in 1894, the site of the 1907 competition was shifted to a plot to the north-east, originally meant for an extension of the Brooklyn Building trolley terminal. The selection was made in 1908 and the next year work on this behemoth with 60,400 m² of office space -- a feature that helped the design to win the competition -- was begun. The first occupants moved to the building in January 1913, two years before work on it was completed.The building was influenced by the fashionable "City Beautiful" movement of the 1890s which promoted plans for creating public buildings in landscaped parks. The mid-part of the 25-storey tripartite facade is a U-shaped mass of austere light-toned granite over a high colonnade that forms the building's base and separates a front yard from the sidewalk. To the left of the entrance, is a bas-relief medallion, Progress, a youth holding a torch and a winged globe; and the bas-relief Civic Pride, showing the female personification of the City receiving tribute from her citizens. To the right, is another bas-relief medallion, Prudence, a woman holding a mirror symbolizing reflection and wisdom; and the bas-relief Civic Duty, represented by a woman personifying the City, accompanied by a child holding the seal of the City and greeting a group of citizens, holding a scroll symbolic of the laws they are to obey.The top portion of the building features a colonnade of Corinthian columns and pilasters. The 16-storey top, above the middle section of the building, consists of a set-back tiered lantern on top of a square base, flanked by four smaller pinnacle turrets, symbolizing the four boroughs joined to Manhattan. At the height of 177 m stands the 6 m high statue Civic Fame by Adolph A. Weinman, New York City's second largest statue after the Statue of Liberty. This building impressed Josif Stalin so much that the Moscow University main building (1949-1953) was later based on it -- as well as, in general, the whole grandiose public building style in the Soviet Union.The building has an entrance to the Chambers Street subway station (1915), the first of many such connections to come. An archway leads through the mid-facade (a closed portion of Chambers St.) to the Police Headquarters across the landscaped Police Plaza.The Municipal Building was designed a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1966.National Register #72000879 (1972) View Image
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Zeeya,Thanks for adding these. I've always been intrigued by the work of Stanford White.There's something here in these billowy arches that reminds me of a Moorish influence, but I can't put my finger on it.Congratulations again to you and your son on his promotion!Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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This home has an interesting transom but not the original front door or sidelights.
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Chuck S
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This 1889 home has recently been painted. The right side.
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The left side.
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Nicely done details.
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Chuck S
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Brian,
This home is next door to the last one. It is very ornate for a shotgun house.
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Simple details can add to a gable end.
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Chuck S
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Chuck ,
Looking at two of the large quarry owners homes in the distance -- and the spun coopr ball finial on the Vinalhaven Library.
Best , Walter
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Walter,Very nice. How bout some shots of the homes in the background.Do you have any ground rules for this great thread. I know the title implies one feature but how about a whole house.Once again, thank you for starting this thread. Thank you Steve for setting me up to post pics again.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck ,
I'll get some tomorrow of the homes and the fancy granite that adorns them .
It's not my place to make any rules to whats posted -- I'm really enjoying seeing such great architecture from around the country .
Anything goes as far as I'm concerned -- except for political #### !!
Great that Steve has you up and posting pics again .
Regards , Walter
Here is a row house building where I rebuilt the porches and balcony and did some cornice repair. One of the residents is a photographer so he provided me with these shots.
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Nice work on those porches.Here is our local court house in the Richardsonian Romanesque style:
Here is a "bump"... turret of the day:
Walter,
This one is a B&B, They also own several cottages. I can post these if there is interest.
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The details of the balcony porch porch roof.
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Across the street is another mid 1870's home. Private residence. It looks like several additions have been added.
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Here is the porch frieze.
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These brackets at the bay add a nice touch.
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Chuck S
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Chuck ,
Here are a couple taken yesterday .
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Brian ,
Heres a piece of stone that was rejected after quarrying -- they had to get out another for an obelisk headed to Troy m N Y
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Not really an architectural , but quite beautiful last nite !!
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Walter
I have some pics of wind turbine blades going down the road.
I was looking for that thread you did recently about wind turbines and being inside the tower.
I couldn't find the thread. Could you post a link to it.
I wouldn't want to mix wind blades with turrets and corbels. :-)
Rich
Rich ,
In the photo gallery -- Vinalhaven wind project from 6 or 8 weeks ago .
Those are now generating power . I worked near them today , but didn't have a chance to get out the camera - roof to do and a boat to catch !!
Walter
Here are a couple details on a church in LaPorte that caught my eye.http://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
Dallas ,
Nice detailing on the gable wall . Are those cast tiles ?
Thanks for keeping finding more to add to this thread .
Regards , Walter
Looks like a flower I guess.
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Walter
I took some pictures in the neighborhood today.
I am in the hospital, watching football with Tim and I loaded some of today's pics on the laptop.
This is the catholic church across the street from me. It was built in 1885.
It's coming down in the near future to make way for a new church.
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The church was built with soft brick that is in bad shape. The brick has a plaster or stucco covering and all of the mortar joints are painted on. Problems with the soft brick showed up as early as 1907.
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Rich ,
Thanks for that . I don't believe that I've ever seen that painted on mortar lines employed before .
Keep up the great pics as you can .
Best , Walter
Walter
This is my next door neighbor's house.
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Take note of the brick pillars for the front porch. I believe this house and my house had wood porches originally. I think they brick pillars were added in the 1920s. The museum has a picture of a wedding party on the porch and it is different.View Image
Some gable details.
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Here are a pic down the street. You can see that the brick porch columns were very popular in the neighborhood.
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This is a pic of the house across the street from my neighbor.
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And here is a quick pic of my front porch with the same brick porch columns.
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Rich
Their front step is in disrepair.
Rich ,
There are some lovely homes in your area . I really enjoy the gables that you're putting up .
Walter
Walter
The last pictue of my house shows two condos in the background.
Big old homes used to sit on those lots. My neighbor's house, my house and the one where the condo used to sit were all part of the same family.
Martin Schaefer lived in the big corner house. It 1/2 again as big as mine and more elaborate. For about 30 years is was split up into 4 apartments and allowed to deteriorate.
My house was build by Jacob Knoer, the BIL and business partner of Martin. Jacob died in 1922 and he gave away $250,000 to family, churches and schools. All of his business interests went in life estate Martin, who would provide for Jacob's wife Christina (Martin's sister).
All of the back sidewalks were connected.
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My DD and neighbor's DD use this sidewalk all the time. My back sidewalk goes to the house that is gone.
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Rich
Walter
The second condo in the picture of my porch was the site of a huge house. When I came to town it was converted to 10 apartments.
It was a private residence. In 1922 the church bought it and converted it to a convent and dorm for country kids who came into town for school. They came into town on Sunday and stayed until Friday.
Anyway here are some pics of my wife's uncle's house, one block to the north of us.
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This house is very similar to mine. The basic layout and roof lines are very similar. The turrets are different. I took this last pic from about 1/2 block away with the 10X zoom on my camera. I shingled this house about 8-10 years ago.
Here is another house further down the block.
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The columns have never seemed like they belong to the house. The double porch roof just doesn't work. It seems cobbled together to me.
Rich
I'll bet the new church wont have near the beauty of the old one!
If you remember could you post pics of the new one?
Mike
They are going to move the alter to the new church.
The new church will have a strong resemblence to the old.
The old church didn't have main floor bathrooms or much area to congregate in.
The new church will be needed for the future. There are archie pics in the church of the new concept.
I will probably blog on the progress of the new church.
The old school has already been torn down and the rectory was just moved last week. I have pics on the home computer.
Rich
Rich,
Thanks for the tour.
We rebuilt this porch about 30 years ago. Steve took this shot for his walking tour.
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The arches match the radius above the windows and doors.
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We built a porch on the back as well. Those pics are on a disc somewhere
Chuck S
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Chuck,
I think this is as close as I got to a shot of the back porch.
Best,
Steve
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Steve,
Thanx for finding those photos.
We built this porch using clear all heart vertical grain redwood and D & btr. VG Douglas Fir from W.T. Galliher and Brother Lumber Company. They were located at Wisconsin and K. The redwood was old inventory and measured 1-5/8" thick in lengths up to 32'. It is hard to find that grade of redwood now because it was from old growth trees. The balusters are sugar pine and match the front of the house. 1x6 t&g clear redwood was used below the rail.
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The circle and ovals are 2 layers of 5/4 redwood that were segmented and splined. The splines were offset.
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I like this shot from inside the porch. The trees beyond the oval are of Dumbarton Oaks
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After shooting the round barn I drove the Sheldon to stay in the hospital with Tim. I am currently waiting to get discharged.
I stopped and took this picture of the old rail depot.
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No tour of an Iowa town would be complete without a picture of our most numerous and prominent feature, our grain silos.
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These are poured in one continuous pour. They use slip forms that are about 4' tall that are continuously jacked upward. The pour usually goes on 24 hours for a week to 10 days. Ou course there are miles of rebar in the concrete.
Just down the street is what I believe is the old library. Most towns in Iowa have an old library building that has become too small so these beuatiful building have been replaced by larger modern buiidings. In LeMars the old Carnigie funded library is the HQ for the Arts council.
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Right across the street from this is St. Patricks Catholic Church.
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I guess I should have taken some time to zoom in on some details, but time was short yesterday.
Rich
Rich,Our thoughts and prayers are with you.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
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I'm home now and Tim is fine and back at the Village.
Hopefully life returns to normal now.
Rich
Rich, Good to hear that Tim is well.All the best,Brian
Walter
Across the highway from the last house is the fairgrounds and their signature round barn.
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Walter,Very nice home and craftsmanship.Great sunset as well.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
This home is very unique.
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It is one of many plaqued structures in the Chattahoochee Valley.
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Not sure what this is for on the roof. Maybe some sort of cupola that is no longer functional.
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The entrance
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They need to clean the porch roof.
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Do you have any ground rules for this great thread.
You make me laugh.
I might just post some farming pics for that one.
Rich
sensuous!
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Looks like the brick step is a modern 'improvement' also. LOL
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That's so simple, yet elegant."Put your creed in your deed." Emerson
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Thats one of my favorites from all the sets in Bangor .
Not sure whether it belongs here or in the On the Way thread...
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh's "House for an Art Lover" in Glasgow.
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Either thread would have been fine .
Very glad you posted this !!
Thanks
Macintosh was such a great designer. I could never get that flowery but he pulls it off.
Very Nice! Beats the heck out of the treated lumber steps in front of my place.
On the right side of the picture, the pink curved element under the curved lattice ... what is the material? Looks like swollen osb."Put your creed in your deed." Emerson
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That is a hand carved panel:
Thats pretty incredible !!
Walter,I'll post some more pics of the details on that house, when I get a chance. It is a nifty place.Cheers,Brian
There are a lot of us I'm sure that would love to see more from that exquisite exterior .
Thanks .
I have always been a fan of the way the two most basic building elements - a pot and a beam - have evolved into some of the most decorative and sublime architectural elements one can find
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Thats 4 days worth !!
I like all of them , especially the arched fan light .
Thanks for posting these .
Walter
Well, i'm fours days behind, and tried to keep it all the same element, with different examples of it.
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We did this for a very sweet lady with a very knocked out architect...http://www.tvwsolar.com
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That #1 curved beam under the double stair sure is an elegant design. The double stair seems superfluous but the symmetry is nice.
Interesting that they combined square and round columns at the same arch in pic capital-x-columns. Well, interesting to me anyway."Put your creed in your deed." Emerson
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I've seen that before. Struck me as odd also.
It is very common to see a round column in front of a square pilaster as in the first of these.This is one of my favorite houses here. The architect was Fred Savage who also has work in Bar Harbor and down on VinylHaven. There are five of his homes on this island. His signature trademark was to always use a gambrel someplace on the home. In this case, it enveloped the interior staircase space in the great room.
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That staircase is fabulous, by the way!Makes for a very inviting interior.'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Wow."Put your creed in your deed." Emerson
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Always liked ProDeck's Fire Pit:
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Rez,
That looks like a great place for an orgy !!
Yeah, all that setting's missing is Johnny Weissmuller and some Eli in a loincloth :)'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Somehow that sounds vaguely familiar !!
Looking forward to some treasures that you're apt to post in this thread .
Best , Walter
This is fascinating. Can I ask that when a piccture is posted, please include the city and state.
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"When asked if you can do something, tell'em "Why certainly I can", then get busy and find a way to do it." T. Roosevelt
Thats a reasonable request . Hope those who post here will oblige .
Moultonborough, NH. A turn of the century industrialist's summer home over looking lake Winnipesaukee. Including Tiffany windows.
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>>>A turn of the century industrialist's summer home over looking lake Winnipesaukee.Wow. Straight out of a Tolkien novel.
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Regarding the previous comment "Wow," the room looking west out over the grassed terrace area with that fence around it is described by the tour guides as the "Wow Room." As you pass through it to the doorway that looks out over the terraced area to the stunning view beyond makes the mind think "Wow!" During the mild weather, many a wedding takes place there, with chairs set up on the lawn for the guests, and the view around and past the couple exchanging vows is indeed breathtaking. My place is perhaps a half dozen miles west and down below by the lake. My view out the front door is nice, but nowhere as nice as in that picture.
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One of my daughters was married there. Catering was by The Shaker Table in Canterbury. There's a ballroom over the carriage house. Wonderful wedding spot.Beat it to fit / Paint it to match
I'm gonna embed that so it doesn't get passed up as I almost did.
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I like how the flower beds appear to be old broken columns from fortifications.
Quite a spot you've found there .
Whats the roofing on that Castle ??
Clay tile, something we don't see much of in New England.Beat it to fit / Paint it to match
Thanks , from the picture I wasn't sure exactly what it was .
Wow! Thanks for the memories. My older sister got married there close to 40 years ago and while I don't remember much of the architecture (I was 9), I do remember the place was awe-inspiring.
I grew up near there and went to school in Wolfeboro.
Including Tiffany windows.
FWIW, there are several large Tiffany window which can be seen from the inside, in the Moffat Library at Washingtonville, NY, a small town west of Newburgh in the Mid-Hudson Valley. The building ain't too shabby either. http://www.moffatlibrary.org/
Check out the history page under "About our Library" for more information.
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I'd have loved to work on that one. Something to keep from getting bored.
Is that what you are doing now?
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No, there's a link on that post to the thread from several years ago, just thought it might make an interesting repeat with those Japanese joinery techniques.
I'm in upstate right now in a race to button up before the weather turns.
Oops - looks like you need a bigger button
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Very nice . Where is it located ??
New Gloucester, Maine. It's the old library, now the town meeting house.Beat it to fit / Paint it to match
Filigree fireplace mantle.
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Spy dormer in Palo Alto...
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the top right and left of that pic look like med school p or n.
Saw some beautiful carved stone on a beat up house in the Delray section of Detroit Thursday. Should of had the camera. Dang!
Mike
I took a walk around town today and snapped some pictures. I will post one or two buildings a day.
My understanding is this house came out of a catalog and was nicely embellished by one of Alameda's popular builders. Next pic is a close up of a little of everything.
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Great example of the type and period. How about a little local history to go with your photos.
That house is a photograghers favorite, it has made the phonebook cover a few times. I believe it was built for a relative of the builder in the 1890's. Mike
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Wow.
Mike ,
Thank you for taking time to photograph that house !
Thats the kind of details I was hoping folks would post when I put up my first pictures .
You and Steve are in areas where these features are more apt to be seen .
Thanks again , Walter
Walter,I took a stroll on Friday, but the phone camera wasn't the right tool for the job. Spotted a few fun features that I'll go back out for, hopefully today.How was the photographing in Bangor?Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve ,
On Friday I was lax in getting the camera fired up .
I had a chimney to reflash prior to our big rainy Sat . that was coming , so I kept my head down to complete that job instead .
I'm a little jealous of you and Mike having so many incredible features to choose from !!
Since I started this one it's time for me to shape up and start snapping on Monday .
Hope the family is doing great .
Best , Walter
Here is an old photo of my shop in it's hey day as a ballroom:
As much as you enjoy that space, it seems such a shame that places like that have been neglected and turned into other things.
The kids these days going to "clubs" are completely clueless as to what they missed by a couple of generations.
"When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking." — Sherlock Holmes, 1896
I agree. The old dance hall here had great, live, big band jazz (and other live acts) 6 nights a week. How can you beat that?
you can't.
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There's a tough act to follow in there now !!
Thanks Walter, but I'm not sure I can out do acts like this one from Chicago that performed here:
>>>Here is an old photo of my shop in it's hey day as a ballroomThat's pretty cool. How long ago?How about a before/after comparison pic?Scott.
That was in about 1935. Looked cool back then... now it is a mess. I just tore out the 7 cramped apartments that had been stuffed in there, to use it as my shop space. I would be nice to restore it... if money were no object.
>>>now it is a mess.Sheesh, if that's a mess I'd like to see it tidy. I'd say it's a pretty well organized shop. The high arched ceiling is great. One of the nicest shops I've seen.Scott.
That place is my kind of house.
mike
What a fun house.
Rich
My photo skills are not up to par, so bear with me.
I also enjoy commercial or institutional details. The first is an entry to a medical office, the second is one of the windows to the Masonic Temple.
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Alameda Masonic Temple
Year of Construction: 1890
Architect: Charles Mau
Architectural Style: High Victorian Gothic
EDIT: apparantly this is the second Masonic Temple, built in the 20's. The oiginal is still standing on the corner, I will try and take a picture soon, I did not realize they were two different buildings
Mike
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Great shots of the Victorian home, Mike! I think Alameda is in the Bay Area? There is so much to learn from historic homes. Walking around with a camera is like doing an independent study in gradschool. The more time you spend, and the closer you look...I was in Pittsburg last year for a Roadshow and took these pictures of an Italianate door surround. From a distance it looked pretty elaborate and difficult to duplicate, but up close, you can see how the whole thing was pulled off. Too many people say "They don't build them like they used to," thinking that everything built before 1900 was built well. Not always true. I like the way the carpenter used the cove molding--each piece cut and fit individually, rather than milled on to the edges and coped were the lozenge in the center of the pilasters meets the panel stiles. Pretty easy to duplicate if you have an acute angle fence on your miter saw.I also like the way they built up the plinth detail--too bad they didn't use some flashing and protect the interior from moisture.Please explain how it is that some of the photos on this thread are attachments and some are pasted into the thread?
Gary
Gary
You can embed a photo to the thread by doing a preview of your thread before posting.
Open the attachment, right click and copy.
Then go back, to revise and paste (control V) your picture below the text.
Or you can upload your pictures to a photo website ( I use Picasa Web Albums) then right click copy, and paste (CRTL V) as you write your text.
The Picasa method is much faster. As I am doing in the SD Pheasant Hunting thread.
Rich
Very cool! Thank you! Then I can probably copy the photos right from Photoshop or anywhere and paste them as I write the post. Great!
gary
Gary
I cannot copy from Picasa (on my computer) directly.
The pics have to be resized and whatever they do to photos to put them on a website.
I copy off of the Picasa Web albums.
Even for a picture it is faster than the attachement procedure.
With Windows Mail I could probably email them to myself and then C&P. I have not tried it. I was concerned about small size.
I'm kind of tech-tared
Rich
Do you know if that will work with Firefox?
Mute
I use IE.
I have no experience with firefox.
It is working 1/2 of the time in another thread.
Rich
Very nice, I really like the old masonry buildings, the other Masons Hall I refered to is brick, I''ll try to post it soon. Mike
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I have a few hundred photos of entries from trip to Ireland a few years ago. I spend a few hours one evening walking in the rain with a camera marveling at details and proportions.
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I remember you posting them, the darkness and wet weather seem to enhance the pictures.
Here is an arched second floor roofline to accomodate some nice scrollwork.
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I think that gutter is more impressive than the scroll work!
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Here is some metal work (I think) on the Mason's Hall. Looking at the pictures (I took them yesterday) those caps almost look like cast iron.
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this is the best thread we've ever had, next ..
That is some nice metal work.
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is that f'nn AL gutter?!?!
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Hey, I wasn't photograghing the gutter. I guess I better go take a closer look. Mike
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is that f'nn AL gutter?!?!
LOL...you've got the eyes of a building inspector.
Mike ,
You've been putting up some killer pictures here !!
Heres one of my favorite brick buildings in Bangor , Me .
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That is nice dentil and relief detailing on that. Which building is it?
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The building that houses the Greyhound terminal on Main St . Across from the Bangor House .
ThanksAfter living around here where there are so many fine examples of grand architecture like you've been highlighting, my memory contrasts those to some small towns in the west that expanded rapidly in the seventies from energy exploration at the same time that cash was tight overall for this country, similar to now, and how they look more like gulags with mobile homes and steel buildings, all boring flat square boxes, totally devoid of any interest for the eye. Don't know if you've been out west to some of those laces, but it can be a real shocker.
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Moving from Montreal to Calgary the difference is striking. An old building here is 50 years old. Lots of cookie cutter houses. They keep tearing down older buildings downtown and putting in glass boxes.As one editorialist put it, we'll never have any two hundred year old buildings if they keep tearing down all the 100 year old buildings.There are some interesting stone buildings. Apparently there was a big fire around the turn of the century and it was mandated all building be stone.
I have always liked the houses with matching gables. Here is a good example. This one may be worthy of some close ups.
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Very nice, a lost art. I am doing a 2 story school right now that is getting a brick facade, nothing like that, but it has some nice details. I will post some pictures of it when they finish an elevation.
I am going to try and keep my picture posts to one a day and keep this thing going. I have some nice ones coming up. Mike
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Mike ,
I had planned on doing 1 per day as well to keep this thread active .
Thanks for all the great ones so far and looking forward to more .
Walter
Walter,
I hope 3 photos don't count against my limit of 1 per day. I'll argue that I'm within the spirit of the law, since all 3 are from the same house :)
The house is on my running route here in Alexandria, VA. I'm a sucker for stone, and this one has a turret on the front, too. But it was the diamond muntined windows (photo 1) that made me stop for a photo. And then I saw the door (photo 2), and it wasn't until looking through the lens that I saw the carving at the head (photo 3).
Wonder what other treasures this place has in store?
Best,
Steve
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That is a beautiful doorway. It must be pretty well protected to have survived in such good condition. Mike
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Funny thing is, I don't think it has much in the way of shelter. It faces W-SW and there's not an overhang that I recall.Maybe the tree in front provides just enough protection?Certainly been enjoying your views from Alameda!'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Love stonework. This has to be one of my favorite from this thread
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I'll take a full shot of it for you on my next walk up that way. Probably tomorrow if the weather holds.'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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I really didn't forget about additional shots of this house for you! The turret window in the first one is open, and the second photo has it closed. If you'd like a more detailed shot, I can send one to you. Didn't want to embed that.
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This post opened very slow. Is Piffin going to chew you out for a large file?
I hope not! They are all the same file size, roughly, though the first one is a bit bigger. I suppose due to all the color variations in there.'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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with a thread like this, I know the multiple downloads from embedded photos will be hard on me, so I save it for when I am on high speed, so no problems
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No prob on delay, I just getting back in this threadLove that stone!
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Wonder why the small transom windows have squares, and the main windoess have diamonds."Put your creed in your deed." Emerson
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Thanks perfesser, now what's the answer?"Put your creed in your deed." Emerson
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I was reviewing plans for an addition on site with an archy and the client once. Started asking Qs like do you want this kind of casing or would a X be better for this style house. Shall we match that door with the new one? how do you want to deal with this transition where ther will be a 2" elevation variance from the old....all things he had not even considered yet after spending all the time designing, and I had just walked onto the job an hour earlier.He said, "You have a remarkable eye for detail!" and turned to the client to indicate I was his first choice for a contractor.They went with the lowest bid though, and ended up paying more.
c'est la vie
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Puuleeze don't get me started on stories about how clueless architects are...ROFLMAO.
Thats the most interestingly detailed house I've ever seen.
are those curved glass windows??
A few from me for today .
These are on the campus of the old Bangor Theological Seminary ,recently purchased by the local Masonic Order .
The tower is on the old Chapel building , and the brickwork examples are from the gymnasium building .
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That tower looks straight out of Florence ('cept for the color) and I love the stepped brick archway.... I wonder how many of those cool details were drawn out by archies and how many were just figured out by clever craftsmen?
Mike ,
I should be able to find out about those buildings from the Masons .
Do you remember when their original building burned 5 or 6 years ago during the Winter , and pictures ran of it heavily coated with ice ??
I've got a large project for Spring on this set of buildings .
Walter
Do you remember when their original building burned 5 or 6 years ago during the Winter , and pictures ran of it heavily coated with ice ??
Sounds vaguely familiar... do you have any pictures of that?
Last spring I went to a green building/restoration conference at the Masonic temple in Portland. It was the first time it had ever been opened to the public. Felt kind of strange to be in there. Beautiful building, but unfortunately they requested no photos....
Mike ,
I think this link will work .
Walter
http://gallery.pictopia.com/bangordn/gallery/48771/photo/8391383/?o=0
Wow, somehow I think I missed that story, or maybe just heard about it. I like this picture:
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Kevin Bennett who took that picture must have been in the 4 story building across the street to get that shot !
This group hasn't had a permanent home until they purchased this part of the Seminary .
Looks like a scene from Batman.
Some of the saddest, emptiest people I have known are those who were raised to believe that they were above others. Even when among their peer group, they're not really happy because the bond which they share is easily broken, due to it's illusionary nature.
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Walter,
You Mainahs certainly have some nice craftsmen! I'm digging that tower and agree with Mike, it could have stepped out of Florence.
Finally got my shots off the camera from yesterday's stroll around the neighborhood.
This particular street has several examples of exterior dentil moulding like this, and I think it makes the pediment look quite nice.
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The hexagonal windows flanking the door were the drawing card here. Not sure if the Chinese railing motif works with the rest of the ensemble.
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This one's here only because it reminded me of the fanlite in your house
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Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve ,
All very nice shots ! Love that gable with dentil work .
Heres another I took today while on the BTS campus .
Best , Walter
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Walter,Neat. I like it.What's at the top of the Palladian effect there? Can't tell if it's a uniform pattern, or something scattered like the universe.Saw a great copper bay window today. Didn't have the right camera with me, but I'll be back in Old Town for lunch in the next few days. Also some curious roof finials.Best,
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Steve ,
When I'm near there today I'll look more closely . To tell you the truth I've never noticed that until you pointed it out !
Love to see some nicely done copper finials when you're down there next time .
Best , Walter
Walter,I've recently found that I've been passing right on by items like that door with the carving, and never noticed until I took a photo of it.And I'll thank you for starting this thread. It's forced me to have more of an eye for detail as I look at these homes and buildings. Brings me back to Aldous Huxley and the Doors of Perception. But without the mescaline :)Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve ,
Was it you who was going to take some copper finial pics ?
Heres a couple from the same house just up from the Kings !
Best regards , Walter
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Hi Walter,Yes, sort of. There's a copper bay that I have in mind to photograph, but the finials are wood, I believe. Just saw them the other day as I was driving by, so I'm not sure.Been raining here yesterday and today. Calling for sunny days all week, though, so I should have some good occasions to shoot.Hope you had a great Halloween!Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Here is a unique little bungalow in our town that I always call the treble clef house. I wonder what the story is behind it's design.
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Well, that IS interesting, isn't it! Be a great house for Sphere or the Douds.Hope the photos mean you are feeling better and are allowed back at the family computer.'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Getting better, strong virus hit me like a truck. No fever so I don't think it was the swine. Mike
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Here is one I shot on a whim the other day.
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I was able to blow it up pretty clearly, I hope it is not to big for everyone.
What type of metal do you think this would be made of?
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Judging from the rust stains on the asphalt shingles -- I'd guess it was iron .
Here is one of our civic buildings. I have to confess that I do not know enough about stonework to tell if this is real or faux cement/plasterwork.
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A closer view, notice the nice vaults in the background. I will attach a couple more close ups, is it real?
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Mike ,
I think it's a cast product , but not sure of that .
Hope you're feeling better . Thanks for keeping this bumped up !
Walter
I would suspect this poor fellow is cast also. One of many urns that adorn Alameda High School (1926)
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Mike
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Here are a few shingled examples...
This one has pretty unique details.
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Here is one just recently redone. Nice job.
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This house was kind of unusual. Indented Gables?
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Close up of smaller gable with window,
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Mike
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Not the best picture, but here is a Queen Anne with lots of details
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Here is a nice window over an entry.
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An atempted close up of the eagle;
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Mike ,
You're finding some really neat items to post here of late .It is much appreciated that you and others are taking time to snap and share some unusual features .
Best regards , Walter
YES INDEEDI had to wait to get back to this thread when I had time and a hs connection.It is a worthy thread
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I second Walter's post. Thanks Mike!
I look forward to coming here everyday. I've put up a few and planning on posting more.
Runnerguy
You've gotten the swing of embedding I see !!
Was just appreciating looking at your barn build in the cupola thread .
Walter
Yes! Now that I've gotten the embedding down I'm going to be a very dangerous poster!
Runnerguy
We're looking forward to it !!
Walter
Here is downtown building that my SIL owns.
It came up on auction and she bought it when they couldn't get a bid.
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She hired us to restore the front of the building.
We used paint stripper and a power washer to clean up the brick.
Then we rebuild the window where necessary and painted the window frames and sashes, and painted the trim over the windows.
The trim over the windows and the top is all metal.
Here is what it looked like as we were working on it.
This was about 4-5 years ago before I was taking pics of work. SIL took these pics.
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Rich
Rich,
Thats a wonderful facelift you gave to that most attractive brick building !!
Did you pick out the new camera that you were thinking of getting ??
Thanks for this gem today .
Best , Walter
Walter
Yes, I bought the Canon SX120.
I posted a couple of pics at Boss Hog's farming thread.
I have been to busy to post much.
I also used the camera at the Rot, No Vapor Barrier thread.
I was in the middle of that, using DD's camera, when I said what the heck go to Wal-Mart and buy the Canon.
I have been meaning to go back to the Camera thread and update.
Right now I am in the hospital staying overnight with Tim, he has the H1N1 virus.
We were scheduled to see the Iowa/Northwestern game on Sat (big event for Tim) but we had to cancel. Iowa ticket office refunded our money and resold the tickets. They sell out every game in the late season.
Rich
Methodist church, Harrisonburg Va. The stone was a much darker red than what shows in the pictures.
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Staircase of an 1811 B&B in near Churchville Va
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Eddie
My stair case. Built between 1890 and 1900.
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Does that light on the newel have it's original glass?
The reason I ask is because I think it would look better if it was the same size and shape of the circles in the wood.
I'm not sure, but I bet the original was.
The circles in the woodwork look like a globe with a bulb inside of them. "There are three kinds of men: The one that learns by reading, the few who learn by observation and the rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves."Will Rogers
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I have no idea if it is orginal or not.
I suspect that the house was built before electricity was common.
The ceiling was very dirty. We believe it was kerosene soot on the ceiling.
Other buildings in town were set up with gas lights.
The overhead light in the front entry was not original. It was an ugly fixture with hanging glass pieces.
The living room lights have a patent date of 1921, and yet the house is 20-30 years older thatn that.
I believe the front porch was added in the 1920s.
The original owner died in 1921 or 22.
Rich
So there probably wasn't a light there at all. That makes sense."There are three kinds of men: The one that learns by reading, the few who learn by observation and the rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves."Will Rogers
Such a wealth of detail to admire every day!How do you manage to get upstairs to bed without getting distracted?
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We take it for granted.
The stair project involved removing the plaster from the walls of the front entry, up the stairs and part of the upstairs hallway. (I should have removed all the plaster on the hallway). We also removed the ceiling plaster in the front entry.
The ceiling of the upstairs and hallway we just covered with SR.
The landing area of the stairs had plaster that was bulging out about 4" and only the ugly wall paper held in from falling down. we lived with that for about 10-12 years.
Then we stripped the staircase and all the woodwork in the affected area, (entry, stairs, upstairs doors and trim) including the floors. it took us about 18 months.
My boys were about 12 and 15 at the time. The got roped into some of the stripping. The finish came off very easy, but the cracks and crevices involved alot of dental picks and toothbrushes.
Ususally they stripped it and then I redid it. And then I redid it again. Anyway they know every detail better than they want to.
The living room we did in Feb and March of 07. We didn't have any work and Levi and I got it done in about 6 weeks. He worked 9 hour days and I usually worked until about 9 PM.
It's a fun house to show off. The dining room is my daughter's bedroom. It is off limits to guests. Ugly wallpaper, and I still have plywood on the ceiling to hold up falling plaster.
DD has had plaster fall on her bed twice in different rooms. LOL
Rich
I have been doing some tuckpointing on a 1893 Lutheran School. Water damaged brick from leaking copper gutters similar to one of the pictures you showed.
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Dallas ,
Thats a wonderful old building with some issues no doubt !!
Thanks for adding some pics to this thread too !!
Where is that located ?
WAlter
Chuck ,
Thanks for your e mail this morning .
I knew you were probably following along !
Sorry you're not able to post pictures at this time .
Heres one of the Town Office in Blue Hill ,Me. taken just after sunrise this morning . Notice the shadow of the flag on the left of the entrance .
Thanks again , Walter
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Walter,Great shot of the arched pediment. I wonder if the vent(s) was added to keep the paint from peeling from the raised panels. Once again, thank you for starting this epic thread.Here are some steps and balustrade I built years ago on a pre constitution house in Lewes DE. I posted these steps earlier in Small Addition. The second pic is of the home I built the stairs. 2 Doors down was a home that was owned by one of the signers, George Read.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck ,
Wow - thats a really interesting ballustrade !!
Thanks for putting that and the exterior shot of that early home .
I never noticed the vents you spoke of until I went back to look . Good eyes you've got there !
Best regards , Walter
Walter,
That's a beautiful shot for many reasons. Nice interplay with the light.
Here are two from Old Town Alexandria from today. The first is the copper bay that I was talking about. The second, some finials, that are curiously reversed from house to house. Either that or the sphere fell off the front of one and the rear of the other. Not the best shots, as they were truly drive bys.
Best,
Steve
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Steve,
That first picture has so many details for the eye ! Those arches with the relief above them are great , as is the bay and ballustrade .
That is odd that " spheres " from both opposite ends are missing ! Better call Grant .
Best , Walter
Walter,It certainly does, doesn't it. That's been a favorite house of mine for awhile. Just realized when looking at the photo that it has 2 windows/arches on the first floor, 3 on the second, and 4 on the top. Kind of a neat pattern.Noticed that it's for sale, too. Interior shots are here: http://tiny.cc/PkpMzBest,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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I hope to undertake learning how to spin copper spheres and half spheres on the slow days this winter.
I saw the finials that Grant gets made, and wonder if I can't make them "in house" so to speak.
clean solder joints is a must..
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I saw the finials that Grant gets made,
I just bought one for time savings and to compare quaility. I've made the rest. copper p0rn
I hear grumblings that bigger may be wanted at MacAtee.
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LaPorte,In Laporte County There are many old homes and mansions in LaPorte County. I remember chauffeur driven limos around when I was a kid. Rumely of Rumely Tractor and Barker did rail cars I believe. Barker Mansion is a museum now and I think would come up on google. Dallas
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Thanks Dallas , hope you'll find the time to post some more of that County's treasures .
Walter
I hope to. I started carrying my camera again because of this thread. Thanks for it.http://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
Dallas ,
I'm glad we'll get to see more of the buildings you appreciate all the time !!
Thanks again .
Walter
Dallas ,
Heres a painted lady from Bangor , Me.
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Very good. I wonder why the siding is not on in that section.http://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
This is the Lutheran Church acrossed the street from the school. 1836
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That is some impending entry!
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It is and the side entry has some nice detail too.. The limestone is wore down 1 1/2" where all those kids had gone in and out.http://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
Meant to mention this the other day. Don't know if anyone reads the 'Streetscapes' column in the New York Times, but it's worth a look if you like architectural history.http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/classifieds/realestate/columns/streetscapes/index.html?scp=1-spot&sq=streetscapes&st=cse'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Yes they are. I would hate to have pay for a repalcement pane.
I am going to take more window pictures soon, lots of stined glass in Alameda. Mike
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These ceilings in Center City Philadelphia were raised both to accommodate the fixtures and for their detail to the rest of the room. The entire apt is adorned with rare Art Deco pieces including these fixtures. I also installed the decorative plasterwork.
you can't be serious about the size....
OUCH!!!!!
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That size works perfect on my 50" monitor. Keep em coming.You get out of life what you put into it......minus taxes.
Marv
not at that size....
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Here y'all go -- smaller file sizes:Mike HennessyPittsburgh, PAEverything fits, until you put glue on it.
Oops! Hey, thanks Mike.
This coving looks pretty unique. Is it installed in pieces?
I did a short stint installing Italian plaster molding that I really enjoyed. I have been toying around with making decorative pieces of picture mold about 2 feet long out of ceramic to make a plaster mold with it. I don't have anything worthy of posting yet, but i hope to be able to do something like McDesigns wife eventually.
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Yeah, these were 4' pieces. I did not cast these as it would have taken a crew and a huge shop to do something this large in a timely way. The challenge of something this large was the layout and then the blending & sculpting of each corner and joint. Each piece was supposed to be the same with the same pattern repeat, but there were subtle differences in each one.
Castings are much harder to blend depending on the design, as opposed to runnings in place. But running plaster has it's own challenges.
thanks...
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Jercarp, those images are pretty big--do you have a program like Irfanview to resize them?
Thanks to Steve ,Paul ,Mike ,Jer, Brian and everyone !!
This is a treat to see such wonderful examples of fine detailing to inspire us to do more than expected of us .
Hoping to hear today about the bracketed house I asked Brian about . ,
You are disqualified for overlimit photo size young man.Park it right there and wait for the mounties.
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He's got to be straight
We don't want a bent one
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From a big brass cup
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Steve ,
I also got a thrill from yesterdays shots you put up .
Forgot my camera also yesterday , so here are a few of the granite work from the Buck Library in Bucksport -- just down the mighty Penobscot a ways .
I should hear today from the Trustees on being awarded a roof repair job there .
These pieces are some of the nicest granite work in our area .
Best , Walter
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Walter,Well perhaps the camera gods were angry yesterday. Mine doesn't want to serve up the shots I took yesterday, either. Easy enough to re-shoot, especially since I've promised Piffin a scene of that house's front.Very nice and interesting granite work there! A curious blend of Corinthian and Asian style on that column. Is there a story there?Best of luck on the decision today. Hope that turns out in your favor.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve ,
I'm not sure about the different influences on the spire -- didn't even really recognize that fact !!
I'll goggle Jacob Buck sometime and try to find out more backround on that great building .
I thought Grant would get a kick out of the granite gutter . Fabrication isn't bad , but shipping's a bi*** !!
Looking forward to your later postings if you get the tech working properly .
Walter
I thought Grant would get a kick out of the granite gutter .
I've re-lined a couple of those. One was 5 stories up. I'll see if I can find any pics.copper p0rn
I'd love to seeyou some if they turn up!
Steve, I wonder if it's Asian influence, or Washington Monument influence. Time period for both is about the same, and IIRC, Maine granite was used for the part of the Washington Monument. Certainly does look like a pagoda, though....
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I've been following this thread since it began - it's been a good read. I finally had a chance to take a walk the other day and take a few shots around town (Eureka, CA).
These first shots are of the Carter House, built around 1980. It's a replica of a house originally built in 1884-85 in San Francisco and later destroyed in the 1906 earthquake.
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This pair of shots show the Carson Mansion, built in the mid-1880's for William Carson, a local lumberman.
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Across the street is the Pink Lady, which was a wedding gift from William Carson to his son. It was designed by the same San Francisco architects as the Carson Mansion, and was built in 1889.
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There's something particularly lovely about NorCal architecture. Thanks for sharing the photos.I was about to ask if the Carson Mansion belonged to Johnny :)'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Who knows, maybe he visited it. It's been a private club since 1950.
I wish I could post some photos of the inside, but cameras aren't allowed.
Fantabulous !!
Thanks for the Victorian eye candy . Love the turret roof designs .
Unfortunately, that's about the only decent roof detail of anything I posted. I was especially leery of posting the picture of what looks like a 20 year comp roof on the Carter House.
Another great painted lady in Ferndale, CA
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Ferndale has great Victorian architecture, too. When I have a chance, I'll try to get more from the area, especially some of the later, craftsman influenced stuff.
Most awesomely cool.But the former painter in me shudders when I think of a place like that. It would either require a serious time commitment or a serious budgetary commitment to keep it tuned up like that (let alone all the interior details that need modernizing).Clearly the current owners have one or the other. It's great to see old buildings get treated with such respect and attention.Scott.
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Excellent posts. My memory seems to be that you have a fine old house yourself.
I am currently down sick and the family computer is off limits, I will get some posts up later in the week. Mike
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Wow! This is turning into an almost daily feast for the eyes. All neat stuff. Thanks!
Runnerguy
I'm loving it seeing all the great buildings from around this great land !!
Feel free to add to the entries if you choose >
Walter
Yes. I've already done one (lighthouse newel post in my own house) and have another coming up but can't figure out how to do the embedded photo thingy so I gues it'll have to be the "click" variety.
Runnerguy
I really liked your newel post picture .
Embedding isn't too tough once you learn the proper sequence .
Search for a thread that gives the steps if you have time .
Thanks again , Walter
Just went back and fiddled with my newel past entry (message #144) and got it to go. You're right, easy. Thanks.
Runnerguy
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can't figure out how to do the embedded photo thingy so I gues it'll have to be the "click" variety
here is a link
http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=98679.4
Rich
Rich ,
I think he's already mastered it . Look at the cupola design thread for pics of his barn -- embedded .
Walter
Morning Walter,
I've got a new addition to the thread, and this one comes with a story.
Received a card from my parents yesterday, with a photo enclosed, and the question 'do you recognize this?'
Well, of course I did! It was a stained glass window that was situated on the stair landing of my great grandparents' house outside of Philly. I've always loved the house, which had as I recall, some interesting Craftsman touches, like the staircase and some wonderful built-ins in the library. But the window held all sorts of fascinating creatures to the mind of a four year old kid, and it was my favorite part of the house.
My mom took some photos while on a trip up there recently, and told me that she has a stained glass artisan that's going to recreate it for me. How neat is that?
So, I'll get back to the Washington DC area architectural features soon enough, but for today, here's the original window.
Thanks for the birthday wishes, by the way!
Best,
Steve
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Steve,
Thats a really classy looking window !!
A MM and a stained glass window -- now thats a birthday to remember !
Hope the hangover isn't too severe today .
Best , Walter
There isn't anything real special about this home. It is the oldest home in downtown Michigan City In. 1836 The cast iron stand standing on the front porch is the mailbox.
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Dallas ,
Thats still a great brick home of 175 years of age . Thats a great fence too .
I wonder if the Italianate brackets were added later ?
Thanks for taking time to post it .
Walter
They may have been. The guy that lives there is on the historical board and he can be a pain sometimes.http://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
Walter
Here is a picture of my turret. All curved soffits on the house.
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Rich
Rich ,
I've always marveled at what a tremendous home you have there .
It's really a feast for the eye -- all the detailing both inside and out .
Thanks , Walter
Walter,
I fear I shall never live up to the standards of Rich and Mike here, at least until I get back into DC for some photos.
Still, there are two houses near me that I've always thought you'd like. Slate, with some stone accents, and neat rough hewn siding.
Didn't notice the pattern of the door grooves until I was looking at the photos. Makes for a nice look that's a bit out of the ordinary.
Best,
Steve
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Steve ,
You've taken some great shots and posted here and in your tour thread from back along . we're all adding to it when time allows .
That place has some funky detailing with that rustic clapboard -- doesn't seem to fit the overall scheme I don't think .
Love that roof though !
Best , Walter
Walter
I am still in the hospital in Sheldon with Tim. He is pretty normal, a little whezzy. He is on prong O2 and he can't keep his O2 sats up without the O2.
He will get out of the hospital as soon as he can keep his sats up without O2.
I loaded some pics on the Web bdfore comingso that I could do some posting on this thread.
Here is a couple of pics of the Living room. You may have seen them before, but my options are pretty limited here.
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Here is what it looked like before clean up.
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The ceiling above the bay window.
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Rich
Rich ,
Lets all hope Tim is fine real soon !
Thanks for posting so many when you're in this situation .
Like Grant and others have said -- thats a really special home you live in .
Best , Walter
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There are three of these homes on this block. I worked on the one not in the picture.
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Thanks Dallas ,
I like the look and feel of those old shotgun houses -- a real throwback to the old days .
Here are a couple from one of the Historic districts in Bangor , Me .
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The second home there. On the upper roof. Is that a built in gutter with some cast iron brackets sitting on top?
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Dallas ,
Yes thats exactly it . The cast iron pieces are acting as snow retention in addition to the aesthetics .
Walter
Walter
I'm just sitting around watching movies on one TV and football on the other. waiting for Tim's lungs to clear up.
thats a really special home you live in
The house was run down and on the market for 2 years because no one else was stupid enough to buy a project.
The turret was missing whole sections of shingles (wood)
Main roof was in bad shape( you could see the sheathing boards)
The plumbing was so bad I would turn on the hot water and go watch TV for 20 minutes waiting for the tub to fill.
Water would freeze in the laundry room.
We did one section of roof and painted one side of the house per year. It took us about 5 years to get the exterior roofed and painted.
Most of the interior had to wait. We did the LR in 07 because we were out of work in Feb and Mar.
Rich
Hey Rich -
You have any closeups of the cornice? I'm fascinated by that detail. Really sets your house apart. copper p0rn
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Here is all I have without taking more pics.
I'm sorry but the quality is not good. These pics are a couple of years old. My old camera, near sunset and the focus wasn't great.
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Rich -
Thanks. What a great house. Hope Tim recoups soon. Best wishes.copper p0rn
good place for azec on the curved soffit, eh?;)
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Heat gun would probably do it, but they make a heat blanket for that. My electrician has one for larger emt conduit.
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Piffin
Think abougt it. It was all T&G on the turret soffit.
Bent for the profile, but the lower radius is smaller than the upper radius. Every piece had to be tapered, then cut the T&G, then bent to the profile.
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I knew it was custom wood work, just joking about azec, thinking somebody would say to go cut my tongue out for saying such a thing.Though that IS how I'd do it today
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BTW, I saw in this thread refs to tim- don't know what is up and who it is, but my prayers for the situation.
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This is Tim.
http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=96278.1
Tim is in the hospital again, and I am leaving in a few minutes to take over for DW.
He has a cold/flu thing going on. Not H1N1 we found out. They assumed it was at 1st.
He is fine, just about normal but we just can't get his O2 sats to stay up with out the prong O2.
He has to be able to keep his O2 sats up on his own in order to get out.
So I'll go up and watch football and movies for the weekend and sleep in the other bed.
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Sorry to hear. I read just first 20 and last 20 of that thread to get the gist. My youngest brother had a severe handicap until he died at age 12. We kept him home until about age 8 when it got to be too much to do the care.
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Sorry to hear
Thanks, but Tim is a joy to have around.
We are watching tne Iowa /Ohio State Game right now, Tim really gets into football.
Special needs people are more fun to watch football with because they are not afraid to show emotion. Very child like, very fun.
Rich
Rich,
Between your lovely house and that sunset photo, you'd make me think that LeMars is one dandy town in which to reside!
Here are a few more from my walk yesterday. A nice stone arch to a side garden, and a shot of a house that I like to call 'Burns Manor' (since I can always picture C. Montgomery living there). I found the dormer with the arched casements to be intriguing. Not something that I get to see everyday, anyway.
Best,
Steve
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Fat Roman
You are too kind.
You live in the midst of some beautiful homes. I always enjoy your pics.
Mike Wells, CEO of Wells Blue Bunny, says about LeMars, "It has most everything you need, and nothing is more than 5 minutes away"
It's more like 10 minutes.
What I like is that I don't lock my doors, I can always find the keys to my van, they are right where the belong, in the ignition.
When I think I know everybody in town then I meet someone new to me that just lives a few blocks away.
By and large I work for repeat customers or people I know at one level or another.
But when I get to Kansas City or Minneapolis then I realize we really live in the sticks.
We were putting purlins on an old barn yesterday and I found myself just sitting down and enjoying looking over the fields. I love to work in the country in the fall, or spring, or summer. Here are some pics.
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Rich
Thanks Rich. But since making that post someone gave me that link. Used the info there to post the Darth Vadar architectural feature here and to post to the cupola thread.
But thanks again!
Runnerguy
What does the National Cathedral in DC and Darth Vadar have in common?
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM3AG2_Darth_Vader_Grotesques_National_Cathedral
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Darth Vader aside, is all that stone carving as much work as I imagine it to be? I know nothing about stone work, but it sure looks like a time-consuming proposiion.
Heres a classy -- when built -- entrance to a brick home on Broadway in Bangor , Me .
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I don't have any detail pictures of this building. It is the Laporte County Courthouse located in LaPorte,In. There are carved animals in some of the stone.
They put a new slate roof on early 80's. They ran beams through the clock tower and built scaffold on them.
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Dallas,
Thats a really nice looking building . I especially like the tower with all it's detailing .
Thanks for sharing these buildings with us .
Best , Walter
>>"It is the Laporte County Courthouse located in LaPorte,In."That building is almost a replica of the courthouse in Warren Ohio, although a few details are different. The central "clock tower" in Warren is different, and the stone is not a reddish color.Other than that, they're the same?
I won't be laughing at the lies when I'm gone,
And I can't question how or when or why when I'm gone;
I can't live proud enough to die when I'm gone,
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here. (Phil Ochs)
I imagine there are plenty of this type court house all over the midwest.http://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
This is the Barker Mansion in downtown Michigan City, In. He made his fortune building rail cars. House was originally built in 1850 and had major renovation in 1890's.
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That looks like "Cape Dutch" Architecture. Not a very common form, but I like it.Cheers,Bass
They call this house Jacobean Architecture. Not sure how accurate that is.
Very much like Cape Dutch to me. Dallashttp://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
Funny little dormers, huh?
Dallas ,
You're showing us some great buildings !
That place is huge -- an acre of copper roofing out back .
Best , Walter
The city hall in Minneapolis. Somewhat larger, but still in a similar style:http://www.phototour.minneapolis.mn.us/pics/1621.jpg
That place is huge. Tax dollars at work.http://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
"Groundbreaking took place in 1889, and the cornerstone was laid (a story off the ground) in 1891. Construction did not officially end until 1909, although the structural exterior was essentially complete by the end of 1895. The county began moving in to its side (4th Ave.) shortly after that, although the city (3rd Ave.) side was not fully occupied until 1906. Cost was about $3,554,000."That was a ton of money in 1906. The clock faces are larger than those on Big Ben in London.
Hey Walter,
I love all the old world details.
Here is the back stairs on the job we are coppering up.
Lots o' cast stone here.
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That was at 4:30 this afternoon or so, they have to get the hand rail parts on TONITE and then clean the excess mud yet before they can leave. Other wise they can or will, knock the balusters loose setting the cap rail parts and have to start over.
They had it all started yesterday, but there seems to have been a FUBAR some where, so they had to RE-lay it all today...
Gotta love them days, working for free...NOT.
I spent a good hour or so working on fixing the boom lift, didn't get a lot done either. If you recall, I am following that stone work on the dormers, and believe me, I am like a blind hemophiliac in a razor blade factory working around that stuff with the lift.
First spits of sneet today ( sleet and snow) , I guess the fun of summer is gone for good.
Stay warm.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
Repairs, Remodeling, Restorations
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Duane ,
I know you guys are doing a great job with the copper work on that home --- but I find it awfully gaudy for my liking .
I appreciate seeing more pictures though of the total project .
Hopefully you'll keep adding to the other thread as the rest of the copper unfolds .
Best , Walter
Gawdy is a great word for it, as is Pretentious.
I'll have more pics shortly, I'm back on the shady side and w/out a flash, the pics don't show much.
Stay tuned.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
Repairs, Remodeling, Restorations
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A copious display of conspicuous consumption :)
>>".....is all that stone carving as much work as I imagine it to be?"In 1999, my former employer sent me to Germany for some sort of boondoggle.While tterehere, I toured a number of surviving midieval towns, and probably a dozen churches or so. The cathedral in Rothemburg (sp?) was almost done with the restoration work that they were doing to get the building ready for the turn or the millenium.The cathedral was a big, stone, gothic building, with at least as many carvings as the national cathedral in D.C.And to get it ready for the millenium celebration, the congregation had the good sense to start shortly after 1900. From then till 1999, they had a full-time staff of at least 8, as many as twelve, stone carvers -- including at least a couple of apprentices at any given time.So to answer your question about the amount of work........No, it's probably more than you might imagine, way more.
I won't be laughing at the lies when I'm gone,
And I can't question how or when or why when I'm gone;
I can't live proud enough to die when I'm gone,
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here. (Phil Ochs)
This is a home that was in real bad shape 2 years ago. The people that bought it have been slowly bringing it back. I was driving by and the yellow paint grabbed my eye. I drove around the block and stopped and took this picture.
The one next door on right has been empty for years and is my next winter project.
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Dallas ,
Looks like you've got your Winter's work lined up already .
Heres a " flat iron " building in Belfast , Me . in either art deco or beaux arts or ?? style .
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Went to see the home of my hip surgeons Dad today , downstate a ways . They need wooden gutters lined with copper .
While looking the house over I saw this beauty in the kitchen with a fire already going !!
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Walter,That's a stove!. Post it in fine cooking.Once again, thank you for this epic thread. I have many pics of our historic homes, and will post when I am once again able to imbed pics. I have sought Steve's (Fat Roman) offered help. Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
I have enjoyed every photo posted! I miss those Victorian homes. When my sister lived in Marietta, Ohio, I used to walk around the old neighborhoods there and there were loads of Victorians. Thanks for the memories.
Chuck ,
You're too kind -- but it has been fun seeing the great features from around the Country .
Looking forward to Steve getting you back functional again so you can share some more great pics with us .
Best , Walter
This is a different window detail on a very modest home in LaPorte.
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The house has vinyl siding on it but that would be easily reversible.http://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
Dallas ,
Thats a really cute detail for a modest home .
I'm out on my favorite Island -- Vinalhaven on my laptop .
I'm going to post a few later of the polished granite columns on the front entrance here .
Best , Walter
What do you suppose those two plugs are for? They are not symmetrical."Put your creed in your deed." Emerson
"When asked if you can do something, tell'em "Why certainly I can", then get busy and find a way to do it." T. Roosevelt
You have a very good eye. I did not see them. I will have to go back and see if they all have them.http://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
my guess on the plugs is blowed in insulation those guys never care where they drill.
That was my first thought on the plugs too... Here is my archy contribution for the day:
The double dentil one is very nice.http://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
This is a pretty nice architectural feature. . .
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Hi Dallas,I'll get more pics of that house, when I get a chance. Rather unique.Cheers,Brian
Looking forward to it.http://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
This is another LaPorte house with a whole wall of windows. The picture of the house is a little fuzzy. A problem I seem to have with pictures.
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This is where my parents paid the phone bill in the fifties.
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Dallas,
Heres the frony of the building I'm working on this week .
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Brian ,Here are some brackets from a couple houses in the town I'm working in this week .
Steve ,
Heres the home of Robert Indiana on Vinalhaven .
Thanks Walter,Very neat. I like that teardrop shingling.Did Robert Indiana also create that flag motif for the stamp? (the one that's hanging in front of his house)Chuck's up and running again, so hopefully he'll regale us with some shots of historic Columbus. It's really fun to see different areas of the country this way. Thanks again for starting the thread.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Walter,
Here's an interesting balustrade down the street from me.
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Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve ,
There are several patterns out here on the Island that I'll try and post later this evening .
I like the look of that pattern a lot !
Not sure about the flag on Roberts home , but I thought a recent stamp had some of his artwork ??
Later , Walter
That's really nice Steve. It even looks like the pattern was altered slightly when going down the steps to make it look right.
And everyone: Looking at this thread first thing in the morning somehow goes a ways towards getting my day started right.
Runnerguy
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I've seen that balustrade design locally and admired it. Trying to remember where.copper p0rn
Steve,
I took these this morning just up the street from my job.
Thanks Walter,
It's quite interesting how something like a porch balustrade can take on such an artistic flair. I wonder why that never translated to the American fence. What a missed opportunity. Perhaps things were different and 90 years back, they did have something more delicious to the eye than a bunch of dog-eared pickets.
I've got my eye on a small neighborhood detail that I'll post this week.
And is this the Louis Comfort Tiffany hose bib? ;)
Best,
Steve
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'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Just trying to give Basswood a little competition for " off the wall " shots !!
Hey, that one's literally 'off the wall' LOL'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Walter,I meet your challenge with a stone face. ;o)Bass
I envy you guys to have the time to take all those photos and then edit them and post them here for all to view.
thanks mike
Not enough hours in the day!
Sreve.
That is a nice balustrade.
This one is in one of our 9 historic districts in Columbus, GA
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The gate is also interesting.
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The home was built in 1860
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Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Walter,
Steve (FatRoman) has set me up to post from his hosted site.
I am glad to be able to contribute to this epic thread.
These homes were built in the 1920's. Masonary constuction with slate roofs. This first home has copper gutters and downspouts.
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The turret roof was well done.
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This home is brick and split timber stucco.
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This final home is stone.
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It is tough to get a good shot of this house because of the trees and 2 very large dogs. Here is the side.
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Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Walter,
Here is a early Victorian. 1870's. This home has had 3 owners. All MDs. This home has never been in disrepair.
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The slate on the dormer reminds me of your great work.
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Once again it is tough to get a shot of the whole house.
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Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck,That's a lovely home indeed. I especially enjoyed the frieze symbols on the center dormer.The wrought iron is nice, too. Wonder if that's purely ornamental, or used as a lightning rod, too?Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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This home is around the corner from the last one. 1850's. It was the home of a foundry owner. It is undergoing a coplete exterior restoration. I wish I could have got some of the woodwork.
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The entranceporch is over 20' tall.
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The capitals are repaired using bondo.
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This reminds me of Forrest's balcony. I like the curved recessed area in the ceiling above.
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Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
That one has me going ga-ga
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Chuck ,
Kudo's to Steve for helping you be able to post such exquisite examples of fine buildings and craftsmanship .
I'm thrilled that you're now able to post again .
Thank you.
Walter
Here are a couple from a small house on Vinalhaven taken this afternoon.
Walter,I took a pic of a similar corbel over column just yesterday.
That is some very coarse stone there.
Our public library is spelled PVBLIC LIBRARYhttp://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
This is the Masonic Temple Downtown LaPorte.
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I saw this and it brought back memories from Indaian when I was real little. Clicked on your profile and your there too. Never seen one since.
I lived in rushville(probably there), and in Indianapolis
Thanks, Brian
Yeah, I'm with the others. This has been a great thread from the start, I make a point of checking it daily. But that stove, man, that's a beauty. I've never seen anything like that. Love the curved soffits on Cargin's house, too...and those little shotgun houses...and the entry doors...and...ah hellll, everything. You folks just keep posting, will ya?
Those copper pipes coming out of the side of that stove, are those domestic hot water? Hot water to heat other rooms? Both maybe?You see much of that type stove in old places back there?
Jim ,
They've put a set of coils in the firebox to preheat water when the stove is burning from this time on .
Thats not done all the time , but it does help for sure .
I think that's the fanciest stove of it's kind that I've ever seen . The owner told me today that they bought the house -- in 1970 - because of the stoves being there in the house !!
Best , Walter
Oh my!Breathe-taking!
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Paul ,
Best one I've ever seen in person .
Walter
Walter and All,
Here is a nice turret:
Brian,
That sure is a wonderfully proportioned and executed piece of work !!!
Thanks for sharing that .
Walter
"Here is a nice turret:"
H.H. Richardson?Mike HennessyPittsburgh, PAEverything fits, until you put glue on it.
That turret is likely the work of Winona, Minnesota firm of Maybury and Son.
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dude...
what's up with the hospital...
hope all will be well...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
IMERC
Tim went in the hospital on Monday Sept 2 with what we thought was H1N1. He had a fever and the beginning of pneumonia. We had him on on that Sunday and he was fine. Tests came back negative on the H1N1
DW, Levi or myself stayed with him to help with his care. He was largely in good shape, but he was raspy and he couldn't get rid of the pneumonia. He couldn't get off the O2.
He finally got out on Monday the 9th. We visited him on Wed night and he was fine. Then a call comes at 10:30 that they are taking him back to the hospital. Then he stayed in the hospital from late Wed until today.
The whole time I am there he is feeling good, eating well. We just hung out, watched football, took in IV antibotics and O2 and had pretty nurses waiting on us hand and foot.
Tim has a way of just getting women to fall in love with him. He just gives them a smile and it is all over, the nurturing insticnt just kicks in.
Rich
tell Tim he needs to pick out several of those nurses to take him home (his or theirs) really "nurse" him back into health...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
Imerc
I spotted this house on Sat in Sheldon, but I did not take pics until today.
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Take note of the inside trim (peach colored) sweeps out and connects to the outside fascia.
The east side.
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Right across the street was this building. If not out taking pictures I would have driven right by this place.
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I don't know what this building was used for originally, but now there is a sign that says R&B storage. what a shame.
Rich
IMERC
I found these two buildings downtown in Sheldon. There were many others I could have taken pics of. But 2 is enough.
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Looks like there was some kind of semicircle tops above the windows in the past.
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Just one of many building downtown that we ignore every day. We should take some time to admire the craftmanship of those builders in the past. Date on this building is 1898.
I'm attempting to imbed an image here:
Well that didn't work.
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Brian
It didn't work for me.
Rich
This is the only forum I can't imbed pics in. I like JLC and CT much better for posting... oh well.Here are a couple of details that I like:
This one is one of 3 houses in a row that were moved to the riverfront about 10 years.
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Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Walter,
This second one that was moved was a bigger job. I think most of the brick was redone after the move.
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The gable.
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The curved purch was rebuilt. I bid on the railings but did not get the work.
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Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck ,
You are coming up with some great stuff here my man !!
I can't believe what a treat it is to witness all these great features , details , and whole houses from across this great land !!
Thanks for keeping up with more posting .
I hope lots of lurkers are enjoying this as much as I am .
Best regards , Walter
Walter,
This is a partial shot of the rear of the Bullock House. Trees prevent a good shot.
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The once private residence became a rooming house, then a B&B and is now a special events center. The rear HDCP ramp was added to get the U&O permit.
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I wonder if these are effective supports for the chimney. I would rebuild it.
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This is the front right.
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Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck ,
Thats a really well kept exterior . Did you perform any of the restorations ?
Is the roof a newer metal shingle ? Hard to tell from the pic .
You really have a wealth of great buildings near you .
Thanks for that one .
Regards , Walter
Walter,
I have yet to work on the Bullock House.
The roof is a newer terne shingle.
The front entrace has some elegant well proportiond details. The wrought iron railing on the right side of the steps was recently added but needs to be removed or redone in a proper manner.
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The front dormer.
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Porch detail.
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Here is one of three chimneys.
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Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
The left side of the Bullock House is tough to soot because of the trees.
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All of the window heads are trimmed the same.
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The left side of the house
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The bay is very well done
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The balcony frieze.
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Here is the street shot again.
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The Bullock House ia affectionately called "The Wedding Cake"
Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck,
Some discussion on another of your postings about exterior painting .
Seems one could build a smallish house for the cost of a good quality job on this one !!!
Best , Walter
I've been drooling here
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Paul,Condolences.I can imagine the old saw bucks working on these homes saying 'Gimme the spoke shave.I will true it up'Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
This structure is over a railroad that runs parallel with US 12 about five miles east of Michigan City.
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doodabug
I love the pic.
Interesting building for a specific use.
rich
Rich,
Since Chuck got me looking for where his old lumberyard was located, I ran across this photo taken not too far from my neighborhood. If you click on the picture you can see the same type of structure as the one Dallas posted. I'm curious what it is used for?
You could see all the way to the Potomac River on the right back then. Still a few rail lines in existence now, but this has been taken over by shopping plazas and townhomes.
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Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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FatRoman
I am not a railroad guy, but I will take a guess.
The angled part of the structure is a conveyer that takes a product (coal?) up to bins overhead.
Then the bottom of the structure is open for rail cars to drive under to be loaded by opening the bottom of the hopper.
Fun pic.
I have a question about embedding pics from websites. I will find Dinosaur's post and get back to you in another post.
Rich
Steve
I could not find Dino's post.
Here is the question.
I like to embed photos from Picasa web albums when I talk with walter and the guys. It is uber faster thatn doing attachments, preview, copy, back, revise and copy routine.
In my simple mind when I copy a picture, I think I have taken a mini picture and transfered it to the forum.
Dino and others seem to indicate that the Picasa server is somehow supporting this image on the forum.
That is hard for my mind to wrap around. When I look at BT at an embedded image from a web album, then my computer is accessing the BT server, and that server is accessing the Picasa server to support this image?
If I take down my pictures on Picasa then, do they disappear from all posts?
I have had some problems embedding pisc from Picasa even with the pictures still on the web album. People see this red X, but I don't on my computer.
The after a couple of days or a week when reviewing that thread I will see the Red X or no image at all.
I don't want to go back to attachment routine, but I don't know that I want to have a web album full of images to talk with the BT'er about rotten OSB or cute details on a building to make Walter happy.
I have 1G free on Picasa and I have numerous picture up there. I have only used 25% of that 1G. But still there has to be an end to what I can keep up there just for shooting the bull with the BT guys.
I 'm confused. Can you simply explain how this embed image this from a web alblum works?
Thank you for your time
Rich
Rich,It works like this. If you send a photo to Picassa's web server, it's hosted there. What you are doing on a BT post is sending a directive to "look over on Picassa's server for Rich's picture folder and grab the one that's named frontporch1.jpg" (or something similar)So if you delete a picture, or folder, or the entire account at Picassa, then you are going to break that link that's running from here to there. That means your photo that used to come up, is now the dreaded red 'x' for anyone viewing your post. The same holds true on the other side. If Google goes out of business and shuts down, or their server flames out, there's no way to retrieve your image(s), because the directions to do so no longer make any sense to the computer code that's trying to get it for you.All you are doing in a post here is providing a link back to that image. So yes, when you are looking at a post here that has an embedded photo, your computer is accessing BT, and their server is in turn sending a request to Google Picassa, or my server, or another.As for you being able to see an image sometimes, where others cannot, I suspect that it's a case of it being in your local cache, and either not on your Picassa Web account, or the Picassa image not being found. Once your cache is cleared after a few days/weeks, then you'll get the same red 'x' as everyone else. You'll see this happen when someone tries to copy an image that was in their email and post it to BT. They can still see it, because it's saved on their computer in the cache, but no one else can.Hope that makes sense.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve
Thanks for the explaination.
The world is getting more complicated and they are not doing owners manuals for this stuff. A guy just has to learn by doing, watching and asking.
Simple minds like mine can't always keep up with the how fast things are changing.
And then I go talk with Mom and I understand why she doesn't like her computer. :)
Rich
Rich,No worries at all. Glad it helped.And if the forum software really is changing soon, there may be better ways to post photos. (Embedding from Picassa is always going to be fine, though, not to worry)Have a great morning out there in the Ice Cream Capital!Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve,Thanx for the CLP link and the Potomac Yard link.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
I would guess that it is a grain elevator. Northwest Indiana more than likely loaded corn on rail cars.http://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
Dallas,
Heres an old fire station that was converted to hospital offices about 25 years ago .
I really like the arched brick openings . This is the side view , but the front had larger openings for the engines to go out and in .
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very nice arches indeed.
Our old Fire Station 1 is converted to a senior community center. I will have to get a picture. Old Fire Station 2 is still being used and is only a block from my house.http://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
Walter, that is a nice building. Brick arches sure would be a challenge to get just right.Here are a few more brick arches for you:
Brian ,
You've got some spectacular architectural examples near to you .
I'm very impressed with all these recent posts you've made . Where are you located ?
Walter
Thanks Walter,I'm in Winona, Minnesota. In the late 1800's the town had the most millionaires per capital in the world. Lots of lumber and rail baron wealth, etc. They invested in some great architecture. It is one of the main reasons I moved here.Here is some gray granite that would make you feel at home (it was carved in Vermont). The building is my bank (well I do bank there... wish it were mine. ;o) and it is Egyptian Revival with Prairie influences.Cheers,Brian
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Brian,
Thats one of the finest features I've ever seen !
What a thrill it must be to see this kind of detail on a regular basis .
Thank you very much for those , and please add more when your time permits !
Best , Walter
The churches seem to have the money for architecture. Here is one on 11th Street in downtown Michigan City.
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Doodabug
The center roofline of that church reminds me of the Dutch looks I posted in Orange City.
Rich
Basswood called it Cape Dutch in the picture I posted of The Barker Mansion.
The Michigan City Web Site called the Barker Mansion Jacobean.http://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
Brian
Here are some close ups of my interior trim and newel post.
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Rich
Rich,Extremely Nice.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
chuck
I am glad you liked it.
Did you notice the large header on the 1920s house.
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Rich
Rich,That is some wonderful woodwork you have in your home. Looks like they got the concept of keeping with a theme. Nice turned elements on the plinths, etc.Good night,Brian
Walter,
Another house for you. No slate, though :)
How about this version of a Juliet balcony?
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A colorful adaptation of timber framing
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And on the side of the house, a bay window with some stained glass effects
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Didn't notice these little corbels supporting the stained glass until I was cutting the photos up. What a nice touch!
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Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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The Colonial Inn looks like it's being renoed. I've always like the balusters and window trim... definitely a simpler time.http://www.tvwsolar.com
We'll have a kid
Or maybe we'll rent one
He's got to be straight
We don't want a bent one
He'll drink his baby brew
From a big brass cup
Someday he may be president
If things loosen up
Snort ,
Looks like that once grand establishment has fallen onto tough times !
Has some really interesting features to it .
Lets hope the restoration crew does a great job to bringing it back onto it's feet once more .
Best , Walter
Steve ,
Very nice features on that house . That balcony is a hoot !
I love all the stained glass and the brackets that keep them in place .
Thanks again for taking time to shoot more material for here .
Best regards , Walter
Walter,It's a pleasure to make a meager addition to your thread. Looking forward to the next installment of yours. I think you should add your lobster crown moulding here. Be fun to see that one again.Off to meet with the stained glass guy about my window this morning.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve ,
Far from being meager -- you , Chuck , Rich , Brian and Ruffmike are all the driving forces now for some most elegant architecturals .
I feel humbled to live in an area with nowhere near the selection you guys have .
Please keep posting when you find time !!
Best regards , Walter
Walter
feel humbled to live in an area with nowhere near the selection you guys have
I feel like someone is pulling my leg. In old historic Maine??
I think your shutter finger is broken or something.
I am going to get in an accident with this thread.
I keep looking around for hidden gems. Some I have know about for years, others I just drive by and take for granted.
Thanks for helping me see my own hometown in a different light.
Rich
Rich,I had the same thoughts.We have a neighbor whose wife is the lineage to a 1830's house they live in from September through June. They summer in her family's "cottage" in Maine. I am sure Walter is holding back. Sometimes a "cottage" is 5000 SF for a small one. Maybe Walter will post a few if time allows.I think Walter is one of the most talented tradesmen on this board. I have met only one slater and he could not hold a candle to "theslateman". Walter works with heavy materials that can be difficult to cut and install. He is also working up in the air. Most of his posts show scaffolding and good safety measures.Have you seen pics of Walter's barn. Worth a look. Maybe he will post some here. It is awesome.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck
We are getting pretty close to abusing our host.
Naw, he lives in Maine, how bad can it be?
Have you seen pics of Walter's barn.
I was gone that day. I have no idea what you are refering to.
I rarely see slate around here. No doubt Walter is talented, but I think he lost his camera, or left it on a roof somewhere. I almost did that today. I had to drive back to the jobsite and retrieve it.
Rich
Chuck ,
Just feeling a bit overwhelmed seeing all this beauty all you folks are posting and thinking of the priceless treasures lost to our Urban Renewal here .
I'll get back on track again today and put up some good stuff .
Thanks for the ego booster !!
Best regards , Walter
Rich ,
Urban Renewal swept thru here in the early 70's so a wealth of wonderful architecturals were lost to the wrecking ball .
Didn't mean to sound defeated there -- was just marveling at some great stuff a bunch of you guys have posted and feeling a bit sad for what is no longer here .
I've always got a camera handy -- mostly - I've got 3 Sony DSC S85 cameras that I try and keep charged and a memory stick in .
I'll get off my duff and get some posted tonite !
Best , Walter
Walter,That's a subject that deserves its own thread, "structures in your town lost to the wrecking ball".There's an office building in Old Town Alexandria that has some large scale shots of structures that no longer exist. It was a bit stunning to me, since I've always known Old Town as being full of townhomes in a city environment, to see these grand homes with a good bit of land around them. Beautiful work on display, and lost forever, save in a few photos. Just a damn shame.I'll see what I can dig up there.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve ,
Once those great structures are destroyed , the replacements just don't have the same pizzazz !
There are lots of old pics here of what was lost first in the fire of 1911 -- then in the UR days .
Thanks for helping keep this thread active with some real gems from your area .
Best regards , Walter
Chuck ,
Heres an entrance from a home on Broadway . It's been for sale by the adult heirs for several years now .
It's getting pretty rough on the exterior . Was built right after the 1911 fire .
Best regards , Walter
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Walter,Like that portico. Proportions seem just right and the metalwork above has pleasing variations.What's the 1911 fire you referenced?Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve ,
Bangor had a huge fire in 1911 that wiped out a huge section of town .
I'll get some today of one of my favorites built right after the fire , just one street below this home .
Best , Walter
Walter,That is a wonderful portico. Thanks.Can you post some shots of your barn for Rich and others that did not see it. The patterns you created are most definately in interesting architectural feature.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck ,
Thanks again for the reminder . I'm just heading out for a small slate repair in our College town of Orono , and picking up the DW at the airport later today .
Tonite or in the morning I will find and post some of those though .
I appreciate your thinking they are worthy for here .
Best regards , Walter
Walter
That is sweet.
I can see the columns are in pretty rough shape at the bottom.
Rich
Rich ,
Good vision . Yes that house has had poor maintenance for quite some time now .
I did a good sized woodwork , metal and slate repair on the rear section last Fall.
New owners are desperately needed there .
Best , Walter
Walter,
Yes, Keats was wrong. A thing of beauty is only a joy forever if it is still around to beguile others.
Here are a few from yesterday's stroll. I get quite a charge finding new nooks in the neighborhood to discover. My partner in crime seems to fall asleep on the job (in her stroller) though :)
This is a recent addition to a Dutch Colonial. Not quite sure how it got through zoning as it seems to take up most of the lot. But I liked this, since it seemed a fun surprise. I assume it's a stair tower.
Now, reach back to that classical education from New Haven. Who's the figure on the weather vane?
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Thought this was an elegant way to hide some of the mechanicals and I assume provide some kind of storage for rubbish bins and the like.
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Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve ,
My education there wasn't in the classics !!!
Seems like Diana might be a guess .
Some nice touches there .
Best , Walter
Walter,Right you are!! Not sure if there's a reason behind that choice. Maybe the guy that owns the house is named Actaeon?I knew you weren't just hanging around the quad with that Weissmuller fellow :)Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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May this thread live forever
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I can hardly keep up it is growing so fast.http://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
Piffin
May this thread live forever
I am enjoying it too.
Rich
I second (or third) that!!
I wanted to get some photos up so I took my camera with me when we went downtown (DC) last weekend but I dropped it and now the lens doesn't open. Was probably time for a new one anyway and now I'm looking.
Doug
Doug
I have a camera that the lens won't go shut. Maybe we can get them togeher to make one good camera. :)
Could we have more pics please Mr. Runnerguy. :) :)
Rich
Walter,
That is some nice brickwork. It looks like it is canted at the arches.
This fire house was converted about 20 years ago to a residence. Not as elaborate as yours. Near the train depot.
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The frieze.
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These plates that hold the front to back threaded rod are sometimes stars or rosettes. The overhead doors are mahogony paneled
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The gas lights add a nice touch.
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Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck
What beautiful doors!!
What is bolted to the inside above the doors? As if you would know off the top of your head.
The brackets and the porch are neat too.
Definitely Wlater has a 1st class fire station (now converted to offices)
Rich
Rich,It is threaded rod that goes to the back of the building to keep the walls from splaying.
Some have turnbucles.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck ,
Yes they are canted outward slightly.
I spent a lot of one Summer 20 some years ago rebuilding all the wooden gutter and metal work .
The building was empty so it served as my shop as well as parking for a spare vehicle !! Most fun Summer I've ever had I think .
Thats a really nicely preserved building you've shown . Great doors and lights too .
Thanks for finding more buildings to photograph and post .
Best , Walter
Walter,
Glad you like them. I am just getting warmed up. LOL
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Terra cotta roof
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Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck
Glad you like them. I am just getting warmed up
ROFLOL This should be fun. I'll get the popcorn.
Rich
Chuck,
Those doors are dandy. Especially like the hinges. I've always wondered what fun it would be to take a semi-commercial structure like a firehouse or church and turn it into a residence.
A few from the other day, all from the same house. And those are vines, not cracks in the stucco :)
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Had to lighten the exposure on this one after the shot so you could pick out some detail. Nice pegs, eh?
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I'm certain that Walter, Grant or Duane could have made this look MUCH nicer.
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Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve ,
Thats a really sharp design with that eyebrow slanted down a bit .
I'd say that the copper guys did a nice job there .
Best , Walter
Walter,That house was a nice package. I'll stand corrected, but I figured you and those lads from Kentucky would have used a larger sheet to wrap the top of the dormer and created fewer seams, and somehow made it look more elegant. That 'v' on the top made me think it would just funnel water in a stream down the front of the window, or invite the water to find a new spot inside the dormer. But I could be entirely off-base, too!Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Walter
Between the the cross hatching and the modest house I wandered up the block and got these pics. The house on the corner is pretty old. I never saw this window trim before this thread, and I have driven by this house for decades. I used to live just 2 doors away in college.
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Walking back to the van past some very boring houses I happened to see this detail on a house that is mostly cover up with aluminum siding. This house sits between that last one and the old neglected girl. That looks like a cloverleaf to me.
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Rich
Walter
I cropped this of the skinny posts. I wass wrong about the 2x8s, but the bottom of these is definitely recently redone and it doesn't match. I don't percieve that the current owners have the money or the skills to make real classy upgrades.
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God Bless them for doing what they can. This house was a horror story a few years ago.
Rich
Thanks. Kind of what I would have guessed for the Indiana one. But not sure for the one out this way. 5 miles outside of DC, we are not known for our corn harvests :)'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Doodabug
I think if was a grain elevator then it would have grain silos right next to it.
Your photo shows a building at the bottom of the elevator another building that could have been another hopper that trucks or wagons could have pulled into to dump into a hopper that fed the elevator.
I hope some one comes along with the answer.
Fat Roman's picture seems to place the building in the middle of a rail yard as if it was to service trains.
Rich
Dallas ,
It looks like a left over from " Star Wars " set !!!
Nice piece of vernacular architecture .
I've got to take my camera today -- I'm feeling like a slouch the last few days !!
Regards , Walter
Just thought I'd let you know that the structure in your pic is a coaling tower. They were filled with coal which was then used to fill the tenders of the old steam locomotives.
Been lurking here a while and really enjoying this thread.
Well, that's one mystery cleared up! Thanks for the info.And surely there's some interesting architecture in your town to post here?'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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That sounds right and it looks like it has been standing there since Steam Locomotives.http://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
Chuck
I missed this one also.
Over the top details. Wow
Rich
Steve,
This is final one that was moved 10 years ago was really well done.
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The original fence was also moved.
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Here are two of the 5 chimneys.
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Some porch details.
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Another curved rail I bid on but did not get.
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This gable theme is consistant on the entire home
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Wonder what a paint job like that would cost?
Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
steven
That house is stunning. The chimneys, the gables, the fence. There is too much to look at.
Oh and about the purple. Could you tone it down a little. :)
Thanks for the pics, a real treat for the eyes.
Rich
Chuck,Love that ironwork on the fence, and the details on the curved rail.You'd have to love painting to sign up for that gig!What a wonderful feast for the eyes Columbus is. Thanks for posting these.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve,
Thanks.
COLGA doest have some nice features. Our main Historic District is 6 blocks by 10 blocks starting at the river. I have shot on 5 blocks so far. It has a few 50's - 70's structures that were built before the area was designated.
The right side entrance of the Bullock House.
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The stained glass above.
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The leaded glass on the sides of that bay.
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This house has more features and details than I can present in one post.
Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck,
I'm never going to be able to live up to the standard you are setting! On the other hand, if I lived in those houses, I'd be spending all my free time with a paintbrush in both hands.
Since you had an interesting transom or two in your posts above, thought I'd take some entryways for you.
The first two are from homes on Rosemont Ave, just before you get to King St.
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Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Last ones for today.
Anybody recognize this structure? It's been featured in a recent movie, but it's about to become much more famous thanks to a new book.
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Steve,Thanx for the transoms and entryways.I have worked on high six, seven, and a couple of eight diget new homes and only a handfull have a custom transom other than a square/rectangular stock 12 or 14 inch "add on" from the door/window supplier.The house I worked on at 1699 R St, NW DC had an operable transom at the side and rear doors. We reworked all of the interior transoms (paint stuck, caulked shut,etc) to make them operable. The link below is similar:http://www.vandykes.com/product/cg110041/antique-copper-transom-operatorThe beauty of interior transoms is that they can be opened and the doors shut, with the windows open, create a cross circulation of air.Is that the Masonic Lodge in Alexandria VA? (on the back of what US currency?)Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck,Glad you liked them. I took a bunch, so I have more for tomorrow. I'll try to recut some of the ones I already posted so you can see some more of the detail, too. It was a delightfully crisp Fall day for a stroll, and I got to explore some streets that I can't say I've ever been down before.Yes, that's the GW Masonic Memorial, also still a working Masonic Lodge.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve,Dan Brown's new book.I bought from a wholesale lumber company that used to advertise. "In the shadows of the George Washington Masonic Lodge"Geezing.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Steve,I really am Geezing.The lumber company I forgot to name was Curtis Lumber. Henry Curtis was the owner and did not want to sell to us(Stevenson Brothers Lumber Company) until Martin Wigand (Kansas Ave. NE DC) vouched for us. Getting an Anderson Window dealership from CE is another story.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck,
Not sure if Curtis is still around. I've not heard the name before. Where were they located? Going to guess out along Duke St, unless they were right by the Metro/Amtrak station at the foot of the memorial.
So I promised some more entries for you...
There's a lovely example of the Craftsman style at the corner of Rosemont and Russell. Not quite sure how it got here, since it doesn't match the other houses, but I like it.
Front door with an interesting lockset
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Front bank of windows
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Closeup of window transom
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Another entry. I liked the sharp pitch of the roof here, and the iron brackets
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Steve ,
My -- thats a great little house with a multitude of neat features .
Love that entry with the pink door , copper roof and brackets .
I need to get cracking today to find some good stuff . You guys are puttin' me to shame here .
Best , Walter
Walter,Glad you liked it. And it would go with your pink shirt, now that I think about it :)I thought it a well-proportioned structure with some nice detailing. Always nice to run across those.Look forward to seeing what you come up with next!Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve,Curtis Lumber was next to the GW Temple. Near the old marshalling yards. They had several rail sidings and specialized in Douglas fir and redwood. I am sure they have been gone a long while.Great pics on those entries. The house with the fuscia door has some great details.That crafstman has some interesting details. The front bank of windows shows some diamond lite windows on the sides. Interesting mix of styles. The transoms above the windows swing up. I wonder if the latch is operable from the inside as well.I am finishing up fabricating some simple brackets on a nearby bungalow. Do you think there would be an interest for a 'how to' or 'how I do' thread? It is a low budget job.Thanks for the great pics.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck,I'll bet that's where the Carlyle Towers project is now located. I found Curtis' site, and it looks like they've moved to Springfield. http://www.clp-inc.com Mr. Curtis passed on back in 97.There was a mention there that they occupied the railway roundhouse, and the little I can find on that points me toward the Carlyle area, which would have been just across Duke St (and in the direction of Old Town) from the memorial. From the mid-90s, there were just these couple of expensive condo buildings out there by their lonesome. Now the area has been built up with the new headquarters of the US Patent and Trademark Office, a Federal courthouse (where they held some of the terrorism trials, among others) and finally some retail. Oh, yes, absolutely post your bracket construction photos. I'd love to see them, as I bet would others.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Chuck,
Here's another entry/transom for you
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Close up view of the glass
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Porch overhang with an interesting bas relief on the, well, I'm not sure what you'd call the piece here. Looks like a fence picket that was turned upside down, had the end sliced off, and then reattached on top (pointing in the right direction again). Whatever it is, it was enough to catch my eye.
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Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve,
Thanx for the transoms.
This home is in a different part of town. St Elmo Weracoba Perk. We call it Lake Bottom. The grounds of this 1200 acre manse became the Weracoba St. Elmo Lake Bottom Park District. Hence, Lake Bottom.
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Tough to get a good shot because of the trees. This home is plaqued. I hope it is legible
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Here is the transom above the front door.
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The balcony transom matches.
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Are the capials Tuscan, Attic or Doric?
Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Steve,
Last one tonight. Nice 1920's house.
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The transom
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Not to divert from Walter's thread, but the terms Craftsman, Bungalow, Bungalow Crafstman and Crafstman Bungalow are loosely interchanged. Is there a definitive difference?
Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck,I'd say there's a difference, but it depends on how picky you'd like to be. Bungalow as a style came from India or Burma, IIRC. Here's a quick rundown http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BungalowCraftsman, to me, always meant the work of Stickley, or something close to it. Quartersawn oak, heavy timber in almost a Tudor sense, tile and pottery work incorporated in the design, and locally sourced materials (so you might get a column base built out of boulders) were all part of the oeuvre. There was always plenty of built in cabinetry (not simply the single corner china cabinet), bookcases, benches, nooks and the like. Lots of natural light, too. In many ways he was a pioneer in the idea of organic building... build so that your structure blends into the site and takes advantage of the best features there, what materials are available on your property or in town (not sourced from a six-hour train ride away), etc.(You were talking in your bracket thread about getting away from finishes and practices that were detrimental to your health. Can you imagine working with Stickley where you'd be fuming ammonia day after day? Yikes)Then from his work, you get the jumping off points to Greene & Greene, FL Wright, and all the permutations of the American Bungalow/Craftsman styles. I found the part here on the social changes driving the architectural ones to be quite interesting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Craftsman#Architectural_developmentsThere are lots of bungalows with Craftsman elements, but not so many that stay true to the style, if that makes sense.Hope that wasn't too long-winded of an answer.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Once again, I wake up and I'm greeted with a feast for the eyes! Thanks!
Runnerguy
I'm back! Here are a few detail shots of three different houses
Some bargeboard and brackets
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What I would call a prarie eave on a nice craftsman down the street, about 3 feet deep.
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Some nice scroll work,
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Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
An interesting balcony on a stuccoed mansion. I call it the bathtub window,
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Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
Got any photos of hippie chicks in that bathtub window? :)Welcome back. Nice to see some more of Alameda.'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve,Here is a nice little Tiffany & Co. window, Prairie style, set in bookmatched Carerra Marble from Italy:
basswood
WOW,where is that?
Rich
brian
Just a bracket next door to our work.
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With vinyl siding.
This house is across the street. I was in the house 20 years ago and it was pretty rough. It really needed someone to come in and restore it.
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The top of the turret looks like it belongs on the head gear of the evil knight.
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Rich
Rich,Here is a hint, it is in the same room as this 22-1/2 ton door built in 1916:Brian
Brian
Oh I get it, that' s where you have your passbook saving account and get a lolly pop when you come in. :)
Rich
One more pic (the closer you look the better it gets) and back to work I go:
Mike
You have some stuff out there in CA that is just over the top.
On the 1st picit looks like crown mold was removed from the eave, and it was squared off??
Thanks for posting.
Rich
Sounds right, or maybe there was old wood gutters that were eliminated. That fascia looks newer, a prime rot spot.
While I was gone you posted pictures of your house, it is really a beauty! Mike
Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
A few odds and ends before I take some more this weekend.
A medallion on our VFW building
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I like this street entrance to this Mediterranean style house
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Some Moroccan influence on this stucco bungalow
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Mike
Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
Mike
Thanks. It was a real beauty that was neglected.
But the 1960s remodelers didn't get it either, other than some real bad ceiling texture. :)
Rich
runner
I took some pictures in the neighborhood in which we were working.
This house sits on a very large lot, I believe it was built in the late 1920s.
It sits 1/2 a block off the street.
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I am very familiar with this house.
Back in the 70s it was split into 6 apartments. A couple bought the house and started making it a one family home. Her dad hired me to help them at times. Then they got a divorce. HO hired me to help get it back to apartments.
different HO buys the house and hires me to tear some of that stuff out.
Then she hired me off and on for several years for numerous projects. she was really inot using the original stuff.
The home was in a magazine shot in the mid 90s. She prepared for that for about 18 months. The magazine guys brought in a truck full of furniture and pics.
In one cae they did not like the brick around the firebox in the fireplace. I put up temporary masonite painted black to hid the brick.
walls are 6" clay block with then the brcik exterior. The interior walls are stripped with 2x2s , lathe and plaster. This is an energy hog.
All woodwork is painted birch, except some of the stair parts and a window bench. That is dark red stained birch.
A central stairway (6-8' wide) dominates the house, it rises to a landing and then at the landing you can choose to go left or right and about 4 more stairs to the 2nd floor. 2 bedroom on the north and 2 bedroom on the south. Nice effect but it eats alot of space.
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This house is next door.
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Across the street is this house. A hispanic crew is in the process of reroofing. The house has been used hard and has some issues.
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Rich
Steve,
Thanks for that info. Huck had a great thread on G&G.
SGB and I concluded similar to what you said. Many Crafstman are Bungalows, not many Bungalows are Craftsman.
My gripe is with our local realtors that incorrectly throw out styles when describing properties.
Hope the stained glass works out. Will they be able to make an exact copy?
Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Steve,
Here are some more from the Lakebottom Park District.
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This next one was restored about 5 years ago.
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This porch needs a railing.
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The white oak entry was stripped. The transom glass is new.
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This one is accross the street from the last house
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Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck,Oh man, realtors describing property? I secretly think they just put a bunch of architectural terms in a hat, pull a few randomly and start writing.We'll see what the glass guy can come up with. I have to decide how I'd like it built. I'm leaning toward making it part of an interior door that would still get enough sunlight to show it off. If you've got ideas, my ears are open.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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chuck
thanks for the pics.
I love the last one with the spider web transom.
We I liked them all.
Rich
Rich,
Those are some nice homes you posted.
This house is across the street from the home with the Spider web transom and sidelites. I like the palladian window heads on the right.
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The porte cochere on the left is a nice feature
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Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck
Nice little home.
That looks like a realtor's key box on the knob.
Thanks for the pics
Rich
I'd like to thank everyone posting for these pictures, it's is fascinating to look at photos of places such as Alameda, Iowa, and Columbus that I've never visited.
Rich,
That is a realtors lock box on that house.
Here is an interesting entry on a small plaqued 1840s home in our main historic district. I am sure the shed dormer was an add on. The windows do not match.
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The next 2 are tongue in cheek. This small home was split into a duplex. The bay on the right was a parlor that is now a kitchen. The sink is in the bay.
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Who chose this paint scheme?
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Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck,On that paint scheme, perhaps you have an LSU fan in your midst?I was just thinking as I was walking around the neighborhood today, that I should start an 'Architectural feature that seemed like a good idea at the time' thread.But that would be mean. So, like the old song goes, I'm going to accentuate the positive.Have some good shots to share over the weekend.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve ,
I bet people would get a kick out of a " remuddling " thread too .
I'll be looking for stuff to post this week for that one .
Best , Walter
Walter,
You're being entirely too modest about your town's architecture. I have a certain fondness for the classic New England look. I rather feel about houses the way Twain once remarked 'I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position'.
A few more shots from the other day. This house has a most curious exterior. Not quite sure how to describe it. Almost like sandstone that had a fine aggregate vibrated to the surface and left there. I've seen it once or twice before in DC/NYC in commercial exteriors or sidewalks, but never on a residential structure. And the style is sort of straight out of a van Gogh canvas.
But the brackets are pretty cool, even if they are coated in some garish yellow paint
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And a few interesting windows and doors
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This entry was much more rough hewn in person that shows up in the photo.
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Off to DC this morning to drop a niece off to visit a university. I'll take the camera and see what I can spot in town. I've been itching to take some shots of the National Cathedral.
Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve
The gable looks like that Cape Dutch look.
I love the brckets, color or not.
That finish sooks similar to to the 1920s stucco we have around here.
Rich
Rich,I was thinking of your shots from Tulip-land when I was posting that.Hope Tim is back at full speed by now!Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve
Tim seems to be back up to speed.
We are going to the Bears/Vikings game on Nov 29. We will get to see Farve.
I am a Bears fan, Tim is a Chiefs fan.
We were supposed to go to the IA/ Northwestern game when Tim got sick. His wheelchair is done in Hawkeye colors.
It'll be a long TG weekend with that on the end.
I got tickets from my lumberyard. It's about a 5 hour drive from here.
I'll stay with my brother in Hastings MN.
Old river town. I'll bet they have some beautiful buildings there too.
We will bring Tim on Sunday for church.
Rich
Walter,
Just finished baking 4 loaves of Tuscan bread and prepping 3 white seafood lasagnas for our northern sojourn to visit my 93 year young Italian Mom for Thanksgiving. The lasagna is for Wednesday night,
This foundry is still operating. To the left is a turn of the century rail depot.
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This is a shuttered spinning mill. When we first moved to COLGA, my wife SGB's home town, the vertical openings were spandrel glass.
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Swift mills wove denim here until a couple of years ago.
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My shop was 2 blocks away. Every morning Wrangler and Levi trucks were lined up for loading. This expansion was built in 1910. The chiller much later.
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I am sure when the expansion was done the bean counters wanted to scale back on some details but some survived.
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Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck ,
Even the commercial buildings were done with more flair back then .
People were on foot more and could appreciate the beauty around them -- as opposed to cruising by doing 35 and sending a text message !!
Looks like a great Thanksgiving .
How fortunate to still have your mom .
Best wishes for a great day .
I'll be near Philly and will try to get some pics there . Walter
Walter,
Here as some Antebellum homes.
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This is the Greek Revival I emailed you about a while back. They ended up going with a good foundation contractor.
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This final one had a 'column off' restoration.
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Have a safe trip. I will take my camera as well.
Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck ,
Very grand homes there . Hope you have a great trip and Holiday , Walter
Chuck
I took my camera ou today too.
Downtown LeMars. This building is at the main intersection. It is no long a bank building. Lawyer office and a hog trading company of some sorts.
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The building next door. The window trim is metal. The metal facade guys got to the building in the 60s.
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Next is my SIL's building. She has apartments upstairs, CPA business on the main floor and a vault in the basement.
LeMars Saving Bank moved about a block away before my time. Th bank in the 1st picture doesn't exist anymore.
There were other older building on these sites before these buildings went up.
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Building on the right I posted before. We did the renovation of the brick and windows about 5 years ago. Shoe string budget, and out of our league.
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This is the bakery building. Again the bottom has been "renovated". Great job don't ya think. It's been that way for as long as I can remember.
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There is some interesting brick work here.
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No I crossed the street and I am looking at some very old buildings. Louies Place really added class to the whole down town.
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Again this is mostly metal work.
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Another bar, The Hi Lite. It looks to me like large glass openings were bricked in at some point.
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The apartments on the second story are pretty seedy.
But I love this brick work.
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Now to the back of the building. Ah Ha. This building is older than it looks. All of that brick work was added much later in it's life. Notice the stone header over the window. I might go back and get another pic of that.
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Rich
Rich ,
Some really attractive commercial buildings and brickwork in your town .
I'll be looking for my camera now !
Best , Walter
Walter
It's suprising what is around us everyday. Most people just pass on by without even a 1st look.
Rich
Rich ,
Here are details from 3 different houses within a 100 yards of one another .
2 predate the fire of 1911 and the brick and stone one was built in the early teens .
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Walter
I knew you had a couple up your sleeve.
The 1st one looks like a slate roof, with stucco on the gable.
The second house looks like it should be a law office or something, those columns are so imposing. Very striking.
On the 3rd pic, what are those made of ? Metal?
Is that vinyl siding? That fascia is all metal too isn't it. and it looks like it has the metal eave for icedam protection. We rarely see that around here.
I took my camera out this morning. No work, just house hunting. I had a target but I nver got there. Too many interesting houses between here and there. And this is a small town. I'll post a little at a time. I got some fun stuff this morning. And there is more out there.
I haven't even gone into Sioux City yet. They have some beautiful old homes there. And the downtown buildings have alot of detail. They restored the Orpheum theatre about 10 years ago.
When we go to the symphony or a concert I spend most of my time looking at the ceiling and the walls like a hayseed from the sticks.
Rich
Rich ,
You're dead on on the first two homes .
I work on all 3 of them at times . Notice the Sieger Eagle snow guards in the first homes roof ?
The second was built for a wealthy merchant , but it's now 10 units of housing .
The last home has those medallions made of wood .
The wooden gutter is lined with galvy and extends up the roof as an apron .
It needs to be painted quite badly .
Thanks , Walter
Rich,Thanks for those. The concrete lentil is unique. A lot of buildings and some houses have metal trrim that one would think is wood.I remember your post of your SIL's building. You did a great job.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck
You did a great job.
Thanks. Just uncovered the old. And a little paint.
Rich
Thanks Rich. Those old commercial buildings are really a delight to look at, even with the "improvements and updating".
Those structures just reinforces my view that the commercial buildings of today are nothing more then a means to keep the rain off of the business desk.
Runnerguy
runner
view that the commercial buildings of today are nothing more then a means to keep the rain off of the business desk.
That is why I posted the pics about the Orange City buildings. I thought Diamond Vogel did a nice job with their Techical center. They could have just thrown up a steel building with a 42" brick veneer.
http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=125678.600
I'll bet it took me 15 minutes to find that link. so much stuff here.
I should have taken a picture of it's setting. All warehouses, semi trucks and loading docks. The real working guts of the paint business.
Rich
RG,
Please add a first name. We are a friendly bunch. Our train depot now hosts the Chamber of Commerce. Our COC is one of the most active and influential in the nation. I am not a member.
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The right side.
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One of many fountains in COLGA that the city waterworks maintains. We have one at the end of our single block street.
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The double paned arched windows are TDLs.
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The restoration was well done.
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The freight bays were converted from frieght-blight to offices boutiques and galleries.
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Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Walter,
We also have pockets that are in dire need.
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Across the way is the Ma Rainey House on the right. Dedicated recently, the restoraion was more of a renovation. The 2x2 railing is a joke. Her blues/jazz live on.
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Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Wow Ma Rainey! For those unfamiliar; http://www.redhotjazz.com/rainey.html
One of her songs;
My daddy come home this mornin', drunk as he could beMy daddy come home this mornin', drunk as he could beI know that he's done got bad on meHe used to stay out late, now he don't come home at allHe used to stay out late, now he don't come home at allI know there's another mule1 been kicking in my stableIf you don't like my ocean, don't fish in my seaIf you don't like my ocean, don't fish in my seaStay out of my valley, let my mountain beI ain't had no loving since God knows whenI ain't had no loving since God knows whenThat's the reason I'm through with these no-good, trifling2 menYou'll never miss the sunshine till the rain begin to fallYou'll never miss the sunshine till the rain begin to fallYou'll never miss your ham till another mule be in your stall Mike
Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
Mike,I went to the dedication.How 'bout"I want a hot dog for my roll a fat one thats not col(d)...."I would continue but I do not want to to get banned.I sat with an old blues guy. He said the mother of blues was a "nasty stinken ....." Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck ,
I don't know my music like Mike does , but I'm still impressed .
Best , Walter
Chuck
I hae a couple of pics a little house that is on the same block where we are working. I took the pics after work and the light was failing. I am going hold off on those.
How about a couple of old gals who haven't been treated right.
This one is now 6 apartments. I looked thru it once to buy. The owner was in his late 50s and trying to unload this property. He had done some accepatable work on the inside. But there was little about the place that recalled the days of old. I would touch it with a 10' pole. Too much high ladder work.
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Until tonight I never noticed the triple gable. The turret windows have one center unit as a circle and two as squares.
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I am sorry, the light was fading fast, and I started to lose focus on the zoom shots.
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This is one of the small side gables. I have never seen that large curved (crown mold ) in the peak before.
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This one is really sad. It looks pretty good now. someone has been working on it. About 10-15 years ago it was in really bad shape.
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These are curved sash. I know of another one in town too.
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All the siding is aluminum or steel. I have a couple more shots but I need to retake them in the daylight. This house is only about 4 block away from home. Everything in LeMars is pretty close.
Rich
Rich,Nice to see those stately old bank buildings and homes, etc.Here is one more bank photo and I'm calling it a day,Good night,
Brian ,
The embellishments you've been showing us are really stunning .
Thanks , Walter
Hi Walter,Glad you like the Winona architectural fare. We suffered the same Urban Renewel here. Much of the great old work remains, but the losses have been criminal. Some people must lack souls.Here are a couple more pics from the gray granite bank. This time skylites (also by Tiffany).The small skylite is over the stairs (I need to post the stairs too), anyway, each panel in the skylight is removable for cleaning, so they stay bright.
This is a picture of a store front in downtown Michigan City I took though the windshield sitting at a stop light.
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Brian ,
All those great details put me in a funk for a day or so thinking about what was lost here .
Heres a Greek Revival that survived . It still has it's original roof intact from 1835 ,pine shingles that were left on and slated over in the 1860's !!
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A few pictures of our Carnegie Library built in 1899
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Mike
Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
Mike ,
Very impressive . I was just thinking that Rich and I both pictured a Carnegie Library recently too .
Maybe other folks will take pics of others from their city or town .
Thanks for keeping adding to the pictures here .
Best regards , Walter
Mike
I took some pics of our Carnigie library this morning too.
I have never seen brick columns like that.
That building has lovely trnasom windows.
Rich
Walter
slated over in the 1860's
Amazing.
That has the same columns as house #2(#2 has plinths but you get the point)
The look like they are in great shape.
Rich
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Rich ,
Those columns have been well maintained.
The roof is due to be stripped back to the original boards removing and salvaging the slate , tearing off 175 year old pine shingles and disposing of them .
The deck will be renailed and prepped then reslated .
I've done over the metal gutters / aprons in years past .
Best , Walter
Chuck,
Per the discussion the other day on bungalows and locally sourced materials... this rock is everywhere in the neighborhood, and appears someone figured they'd put it to some good uses here.
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Modernist addition to a ranch style home
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Interesting balcony rail
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Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve,
Thanks for those pics
I will break the theme as well. This first home is a 70s built home across from the Columbus Country Club near Lake Bottom. The house has a center section hat serves as a gallery with 30' ceilings. The first floor has 2 master suites and 2 other bedrooms with private baths. There are 2 kitchens, one a catering kitchen. An elevator, 4 wet bars..... The home has 2 driveway entrances from two streets. The front entrance is 1 house from the corner. The other is 2 houses from the intersection.
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Terra cotta roof
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This home ia a late 50s home around the corner.
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Possible Deco influences.
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Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
I really like rock chimneys and columns. Here is a picture I took today, chimney flanked with nice windows on a bungalow.
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Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
Mike,
Nice stone and glass work there!
Here's a little mission style home, that someone clearly had fun with on the chimney.
Best,
Steve
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That chimney does stand out. Here is a nice Mediteranean probably from the 30's
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Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
Walter,The architectural legacy here is incredible, but has long been taken for granted. Many great ones are in disrepair or badly remuddled, as elsewhere. I have seen details that I wanted to photograph scraped off to make way for vinyl siding, etc.I think I will put together some online photo albums and blogs about some of our grand buildings here. Some amazing history.That Greek Revival is remarkable. We don't have much of that style here.Here are some inside details from a lumber baron's home:
Brian
I love the nautilus rosette.
I'll bet you don't whip a doorway in a couple of hours.
That was the day in which you made a statement with your woodwork.
Rich
Brian ,
Every time you post it blows me away how grand and well done your architecturals are executed !!
I bet lots of people walk or drive by and never notice such beauty around them .
I'd love to see some of your upcoming online albums of your Historic town and buildings !
Best regards , Walter
Brian,Just wanted to say how much I liked that nautilus. What a great detail to have in one's house.Since you're the nomenclature master, does that really count as a rosette? I had always considered a rosette as a rectangular/square box, but that one's a different animal entirely. Reminds me of something I saw Gary Katz working on at JLC Live this year.Thanks for all the great photos so far.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Hi Steve,Unique features often defy our labeling attempts. I think of that head casing retuning around on itself as similar to a rosette. Rosettes eliminate miters in the casing though. In this case the miters are still present, but smaller, like a jack miter.Here is another pic of the nautilus rosette in context, and a photo of another rare casing that has a rosette-like detail in the corners, but it is really coffered. The coffered casing has another thing about it that makes it really rare indeed. I'll see if anyone can guess what it is.
Brian,Thanks for the explanation. As to the rarity in the other photo, perhaps it's the burled panel?And thanks for my learning a new term, 'spandrel'. That one seems to have an Egyptian or Native American influence to it, with the sunburst. You do run into some neat features. Glad you've been adding them here.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Hi Steve,You could say that it "looks like a burled panel":o)Glad you are enjoying the pics from Winona.Later,Brian
I have to say I've been following this thread with keen interest, and trying to compose in my mind some worthy contributions from where I live, but finding it difficult to rival the stunning examples thus far posted!
MgGuy
We welcome the common too.
I have posted an number of fairly common elements.
Post when you are ready we would love to see it.
Rich
Stunning is not required. Maybe some of the best photos on the thread were of Orange City, the dutch town wannabe, posted by Cargin. Those put the really stunning stuff in context and all that much more appreciated (and I know Cargin knows where I'm coming from here).
Runnerguy
runner
and I know Cargin knows where I'm coming from here).
I don't want to be a problem, but I don't know where you are coming from. I just want you to see it in context.
Orange City, the dutch town wannabe
This is a throughly dutch town, even the catholic church is reformed, ( just kidding, there is no catholic church.) I don't know what happened but there are no historic buildings down on mainstreet. Their high school band has marched in historic dutch outfits and wooden shoes for generations.
http://www.octulipfestival.com/
The have a town square type of downtown with a bandshell in the park. Most of the buildings are single story and totally unremarkable or have 1960s renovations. There is a large hole where a major old building had a huge fire just last year and the building was destroyed.
There had to be a major fire in times past that destroyed much of mainstreet. Spencer IA suffered a similar fire in on July 4, 1936 due to fireworks.
They are doing these upgrades to buildings that are of recent construction 1940s on, and they have very limited funds.
In most Iowas towns the mainstreet is disappearing. Walmart moves into town or 30 miles away and the independent businees man can't make it. It's largely subsistance business. They don't have the money to do these improvements and yet they are doing what they can. Look at my picture of Louie's Place in LeMars. I am not saying that Louie's is the average IA idea of business improvement, it's more like the cellar.
But I have done a number of needed improvements (fixing really bad leaks, rotten unsecure back doors) and it is like pulling teeth to get these guys to want to spend money on their buildings.
A. There is no money B. they don't see the point in putting money in their building instead of inventory.
Chains like Fareway grocery don't do anything but ugly. They are a barebones, bottom line type of company. There had to be local money put into the project to have a store front like that. That is a brick facade to an existing building.
We also have a declining population. A couple of generations ago the average farm was 80 acres, so a section of ground had 8 families making a living on it. They all had large families and they shopped in the local town. Most towns in IA are 10 miles apart. Horse and buggy distance. Now we can drive to Sioux City in 30 minutes and have access to Old Navy and Abcrombie & Fitch. Guess where th average teenager wants to go.
Now the average farmer farms between 700 to 2000 acres. We have some guys farming 15,000 acres of row crops. They don't need a bunch of kids to work the farm.
I wish we could go back to the time in which they built their courthouse, or Winona MN was built, but the money is not there.
I want to take a picture of a building going up downtown LeMars. It is 2 stories, with basement. ICF all the way from the fouondation, all brick. It will blend with the downtown architecure. This building will cost 500k for a coffe shop that will never turn much of a profit. It has a rich owner that wants to have a coffe shop.
We I have rambled on long enough. I am not upset, I just wanted to put things in context. Now back to some pics.
Rich
I understand where you're coming from Rich and I didn't meant to make light of Orange Groves effort. If I came across that way I apologize. Went back and looked at your photos (no small task given the size of this thread and the prehistoric Mzinga engine).
I think what I recalled most was the Fareway store and the Pizza Hut. Reminded me of a builder building "colonial" homes were "colonial is recalled solely by tacked up fake plastic shutters. Although as you said, what we're seeing is maybe a huge leap for Fareway so that in itself is worthy of mention. The irony is both of those building would probably look even MORE out of place in Holland.
The Tech center you posted however, has merit. I forgot about that one. Nice building.
And I guess part of what I was looking at was context. Context is everything. It's hard to build something that recalls another setting successfully when it's viewed across 150' of asphalt parking lot. Did you ever notice that in most of suburbia buildings float in space but in spaces that work (like many in Holland) buildings MAKE the space?. It's not an individual building so much as as it's the relationship of that building to the other buildings around it.
I know what you mean about the "Main Streets" disappearing and it's too bad. Alan jackson wrote a great song about it, "Little Man". Just looked at it again and noticed 3:53 in an Iowa state highway sign "122" in the scene so you might know the town.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lj6PMv68Ho
I think I mentioed to you before James Howard Kunstler's book "The Geography of Nowhere". How Portland, Maine looks like Portland, Oregon, the Dairy Queens in tacky fake barn buildings, etc. Great book. I highly recommend it.
Doug
Doug
Thanks for giving us your 1st name.
When I read James Michner's novel about South Africa, it was mentioned that the Dutch took their culture to Cape Horn and thrived and remained authentic (morally).
Meanwhile the dutch culture in Holland changed to the point where 100 years later the people in the colonies did not recognize their homeland.
I think the Dutch in NW IA are more like the Dutch of 100 years ago. They are striving to keep a idealized time period alive.
I have more to say but work beckons.
Thanks for the Alan Jackson Song. I always wanted to write a book about the little man, who built the school, build the bridge, helped a struggling family survive and now he is old and the benefactors of his life's work don't even know who he is, he is just an old man.
Rich
Had to delete that last one, embedding didn't work<G>My sister lives in Palo Alto, CA. Stanford University has some mighty impressive buildings. The first are of something with wrap around colonades (though I'm sure that's not the right term). The ceilings appeared to CVG redwood. The other two are of the chapel.http://www.tvwsolar.com
We'll have a kid
Or maybe we'll rent one
He's got to be straight
We don't want a bent one
He'll drink his baby brew
From a big brass cup
Someday he may be president
If things loosen up
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I'll post a reply when I get my jaw up off the floor.
Wonderful pictures. Out of this world beautiful.
Rich
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I'm home for lunch. So I thought I would post a couple more pics.
When I last left you all I had just showed you the band carousel in foster Park.
On the NW orner of the park is the trumpeter. I will repost the photo.
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I turned the camera slightly to my left and caught these two houses that will come later in my walk about.
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Not strolling north down Central Ave.
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Just across the street is this house.
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The turrret in not shingled very well.
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Above the front entry.
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Rich
Rich, you have beautifully buildinged town<G> We don't have a lot of victorians, but when we took a little trip to San Francisco, it was a different story<G>http://www.tvwsolar.com
We'll have a kid
Or maybe we'll rent one
He's got to be straight
We don't want a bent one
He'll drink his baby brew
From a big brass cup
Someday he may be president
If things loosen up
I loved these lights... and legs LOLhttp://www.tvwsolar.com
We'll have a kid
Or maybe we'll rent one
He's got to be straight
We don't want a bent one
He'll drink his baby brew
From a big brass cup
Someday he may be president
If things loosen up
Holly ,
Nice examples of the High Victorian artistry .
Can you imagine being a painter in SF !!
There must never be a shortage of work .
Have a wonderful Holiday , Walter
Walter, we have a few color consultants out here that will study your house and come up with a scheme to bring it to life. They are well known and make a good living.
Here is one; http://www.drcolor.com/historic.htm
Here is a beautiful house I shot last weekend. Happy Thanksgiving to all.
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Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
Mike
Victorian overkill and I love it.
I wish you could have gotten a close up of the gable in the 1st pic. That was something.
I am going to finish my pics of the brown house by posting to you. All of you have so good about posting fun houses.
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It is a very stately home but very modest and wonderful people live there.
In talking with the HO the house has only has 2 families live in it. 2 generations of the 1st family and then the current family.
Rich
Rich,
Thanks for that tour. Great shots of great features.
Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck and ALL,Here are a few photos of 3rd Street in downtown Winona. Most of these buildings are 1880's vintage:Have a great day,Brian
Brian,
Very nice masonry.
Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Glad you like it Chuck... more later,Brian
Brian
In that 1st photo the corner building with the turret reminds me of some building that we lost around here.
It looks like you were able to keep your historic downtown area. That's wonderful.
Fat Roman suggested a seperate thread on architecural mistakes. I have been gathering material for buildings we have lost and their ugly replacements.
Have a good day of giving thanks tomorrow.
Rich
Rich,50% of the buildings here are from the late 1800's and 75% pre-date WWII. Lots of money here long ago... then a depressed economy in the period after the heyday of steamboat, lumber and railroad barons.Growth was very slow here, even before the economy tanked. This helped prevent the tearing down of the old stuff, but it does make it a tough market to thrive in.I am hopeful that people will realize the treasure they have here... mostly it is people from other places (like me), that are amazed by the place.Cheers,Brian
Brian,
A number of elements in the remind me of buildings in the Dupont and Logan Circle areas of DC. Nice brickwork in there, too.
Across the street from the cathedral, there's this fun pattern.
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Entry and close up of same.
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Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve,That is some nifty brickwork. I admire good masonry and would consider taking it up, if it weren't for the heavy lifting, the mess, the noise, etc. Winston Churchill was a mason... as a hobby.The Winona Water Works is an imposing brick building. It has that fortress look about it, like an armory building, but the carved stone water spouts suggest that it has always been a water works,Happy Thanksgiving,Brian
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chuck
I want to thank you for the many pics from GA too. I have never been that far south before.
Rich
Nice shots, I like those huge brackets on that second story gable.
Warning, here are some flashy elevations....it is a shame to shrink these, a lot of the detail is hard to pick up. The sunburst in the first and the fans in the second are very impressive.
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Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
Mike,
You could sit and stare at that all day long and still find new details.
A few more from my neighborhood before I shift back to DC
Is paint an architectural feature? If it highlights a sunburst?
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And how about this Craftsman-cum-Greek Revival Timber Frame on top of a Gothic frontispiece? Strangely it kind of works. Not so sure if the purple door/pink shutter combo works with it all.
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The cloud lift effect in the center here attracted my eye, though of course as soon as I saw it here, I found it on one or two others. Not as rare as I might have first expected, but a nice touch.
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And the obligatory cat, not on a hot tin roof. This guy/gal was just soaking in some sunshine when I went past, and then crawled back in the window.
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Have a great Thanksgiving.
Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Holly,
Very nice.Thanks for sharing. I am on the road and post more when I get the right computer.
Chuck S
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Maryland? Going to be anywhere near any of those bay lighthouses?http://www.tvwsolar.com
We'll have a kid
Or maybe we'll rent one
He's got to be straight
We don't want a bent one
He'll drink his baby brew
From a big brass cup
Someday he may be president
If things loosen up
Snort
Those CA Victorians are just over the top. That's not a bad thing, I just don't know how else to describe it. Thanks for the pics.
This house is down the block and across the street from my last house.
For years it was painted white and quite unremarkable. and I never paid it much attention.
A little paint has revealed alot of detail.
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Holly,
In Bethesda now. Annapolis (actually a farm in Crownsville) Friday. Not close enough to the Bay for lighthouse shots.
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I forgot I still had one more shot of the east side.
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This is the garage roof.
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No I have walked around the block.
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Another shot of the garage. The original owner must have taken a trip to the Orient or something.
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A ridge detail.
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A couple of unique window trim packages.
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Nice pics of Stanford. I have worked on about 6 buildings there over the years. My first apartment was in East Palo Alto and I used to ride my bike all around that campus. I remember Mr. Stanford's mausoleum was another impressive structure.
Let's not forget the linear accelerator. Hard to fit a mile long building into one shot.
We used to jump the 20 ft fence to climb the rocks in the forested area to the right in the foreground.
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Holly, Those are delicious. One of these days I'm going to head to Stanford and pick up some extra smarts. Seems like a nice place to park oneself for a few years.What's that really picturesque campus in Carolina? The one with all the Gothic architecture? Maybe we could get some photos from there :)Wishing all the Snorts a fine day of celebrating the turkey!Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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an Iowa state highway sign "122" in the scene so you might know the town.
I think that was a Missouri Highway 122.
It wasn't Iowa because we are colorized now. We switched over from black and white a couple of years ago. :)
Seriously no one in IA hangs around on the street like that. Just lounging.
James Howard Kunstler's book "The Geography of Nowhere".
I think I might like that book. Too much of the same everywhere you go. The same look to the restrurants, the stores the houses. Cookie cutter design.
suburbia buildings float in space but in spaces that work (like many in Holland) buildings MAKE the space?. It's not an individual building so much as as it's the relationship of that building to the other buildings around it.
Don't you thing some of that is a matter of time and a thing that happens when a culture staying in one area long enough to influence it. Now we have a melting pot of cultures and things are changing so fast that we don't have time to put our imprint on the "space".
And we can move so quiclkly from area to area. Before a culture (say Holland) could be self contained to a point.
Sorry gotta go before I finish this thought.
Rich
Runner
Back to the pics. I went out on Sat morning. I had a target in mind and then I got sidetracked.
I parked near Foster Park and walked around the north side of it.
This house was built in the late 50s or 60s I believe. Mr Post lived there. the Post family was very prominent in the early history of the town, but today I don't know of any Post family still in town.
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This house is just across the street from the Post house. In the early 90s this house was 2 apartments and my FIL lived in the downstairs. It is now a single family home.
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The column bases need some work. So do the steps.
Rich
I notice you mention houses being split into apartments a lot. Don't miss the true duplex I posted a couple post back.
Here is a house I snapped yesterday. Notice the ladder work going on, and new windows in the attic space. The weather vane on the roof is a hoot!
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Mike
I saw the post with the duplex.
Nice restoration.
Thanks for your contributions.
Rich
Runner
Here is a picture of Foster Park. There was a Mr Foster in our early history.
This band shell was built in the last 15 20 years, it replaces an earlier one.
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Moving on to the corner of Foster Park.
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Rich
This is the fire station I had mentioned. It is Fire Station #2 In LaPorte just two blocks from my house. It is still in active use.
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And there are 2 other viewshttp://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
Dallas ,
Looks like a neat and tidy building there .
They had to let go of the one I posted when the trucks became too large for the building .
Thanks , Walter
I called the realtor today on the house you asked about. It is in downtown Mich City and is seven bdrm. $649,000. built 1890
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In contrast this 1 bdrm cabin is in Michiana Shores. It is on about same size lot and about same distance from Lake Michigan. 4 miles east of Mich City. It also has Mich City Water Dept and phone #'s $249,000 built 1930
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Dallas ,
Thanks much for checking on that asking price . I would have guessed closer to 5 if it's in need of work . Love that cabin .
Have a great Holiday , Walter
This is Fire Station 1. Built in 1907 It is right at the bottom of a overpass now and I couldn't get a good front view. It is now used as a senior center.
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I love the firestation. What a classy building.
If you have been keeping up with my last 3 posts here are some more shots as I walk around the block.
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I have been keeping up. It is going so fast. Keep them coming.
It takes some special kind of people to maintiain old homes like those. I certainly couldn't afford to. Dallashttp://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
Dallas
I have watched that house for pretty close to 30 years.
Last year they did a roof, but I can't recall much in the way of major maintaince on that house.
I don't recall the last time it was painted. It's a small enough town and this is one block off of the main drag so it is pretty easy to keep track of.
special kind of people to maintiain old homes
With old homes the only thing that works is the owner. :)
Rich
Dallas ,
Another great building built to last a long time .
If the equiptment hadn't gotten so much larger over the years it might still be a station .
Best , Walter
I think if the overpass hadn't stopped at the front doors of #1, #2 is the one that would have closed.http://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
Brian.
Here is a roof parapet shot of our downtown post office/federal court house. This is a drive by pic and i will try to get more details when we get back after a week visiting my 93 year young Mom for Thanksgiving. The Italian half.
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The Ralston Hotel is catty-corner.
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Details that are not used anymore.
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Nice Federal building... why do they put the cool details up by the eaves, where nobody can see them? Maybe blame the Greeks for detailed frieze thing.Here is a Sullivan entrance and an old department store:
Brian,Nice verdigre on the eagle. Are they new windows or glazing in the second pic? Great details on that building.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck,It is a cool eagle. The Choate building got new windows before the rules changed in the historic district. Now they have to be historic wood windows. I am getting more work repairing old windows and building more wood storms and screens in the old town since the change.here is a pic that shows part of a new window and nice spandrel work in that Choate building and another animal figure about a block away:
Nice! Here is a detail on a bank in our town. Also a building now being used as a law office, it has some real nice tile work with an eastern influence maybe?
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Mike
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Interesting bank. I seldom see corbels standing up like that. When was it built?Here is my last post of the day... seems fitting:
Not sure on the date of construction, haven't been doing my homework. ; ^ )
Here is a bell tower of a Catholic church, circa 1921
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Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
Nice bell tower.There are a few more around here I'll get pics of when I get the chance.Cheers,Brian
Just to let you know, it is great to see the interior details you have been posting. Mike
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Brian
More eye candy from MN. WOW
Rich
Brian
Your area is so rich in nice details.
Thanks for the pic.
Rich
Does this detail have a name? Always in a corner, sometimes with a window.
Like a dingleball or something.
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Mike
Does this detail have a name? Always in a corner, sometimes with a window.
I don't know. I am a self taught carpenter, and we don't do that stuff anymore. :)
Wrecking ball to come? Sorry bad joke.
Rich
That dingleball detail does have a proper name and I would have remembered it if you had not got me to laughing at your nomenclature!;)
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Just took/made time to reread this epic thread from #.1, Walter's oval window/lite.
IMHO this is one of the best ever on BT. Hopefully more will contribute. I have taken many shots on my Thanksgiving journey, but am unable to attach or imbed due to limited technology.
Enjoying the great details and explainations. Thanks all.
Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
When it comes back to you please let me know. Maybe Teardrop?
Here is a bungalow porch that someone took some time to create some nice lines.
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Mike ,
That has a really neat flair to it .
Is it done in stucco ??
Have a great Thanksgiving .
Best , Walter
I wanna say pendant...Yup - looked it up in my dictionary of historical architectural terms
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It is called a drop or dropped finial. Don't know if there is another name for it when it is in that type of location.
Thank you for the feedback. Mike
Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
Also called a pendant.
I always thought of a finial as an up pointing element, but when adding "drop"-finial, that makes sense too.
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Rich,Those 2 homes deserve better. The first one with the round muntins in the turret could be very nice. I wonder if the entrance and lower level was at one time a porch?I worked on some homes in DC with curved sash. One was somewhere on E.Capitol next to a church/school. just a short walk to the Capitol. We got replacement glass from an outfit in Florida.Chuck S
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chuck
wonder if the entrance and lower level was at one time a porch?
I think you are right.
Rich
breath-taking opportunities for a renovationist/ restorer there
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breath-taking opportunities for a renovationist/ restorer there
I think I mentioned that I looked at the house as a investment and I knew right away I didn't have what it takes to restore it.
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Chuck ,
The iron work and transoms are really stunning .
Thanks for adding that .
Really enjoying your tutorial on building those brackets too !!
Regards , Walter
Walter,
Here is later home with some interesting ironwork. I will get a better pic.
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I am glad you enjoyed the bracket tale. Small jobs like that bracket repair are hard to take pics of because of the time it takes. I do a lot of small repairs that bigger companies do not want to do or do not know how to do.
My hat is off to you for your consistent posting of your jobs and how your demanding craft is done.
Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck ,
That gable sure has a Greek Revival influence I'd guess .
Thanks for all the great homes you've added here !
It is a real treat doing the computer monitor tour of some great architecture !!
Best regards , Walter
Walter,
Here are some more Lakebottom houses. Mostly late teens and 20s. Modest homes but sought after.
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These are "drive by" pics so they are not that good.
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Chuck S
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Chuck
Very interesting and unique homes in this post.
Rich
Chuck ,
What type of price would those 2 homes command in this market ??
Lovely modest sized homes -- perfect for the post Mc mansion era .
Best , Walter
Walter,Whe you say "this" market do you mean your maket or my market? I assume the latter. Mid to high 100s. Some homes in Lake Bottom Park go as high as 400.Single story 3/2s withen walking distance to AFLAC, yes the duck folks, can go as high as 300. We have not had much downturn in housing do to Ft. Benning expansion. The armor school from Ft Knox is moving to Benning as a result of BRAC. We expect a total of about 35,000 more folks ove the next 8-10 years.What would those size homes be in your market in a sought after neiborhood?Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck ,
Here those might fetch $ 125 to $175 K in a nice neighborhood in our local city .
Thanks , Walter
Chuck,How about that porch? That's terrific, as is the ironwork there.I'm only an amateur student of architectural styles, so I'll give it my best guess until someone like Basswood or Mmoogie comes along and tells me I've blown it. LOLI'd say that column leans toward the Tuscan style. There's something about the capital that's not quite a true Tuscan order, to my eye, but it seems to exhibit more Tuscan influence than the other options. Don't know much at all about the Attic order. Quick search led to the idea that an Attic column is simply a square column of one of the other orders. Does that sound right?By the way, this site has some nice scaled drawings of the various orders if you are ever in need of that http://theclassicalorders.com/theclassicalorders.htmlBest,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve,
Thank you for that link. I wish I had the time to take another Architectural Art History course.
This is a small Mission style in Lakebottom.
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A larger one near the top of the Hill leading to Lakebottom.
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I love the look of that curved entry roof in this post, but the flashing looks planted right on top of the siding. Bet the cut the end off the tube of caulk on that install.( somebody else replied to me in this thread recently as it came back up in messages to me, but I am without a high speed lately, so not keeping up with this thread.)
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I love the front porch.
A small house with great details.
It must have high ceilings, judging from the trim around the front door. That is nice trim work for what appears to be a modest home.
Rich
Brian
This is the only forum I can't imbed pics in
Are you trying to copy from photobucket?
I have never used that, I use Picasa Web Albums with mixed results.
You can embed photos from attachments here, but it is a process and a PITA.
I love the photos of the details. You have alot of fun old buildings in your area.
Your area of MN is 50-75 years older than NW IA.
Thanks for the pics
Rich
Rich,The standard method of imbedding does not seem to work with Safari (Mac), so I was hoping the Photobucket "forum ready" link would work... NOT. For now I'll just keep attaching pics, since I can't seem to imbed them.There is some neat architecture around here. You have some cool stuff in your area too.Later,Brian
Brian,I just posted some info on embedding pictures with Safari/Firefox the other day. See if this helps you figure it out.http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=120678.297If you have questions, please ask.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Thanks Steve,I'll look into it and see what happens.Cheers,Brian
Brian
While still in Orange City I went down town.
Typical mainstreet storefronts.
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Then the court house.
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Across the street is a modern county human services buidling.
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Rich
I'm attempting to imbed an image here:Well that didn't work.
Try this:
Mike, have you tried doing it as I and others do, placing all the pics before posting?
You write your entire single-post entry, and let's say it will have three pics in this part of the story, with one or two paragraphs of text before each pic.
Where each pic will insert, leave a "pic insert" spot by hitting the RETURN key twice between paragraphs, instead of the usual once. Do the same at the end.
Then, attach all three of your .jpg files, but when done, instead of doing POST, do PREVIEW instead.
In PREVIEW, click the first of your attached pics to open it, and with cursor and mouse, context-click R key and choose COPY.
Now use the BACK button of your browser to take you back to the not-yet-posted message, which is still editable, and place the cursor at your pic mark, then R click, and click PASTE.
Repeat for your next two pics, and now you can POST.
Not from me but a copy and paste from a Gene Davis post. I tried it and it worked great. Good luck!
Runnerguy
I'll try it again... not sure if that works on a Mac though.Thanks for the info,Brian
Walter
How about a town that is trying to have a consistent architectural theme throughtout the town.
On my way home from Sheldon, I drove a couple miles out of my way to drive thru Orange City. Orange City is a very Dutch town and they have the tulip festival every year in May. Wooden shoes, dutch outfits, washing the streets with buckets and brooms.
They have been encouraging the business in town to remake their buildings to reflect their dutch heritage.
Let's start with the car wash. Sorry Walter to take your fine thread so low, but I think you will enjoy it.
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A bank.
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Pizza Hut???
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Vet clinic??
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Strip mall?
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Grocery store?
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Rich
Rich ,
Far from taking the thread low -- I really enjoyed it !
Having spent 4 months in 1972 working in a salvage lumber yard in Ouderkirk on the Eisel River near Rotterdam -- I'm hugely impressed with the Dutch people and ways .
Much of the basis for my career as a salvager and restorer is because of the time I spent there and the projects that I did while employed there .
I still wear my klompens once or twice a year . I love the sound of the clip / clop while walking !
I'm thrilled that folks have taken time to post pictures so we can all tour areas we may not have had time to personally visit .
Glad to hear Tim is doing better .
Best regards , Walter
Walter
The dutch are a special people here in NW IA. They do everything in excellence up there. Sioux County in the next county to the north of us.
Their farms are neater and cleaner, they take really good care of their homes up there. But don't mow your yard on Sunday. Only within the last 5-10 years has any store been open in Orange City on Sunday.
I was going to take some pics of the college buildings, but I only got one.
Sheldon has a strong dutch presence and so Tim gets good care up there.
We have alot of dutch people in LeMars too.
Rich
No one has hit on my favorite city, New Orleans.
Cornstalk fence.
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Oak Alley:
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House in Algiers:
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Marv,Hopefully someone down that way or visiting NOLA will post some pics.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Fannie Mae just sold this home. 5000 sf. New roof and paint on areas not sided (heavy guage alum.). Granite curb. This is in an up and coming Historic area.
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The dormer.
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The shutters are operable. The Oval.
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Origanal leaded glass transom.
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This house was on the market for less than 3 hours.
$64,000.00
Chuck S
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Thought I woud post this house to compare the crazy prices around this country.
A nice example of a craftsman, about 3000 sq ft, this house on a corner lot just sold for 804,000.
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Mike
That would go for $100 K to 200 K depending on the condition.
An older 2 story is not going to go over 200K in NW IA.
Thanks for the pic
Rich
Marv ,
Thanks for posting some great shots of an Historic city !
I think we all hope you'll continue to show us more as you have time .
Best regards , Walter
Marv
Somehow I missed this post. What wonderful pictures. Thanks for a positive view of New Orleans. Lately it seems to be all the 9th Ward, the superdome and levies.
Pleas Post some more.
Rich
How about a town that is trying to have a consistent architectural theme throughtout the town.
You'd love "The Geography of Nowhere", by James Howard Kunstler, the chapter entitled "How to mess up a town".
Runnerguy
Great stuff guys. It's nice to see a thread that a "pick me upper". I'll have to carry my camera more.
Thanks!!
Runnerguy
RG,Looking forward to your pics.We have friends on 450 in Annapolis, PO Crownsville, on a 120 acre farm at the head of South river.My DW worked near the Chart House restaurant in East Port. Maybe you could post some of the "Parade of Lights" when it happens.Your barn and cupola are well thought out and executed.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with woodEdited 11/17/2009 8:33 pm ET by stevent1 <!-- STEVENT17 -->Edited 11/18/2009 6:25 am ET by stevent1 <!-- STEVENT17 -->
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Thanks Chuck. Been to the Charthouse a few times. Nice restuarant and drive down 450 all the time.
The cupola was in our property in Middleburg, Va. before we moved to Annapolis. The new owners recently expanded the barn but they made a point of keeping the cupola!
Runnerguy
RG,In my post .533 I corrected it to say "head" of the South River insted of "mouth".
Sorry for the confusion.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
yes, that lower porcch seems added on
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Just met with a client to look at some slate repairs , and she graciously allowed me to photograph these features while heading up to the attic .
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Walter,That must be one nice home. Thanks for sharing.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
"yes, that lower porcch seems added on"
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while the lower porch may well not be the original configuration, I'd contend that the columns and upper porch were added to a typical American four-square to dress it up - "there's enough for everyone"
David
added to a typical American four-square to dress it up
I think you are right.
Since this thread is heavy into pics Paul only checks in when he has access to high speed.
Rich
That was well done if that's the way it came about.
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Steve ,
I'll be taking more shots of this great granite building while working there soon .
One of the Trustees called last week and asked for some references -- could have knocked me over with a feather !! I can't recall the last time I was asked for that info , but I checked out O. K. I guess .
Looking forward to having them as clients for the long haul .
Got that camera with you today I hope ??!!
Best regards , Walter
Walter,I posted the additional shots of that house for Paul here http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=125678.356Missed my daylight excursion yesterday dealing with a client issue, but heading out this morning for a walk for coffee as soon as it's light enough to do so, and grab some photos.Congratulations on the job there. Look forward to seeing more.Best,
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Steve ,
You and Chuck and Ruffmike have an abundance of great architecture to choose from .
It's really a pleasure to see what you guys come up with .
Have a good walk and coffee .
Best , Walter
Walter,
Found some interesting items on the walkabout today. We'll show some of the brickwork on this post
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Very simple bond pattern shown below, but it made me take a look at the house (which was otherwise quite ordinary, alas)
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The detail below is from a house on one of the nicest streets in the neighborhood.
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Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve ,
It's amazing how much variety of detailing is being put up here .
Glad you had a good day and snapped some good pictures for the fans here .
Best , Walter
Walter,
Thought you'd be interested in this one. Is slate commonly used as a sidewall covering? Looks like they could use your assistance there, too!
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Hope this isn't too hard to see, but the steel brackets made for a nice modernist flair here.
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And this house looked more like someone had plucked a structure off of the UVA campus and dropped it in the neighborhood. Nicely done, but a bit too large for my tastes. About the scale of a frat house. Still, you don't see capitals like this everyday.
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Best,
Steve
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Steve ,
Slate makes great siding , never needs paint ,etc !! They used a soft Penn . slate on that house though and it's starting to rot away .
Great looking columns and capitals on that " home " . I see new copper drip edge on the rake !
That gives me a good clue to where I'll take some pics today .
Thanks for all these great photos lately . It's like you and Chuck are outdoing one another <G>
Best , Walter
Thanks. I like that stone work on the two buildings you posted. Do you know what kind of stone it is or any details about its origin? I'm always interested in whether the builders of these great structures used the materials available nearby or had them shipped in from afar.
Amazingly, local archy, local stone, and local labor. The building has hundreds of figures like these and each is unique:
brian
thanks for the pics.
those were some nice details.
do you think the stone carvers were local?
i have always heard that they imported carvers for alot of work here in the midwest.
rich
They claim local workers built the building... can't say for sure about the carvings. If I get a chance, I'll see about getting more pics of the carvings.Signing out,Brian
Brian ,
Those are highly unique details ! Thanks so much for posting them .
Best , Walter
Do you have a full shot of that?
Beautiful!
Here you go:
Brian,Very nice. Local stone must have saved a lot back then.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Brian ,
Your pictures are showing some of the most challenging roofing tasks one can imagine !!
Keep them coming as you find time .
Brian
That tower is stunning.
Did I miss it or where is the rest of the building?
I cannot imagine doing the roofing on that one.
It looks like tiles, but they would have to be tapered and progressively more tapered as you move up the roof.
Rich
You missed it... but here is another view. The tower is six stories tall, so it dwarfs the two-story tall sanctuary on the right. The other pic here is a view with the tower in the background (and another steeple behind the central tower).
Absolutely amazing.http://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
Brian ,
I really like the polychrome slating on the house in your second picture .
Regards , Walter
Here's your slate roof. :o)
Brian ,
That is real slate is it not ?? Can't really see the texture from here , but it sure looks like it .
Heres a mock up of a pattern I'll be incorporating on my garage walls - someday !!
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I think it is a real slate roof. I'll be at another building with slate on Friday... but at dusk... so I might not get pics... yet.I like your pattern. Very nice.Cheers,Brian
I really am enjoying this thread. I had to go our county seat, Hillsborough, the other day. There is some gingerbread, but there are also a lot of pre-Revolutionary buildings.The Inn at The Teardrops has one of my favorite entries. As you can see, Azek and Fypon have a big future here<G>http://www.tvwsolar.com We'll have a kid
Or maybe we'll rent one
He's got to be straight
We don't want a bent one
He'll drink his baby brew
From a big brass cup
Someday he may be president
If things loosen up
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Snort ,
That really is a beautiful set of doors and entrance .
Glad you're liking looking at all the eye candy lots of folks are putting up here .
Best regards , Walter
The Colonial Inn is being renoed. I've always liked the porch balusters, and window trim.Dang, can't even attach pics now... maybe later?http://www.tvwsolar.com
We'll have a kid
Or maybe we'll rent one
He's got to be straight
We don't want a bent one
He'll drink his baby brew
From a big brass cup
Someday he may be president
If things loosen up
Snort
I have never seen tear drop doors like that.
That's cool
Rich
It's so interesting I'm surprised you partially cropped it out of the first photograph. It merited a photo all it's own. First thing I noticed which is why I pointed it out.
runnerguy
That photo was just for context, showing some of the neighborhood around that tower... I figured the slate would be of interest, so I did take a photo of the carriage house alone, too.Fun stuff, thanks,Brian
Walter
Back to Orange City, the dutch town.
This is the Techical Center for Diamond Vogel Paints.
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This is a new building, maybe 10 years old.
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This was the corporate HQ
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Orange City is a town of about 5,000 people.
Rich
That place is terrific. Reminds me of Neuschwanstein's towers'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve,It does look kinda like Neuschwanstein... more so than like a church. Someone thinking outside the box.Cheers,Brian
Brian,Just looking at your Photobucket page. It's VERY easy for you to embed the photos from there.Let's take this page as the example: http://s436.photobucket.com/albums/qq88/knottree/Interesting%20Images/?Roll your mouse over any of the photos. See how there's a pop-up that appears below that photo? Click on the left side where it says 'HTML code' and you'll see the code in the right side of the screen take on a blue highlight. With that highlighted, Control-C to copy that text, then Control-V to paste it into the editing window in a new BT post.After you paste that code to the BT post, go back and put in the <p> tag in front of any text and/or photos that you'd like to see as a new paragraph.Then just check the box at the bottom here that reads 'Check here if HTML tags are used in the message' and your photo will automatically appear.You might want to resize them first, but the ones I messed around with weren't too big.See if that works for you.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Thanks Steve,I'll give it a try. None of the photos I'm posting now are in photobucket yet. After I update photobucket, I'll try again.Bass
That's cool. I half expected to see Tinkerbelle flying around it!.
Did you noted the interesting roof in your second photo, the daimond pattern? Looks like slate but the siding looks vinyl.
Runnerguy
brian
What can I say. Wow.
Beautiful
Rich
Brian
Here are a couple of local houses that were built in the 1920s.
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Rich
Rich,I really like the doubled beams with scrollwork ends and then the doubled joists set over the beams. It is nice when the design theme is carried throughout the structure. So much modern stuff seems to lack a cohesive idea.In a similar fashion, St Stanislas Church repeated the design of the front entrance (with towers at the corners), in miniature, for the covered outside stairs to the basement. That is the kind of thoughtful, and even playful, detail I enjoy seeing. Also, had to add another pic of one of the main towers.Brian
brian
I find it hard to comprehend the amount of time they were willing to invest in one entrance.
Can you imagine a crew spending all week doing the detail work on just that one entrance.
After working on the main structure it would feel like working on a doll house.
Thanks for the pics.
Rich
Rich,Someday I'll build a cover of some kind for my outside basement stairs... for now, I use the inside stairs in the winter. The St. Stan's basement stairs sure look better than a bulkhead door.Here are more entrances I liked:
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This is a church downtown Michigan City. It has some carved characters above the windows but not a very good picture
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Doodabug
That is kind of an odd looking building. Is this just the side?
That is a Juliet type of balconey. Somebody has to flash that and provide a drain.
I like the windows but the look of the whole side of the building seems odd.
Thanks for posting it just the same. I look forward to looking thru this thread.
Rich
Yes, That is just a small wing to a huge church.http://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
This is the old Michigan City Library then it became a Art Center and now it is empty.
Front view at top of building is carved Pvblic Library for the people of Michigan City by the people of Michigan City.
A interesting lamp post in another view.
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Episcopal?
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I don't know. I was in a bit of a rush and didn't go around the front to look.
I need to go back when I have more time and get some pictures of the front. Dallashttp://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
I went by the church today and it is Episcopal. How could you tell?http://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
This is a unusal 9 sided barn that is on the south side of LaPorte. Built 1882
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Can I get away with being modest and calling it a lucky guess?OK, a slightly educated guess.you know how you look at a person and think, he is Irish, or she is Italian or that guy must be descended from Vikings?overall impression without really pointing out definitive details
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Thanks for the pics Brian.
I can't imagine us today spending that much money on an entrance.
Rich
Walter,
I found another pic of the stone/brick home with a steep pitched slate roof.
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Chuck
Chuck ,
There is little more solid and stately than a stone house with a slate roof .
Thanks for adding that one .
I'll get some barn roof pictures here later .
Best regards , Walter
Rich,
This facade was never in disrepair. You did a great job on your SIL's building.
Glad you and Tim are going to the game.
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A lot of detail in the coping.
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Chuck S
Chuck ,
Was that built as a bank or some other use ??
Thanks , Walter
chuck
That looks very similar to the one I posted earlier.
Maybe later I will put them in the same post.
Rich
Rich ,
Chuck suggested you might enjoy seeing pics of slating my barn roof .
Heres a link to a Shutterfly album showing some of the work .
Best , Walter
http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8cbsmrhq2zo
Walter,Must be my computer or browser but I cannot retrieve that file. Please post a link to that thread. You are a master at "weaving" slate.Kudos on your nomination of best BT'er as well as Steve (Fat Roman) in the Tav. I don't go there because my late Dad told me "stay out of politics and religion'. Someone sent me a private message about it.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
This sprawling home that is known as the 'Windmill House' has a bit of whimsy. I cannot get a shot of the front because of trees. This is the west side.
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The rear has access to the flat roofed "windmil"
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There are 3 levels.
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The window heads on this home are quit detailed.
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Chuck S
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One of my favorite homes is an 1850's in Mid Town where we live. 8' tall triple sash walk-out windows.
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Nice filligree.
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Chuck S
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That is very cool. Was that a water tower at one time? Was there a windmill at one time? Mike
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Not sure if it was ever a water tower. Sure looks like it could have been.The windmill connection is based on the roof,Thank you for your great pics. This thread is such a great relief from the '3 way light switch' and 'insulate a crawl space' threads.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
chuck
Someone had some fun building what he wanted, the heck with the neighbors who ask " Why are you building that?"
Rich
Chuck ,
That is a really well thought out and tastefully done trim on the window heads .
How often is a detail like that added on todays homes ??
Best , Walter
Chuck
The link worked for me
Rich
Chuck ,
I'll try to rearch for a link to that thread later this morning .
You and Steve should win the award , but it was nice to be mentioned .
I think this thread could be a good illustration of how to interact with your fellow BT'ers -- most all of us address our posts to a persons name , not some anonymous person -- so I think it's apt to be more civil that way .
I can't believe the amount and quality of the architecturals being posted !! I never imaginede it would prove to be this fruitful .
Best regards , Walter
Chuck ,
I think this might be it .
http://forums.taunton.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=tp-breaktime&msg=90129.109#a111
Walter,Thanks for that link. One of BTs best "how to" threads.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck
I went back yesterday morning and took a couple of pics of the old girl who wasn't treated right. It was getting too dark on Friday (at 5:15 PM) to take good detail pictures.
This below the turret on the 1st floor. These sash are curved.
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The purpose of this pic was to get a view of the driveway and the sheltered canopy. The bottom of the posts has been redone in very recent times.
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A closeup of the cross hatching.
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Even the side not facing the street has the cross hatching.
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The north gable facing the church.
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I'll do more after breakfast.
Rich
Rich ,
That cross hatching is super .
I find those posts out of scale -- to small for the rest of the building . What think you about those ??
Best , Walter
Walter
You are right toothpicks on a (whatever).
Like I said earlier, this house is coming back strong compared to what it looked like 15 years ago. Oh my gosh it was bad.
The ground drops away fast towards the north and the church.
Earlier posts or columns may be gone. The bottoms look like 2x8s to me.
I'll try to do a close up with Picasa.
This is going to be a busy morning. Looks like every one had the same idea as me. I did outside christmas stuff yesterday and then replaced a WH in a rental trailer in the afternoon. I took 114 pic in the morning and thought I would build up some resevoir for this thread.
Rich
Rich ,
Thats good , now you can just resize and post when you have some time .
Have a great day ! Walter
Walter,
I was thinking of you when I saw this house. Reminded me of your colored slate work. It's repeated across several dormers on the home.
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Different house. Very similar top to this door that was seen in the one with the stone turret I posted a ways back.
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Not quite sure what the meaning of this is, but it's an interesting flourish. There were at least 3 of them on the front of the house.
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Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve
Thanks for the pics.
The 1st house you posted looks like it is vinyl or a modern material.
I can see J-channel around the windows.
I am not complaining, it is good to see people using some nice design elements in their remodeling.
That brick circle calls out for a rosette or some detail in the center.
With the lay of the interior brick it almost looks like a sad face.
Rich
Rich,Well, I see what you mean there. Don't know. I'd be kind of surprised. There's not a lot of vinyl here, but it's certainly possible.I'll give it another look the next time I'm running down that wayYou can see the full sized shots here:http://www.fatroman.com/FHB/Architecture/100_1783.jpghttp://www.fatroman.com/FHB/Architecture/100_1784.jpgThat does look funny around the windows, but then looking at the left edge before the corner, it doesn't look uniform enough to be fake. Seems like there's too much variation from top to bottom.What do you think?Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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I went out on sat morning to do nothing but take some pics for about an hour. I had some targeted areas, but 1st I wanted to go back to the old girl with the crosshatching.
This another modest home that is very old a couple blocks away. I tried to get it Fri but the light levels were too low and I lost detail in the pics.
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This is a very small house and I have driven by it numerous times without a second look. A big thanks to Walter for calling my attention to the wonder around me.
I am going to get into trouble with all this rubber necking.
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Rich
Rich, I know what you mean. I kept thinking that 'oh, there's not that much that's interesting here', but the more I looked around, the more I saw. Driving back from the bakery early this am I saw some fun trimwork, but it was too dark to get a good shot.Which makes it a good excuse to get the baby, the jog stroller and the camera and head out the door!We don't have much in the Queen Anne style here (over by the Chesapeake Bay, yes, but not here around DC). So it's fun peeking into your world. Thanks for the photos.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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All
Gotta go and get Tim for church.
This is fun.
Rich
Steve,
Many QAs in Kensington, Garrett Park, Old Hyattsville. Highland place near the National Cathedral.....
Here are some 20's homes that are very well maintained. The symmetry is unchalenged. I am a big fan of single level living.
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Flanking sunrooms and a third in the rear. I am hesitant to walk around the back today. I worked on the home that backs up to this one a couple of years ago but did not get any pics.
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The home next door is behind a gated drive. My cheap 5mp camera that I use for these pics did not want to focus well on the zoom shot so I only got this one.
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Chucklive, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck,True, true. Not sure why they didn't seem popular over here. It's a fine style for those of us that enjoy a nice porch.That first house is great. I love the proportions. Elegant, not ostentatious. Looks like a great place to call home. The second reminds me of a Tudor style one on my running route that I need to add here.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Walter,
This 20s home reminded me of the one you posted on Broadwy.
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This next one hosts an annual croquet party on the front lawn near the fence on the Saturday before Mother's day. They put up a big tent and the attendees are appropriately dressed in "whites".
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The balcony.
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Another well maintained home.
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The entrance lacks balance.
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Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck ,
Thats most similar to the Broadway I posted !!
Maybe we should all pony up some bail money to help spring the first one of us who gets pinched for " peeping " while acquiring material for this thread !!!!
I can't believe how rich and varied the stuff being posted here is .
Thanks as always for more great places .
Best , Walter
Walter and All
I'm just curious, there are about 7 or 8 of us that are putting up pics.
How many of you are just lurking. It's ok.
I'm having alot of fun a finding and posting pics.
But if you are lurking and you don't mind could you just poke your head in a and say "Hi, I'm just watching
I really don't mean to say you should post pics, I was just curious how many are watching this thread or is is just 7-10 of us who are having all the fun.
Rich
Rich,It is hard to tell. I have a thread at John Bridge Tile Forum called. "No curb walk-in shower" The thread has 166 posts and 53,000 views. BT needs a counter like that. JB is a much smaller forum. They have just under 40,000 members. How many does BT have?Here is a linkhttp://www.johnbridge.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=39688 Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck
I have been to JB for research.
I only do one forum. Sometimes one forum is one too many.
It can distract one from work and family. :)
I will look at the link.
I have seen that on fishing forums ( I go there when I need info of to report on a trip) where the web site reports the number of views.
On those sites it seems like there are 20 views or more for every comment. I have no idea how big BT is.
Rich
I agree that a view counter would be good.http://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
Hi Rich
Just wanted to let you know I've been lurking and really enjoying it.
Maybe sometime I'll get around to posting a few pics myself.
Sheldon
Rich ,
That occured to me too . I'm sure quite a few others are looking in to get their daily architectural fix !!
When you do an involved thread like Mike , Huck , or Chuck it does feel good to get feedback along the way.
You'd think there would be some nice features in R I wouldn't you ??
Thats a hint for Mike to start adding in !
Walter
Walter
Thats a hint for Mike to start adding in !
I don't see Mike Smith on the board much lately.
You didn't see much of me this summer. Too much going on.
Rich
Walter
When you do an involved thread like Mike , Huck , or Chuck it does feel good to get feedback along the way.
No, Walter, feedback is essential. I have done a number of involved threads. I already know what the Grotto of Redemption, Estimating with Excel,The Plymouth County Fair and South Dakota Pheasant Hunting look like and feel like. Or a tip for doing the trade.
The reason for doing the thread is to share the joy and to interact with others. If the OP doesn't want or need feedback then there is no reason to post.
I have to understand that this is the internet and you guys are internet friends. You have lives that run on different time schedules. Same with me, there are threads that I choose not to open even if I feel I would enjoy the content. I have to keep my priorities in the right place and not spend too much time on BT.
This summer BT did not appeal to me. The whole election/health care period was a negative time on BT. And I was busy with work and life. (I still did the above involved threads during that period .LOL)
This thread has been refreshing and fun, so I thank you.
Rich
Rich ,
I've also done several and the feedback is nice , but it's fun for me to show off the work and go back to later to enjoy a second time .
Most folks don't want to comment , just look at how many are on this site daily but no more than 10 % are vocal .
Best , Walter
Walter
I crossed the street and took a picture of the twins.
These houses were built as identical houses. A father (a banker I believe) built these hlouses for his sons. All the houses on this side of the street share a driveway with detached garages on the alley.
These two sit right next to the burgendy house with the turret I featured a couple of posts ago.
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Did a repair on the house on the left about 15 years ago. The valley was poorly done. Everything ( and I mean everything) from the valley to the floor joists was rotten. The column with the flag on it the bracket, the wainscoating the T&G flooring, all gone.
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Rich
Rich ,
Very nice indeed .
I wonder why they didn't build them as mirror images ??
Thanks for being such a prolific poster here .
Gotta go pack up for the trip to Philly .
Enjoy the Holiday and the big ball game soon !!!
Best , Walter
Walter
It looks like there are only about 15 maybe 20 of us watching this thread.
But that's OK. We have some good ones.
I bought the Canon SX120 camera with 10 MP and 10X zoom. I really like this camera. It is perfect for a guy like me who doesn't understand cameras. Just set it on Auto and shoot. It's turning out great detail. When I crop a pic it is incredible what detail I can get from across the street.
Have a good time in Philly.
Rich
Rich ,
I don't know how you could judge how many are looking in - there aren't counters here like some sites .
You've really shown a lot of great features that your small town has .
I never dreamed this thread would have ever generated this many great items for the lover of architecturals .
Many , many , thanks to you and Steve , Chuck , Mike , Holly , Brian and others for making this a most fun outlet !!
I'll have a camera and LT with me so I might get to post some while away .
Best regards , Walter
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"a hint for Mike to start adding in !"
LOL, Now how would you feel about your newest town councilman walking around taking pictures at your house?;)
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I am enjoying the Architectural photos very much. Please continue.Tomonesr
Thank you for posting and welcome to Breaktime.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!
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Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
I'm a single parent, run my own business, and have a major reno of my own house going on, lots on my plate but i sure am enjoying this thread, along with the rez bumps! Pretty amazing how deeply he touched even an occasional lurker like me. Thanks to those of you posting photos. d.
Here's my humble contribution to the thread, this is a driveby photo on the cell phone of a neat house on 16th St. in Washington, DC. As I was driving around upper NW dc today I noticed a ton of slate roofed houses, on one particular block there were 8 of them. I would never have noticed or guessed without my newfound slate appreciation from this site.
DC,
Thanks for adding to our architectural tour thread .
I'd say thats a pretty good photo from a phone -- please put up more when you feel like it .
Regards , Walter
That is a grand old house, old world looking.
Here are two shingled craftmans, side by side, obviously by the same builder with different gable window designs.
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I had to brighten the second to show the window better.
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Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
These are some nice leaded windows in a shingled Victorian. What I admire most is that straight shingled corner.
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Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
wow! post another pic of that well pitched slightly fanned dormer, old word indeed!
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Here are a couple from an old Bar Harbor Mansion , now owned by The College Of The Atlantic
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Walter,Those dormer upper sash are most unique, as well as the corbelled turret.
Thanks for sharing.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
For Sunday a shingled church. The First Congregational Church completed in 1905.
An attempted panoramic shot
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And a couple of elevations
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Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
Very nice place to have a little religion<G>http://www.tvwsolar.com
We'll have a kid
Or maybe we'll rent one
He's got to be straight
We don't want a bent one
He'll drink his baby brew
From a big brass cup
Someday he may be president
If things loosen up
Very nice place to have a little religion<G>
Here is another. We went camping Friday and Saturday at Big Basin Redwood State Park. Did a 12 mile loop on Saturday, I nearly my maker! ; ^ )
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Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
Back when we had visitors in Colorado, we would drive them around and show them the wonderfull works that God had made....Here, I settle for showing them the works of man, pale by comparison.But notice how some of the most marvewlous examples of architecture is in buioldings designed for the glory of God
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Walter,
Neat place. Are those wrought iron brackets?
I wasn't planning to find anything of interest on the Thanksgiving trip. But there, just after I finished the 100th running of this crazy 9 mile race in Berwick, PA, was this joint.
What's that old refrain from Jerry Garcia, 'once in awhile you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right'?
So, for your pleasure, I offer up a little Second Empire fun. I'm sorry the quality isn't better. I grabbed Marie's iphone to do some quick shooting, and I had to lighten up the ones with the detail so you could make it out.
The stonework is nice, but how about the carving on the brackets, et al? (and it is carved, not painted)
Best,
Steve
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Carriage house out back
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Beautiful building! Extra points for quoting Garcia/Hunter. Mike
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Mike,
Take me back. Take me back.
I was also into The New Riders of the Purple Sage. "...He'll steal you woman before he robs your head..."
This home, a block or so from Washington DC off Western Avenue, is called the "Mushroom House". A roommate back in the late 70's worked on this house for a contractor. Ron said the inside was more tripped out than the exterior. No corners. All curved foam like the outside.
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We used to tease Ron about his big boss man, Pigpen, that he gave him psilocybin to eat at breaktime. The gnome entrance was formally the front door.
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I can't believe this has held up for 30 years other than some minor damage at the 'tails'.
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I enjoy your great posts. Here is the people entrance.
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Chuck S
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That is a wild house! We have one similar across the bay informally known as the Flinstone house. I know thw guy that did the stucco. Here is a picture off the internet.
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Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
Steve,
Got back today and have to many pics.
Our first pic stop in the DC area was the Clara Barton House in Glen Echo, MD. This is the side of the late 19th century structure. The rear is at the right and faces the Potomac River. No telling when the many additions were added.
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It is hard to get a shot of the front of the CB house but from what I could see the front gable and other roof features are a facade and not part of the structure.
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Chuck S
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Next to the Clara Barton House is Glen Echo Park, owned by the NPS and is a haven for artists and other Bohemian interests. One of the stone towers that houses a kiln.
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This is the entrance. The trollies ran until the early 60's. A race riot on an Easter Monday in the 60's pretty much shut the park down.
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The carousel is still in this building.
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I was unable to enter the park, but the Spainish Ballroom is quite something to see. Maybe another visit I can get a pic. Here is a bad web rendering.
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The offices have a deco influence.
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Next to Glen Echo is now an upscale pub. It used to be a locals bar, Trav's Inn, that my '53 shovelhead spent too much time in the gravel lot on Sundays after a putt. Fifty cent drafts and $1.25 for a bowl of chile. Now it is $9.00 for a house Pinot Noir.
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I will continue to Geeze. Close by is a market that I used my first fake ID for to get a six pack of Hamm's beer. I quickly moved on to Carling's Black Label then National Bohemian.
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Chuck S
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I lightened the stone tower shot a bit.
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Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
DC
Great house. I noticed the chimneys on the front of the house. That is kind of unusual.
The roof line with the parapet reminds me of a church roof line.
Really good use of keystones and other limestone to give the brick accents.
Rich
DC
Here is another house to kick start this thread.
This house is kiddycorner from the brown house I posted last.
We looked at buying it 20+ years ago, but the price was too high and the needs were too great.
I am sure a turret has been removed. The sash under the turret are curved.
This house has a nice paint job but it still needs alot of work.
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You can see in the last picture that a addition was added to the left of the porch, with a flat roof.
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That is an EPDM and tar job on this dormer roof.
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Rich
Rich,That is a fine home, it is a shame the turret has been removed. Is that aluminum or vinyl siding? The reveal looks awfully small, it would be nice to see it done over as cedar or Hardiplank with a 7" or so reveal pattern.The dormers should be some type of metal roofing don't you think? Copper in a perfect world but at least that fancy pre-powdercoated aluminum panels right?-Ray
Rich,
Nice details on that one.
Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
mac
Thanks to those of you posting photos.
You are welcome, I am glad you enjoy the views.
Rich
Walter,
I feel a bit like this is cheating, but I'm going to post it anyway since there's some neat stonework here. Besides, this thread is a shade light on flying buttresses so far ;)
The National Cathedral is the 6th largest cathedral in the world, 2nd in the US. Construction started in 1907 under Teddy Roosevelt and finished in 1990 under George HW Bush, each of whom was present for the ceremony.
This is part of the National Cathedral School for girls. ST. Albans, the school for boys, is on the other side of the cathedral.
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Detail view of NCS from Wisconsin Ave.
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Cathedral front
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Flying buttresses. I never get tired of looking at these.
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Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Brian,
A few goodies for you. Gargoyles/Grotesques, some stone window trim, and a bit of nice glass work.
Actually, a question for you about the 3rd photo. See those little corbels that are on the bottom of the outermost half-windows (almost like a storm transom, for lack of a better description). Any idea what the purpose of those is? I saw them on some stained glass windows in my neighborhood a few hundred posts back here. They appear to be there to catch on the blocks next to them, but if they are hardwired in like that, I can't see how that's anything more than decorative?
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This is the famed 'Rose Window'
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Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve
Like runner says "It doesn't have to be stunning."
WOW
Those cathedral photos are really fun. Give us some more. Please.
When I lived in Brooklyn in 93, I was a real hayseed from the sticks. The Brownstones, the Museum of Nat His, the area around Columbia. Every trip into the city was a feast for the eyes.
Our buildings are kind of common compared to the cities.
Rich
Rich,
I grew up outside of DC, and lived in the city for many years. It's easy to take for granted the views you get to see every day. I had to laugh on my way out this afternoon (after reading of your bit of rubbernecking at architectural vistas), that I had better be careful, or my truck was going to be on the sidewalk in the midst of snapping moving photos.
Here are a few more of the cathedral. I'll have to go back at some point. Lots to photograph. I forget how many gargoyles/grotesques there are, but many of them are rather whimsical. There's even one of Darth Vader. For such a structure, there is a fair amount of playfulness about it.
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Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve
I saw in post #802 a gargolye that looked like a rabbit????
That's playful.
I liked the cathedral school pics too.
I took some nice church pics today. You'll see them much later. I have abarn style in mind but I can't find it yet.
Rich
Steve,That Cathedral is really something. At the other end of the Gothic spectrum we have a "Carpenter Gothic" home here known as the Bunnell house. It is the oldest remaining home in Winona County. Bunnell's brother named a now famous natural cathedral... Yosemite Valley.Good Night,Brian
The details on that house are very similar to this house, Alameda's oldest house.
Known as the Webster house it was designed by architect Andrew Jackson Downing. Downing co-wrote one of the first cottage pattern books.
http://www.housemouse.net/cottagedowning.htm
It was built in New York, shipped around the horn and assembled in Alameda in 1854.
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Described as Gothic Revival the front elevation looks deceptively small, the house is 3000 sq. ft. Notice that the columns on the porch are "hollow".
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Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
Mike
Interesting cottage
I took pics yesterday of a church with similar gables done in brick.
I haven't unloaded it yet and I have too many pics in the pipeline, so I show it later.
After my last house I skipped on and came to this one.
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The big window and arch are modeern additions.
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Rich
Very nice. That is fun to see.Here is the plaque on the Bunnell house and another view. There is another home of similar vintage and style about 3 miles from my house. I'll get photos of it sometime soon.Later,Brian
Nice, I like the stars. I would call that bargeboard, would I be correct?
First settler in 1849, I guess everyone didn't have gold fever!
Here is Victorian with a similar gothic detail in the arches
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Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
Mike ,
Thats a wonderful little cottage -- even if it is 3000 sq. feet !!!
Those roofs on front would be a challenge to keep watertight here in the Northeast in Winter !
Thanks for all your great posts !!
Happy Holiday , Walter
Mike,
Nice. Interesting column details.
Chuck S
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Steve ,
How could that be cheating ?? That has some amazing details .
Love those eyeball windows in that green slate roof .
I'd love to see a closeup of that detail .
Have a great turkey day . I'll be on the road tomorrow and back Sat .
I'll try and post some road pictures too .
Best , Walter
Walter,
See if this is close enough. I can always return for a better shot.
Yes, I'd love to see Mike start posting here. If nothing else, he could swim the channel to Newport and take some of the little summer cottages there :)
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Have a nice Thanksgiving! Plenty of eye candy in Philly for this thread.
Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve
You might have seen this house when I was at the corner of the park.
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It was the home of Capt. Mac, an English sea captain (according to local lore and a few local books) and he owned the bath house downtown.
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This house as recently been repainted and I believe some interior improvements. A teacher owned it for many years. When I was in the house (many years ago) it was very dark and I did not get a good feel for the house.
About 10-15 years ago I was called to cut a hole in the porch ceiling below. It seems there was a very large bee colony in the porch attic. They were going to get a bee pied piper to remove the bees. I cut the hole as cleanly as I could and I was never called back to reinstall the boards to the best of my memory.
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Rich
Rich,
That's a very whimsical home. I like that porch.
Here are a few other odds and ends from the neighborhood around the cathedral.
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I really took this for the slate, to see what the pattern is (it's often easier to see detail after I bring it home and start enlarging it). But then I saw the Craftsman elements to the dormer, and the rafter tails, and sort of thought that someone put a little extra thought into what could have been just another dormer.
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Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve
All 4 pics are nice, but what struck me was the 1st pic. With some arches, white circles, diamonds and traingles they brought life to a brick wall
Too often I see a large brick wall with no character, just lots of brick. Do design, not contrasting elements.
Craftsman elements to the dormer, and the rafter tails,
I noticed the tapered trim boards too
Rich
Rich,Glad you enjoyed those. The little things are responsible for making the big differences, aren't they.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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After taking pics of the house for Mike I walked 1/2 block south and took a pic of this Craftman style home. At this point I had to turn around. Ther was a house another 1/2 block down I could have photographed, but i was getting too far away from some houses I wanted to shoot.
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This is a very lovely home and wonderful people. All of the interior details are beautiful Craftman style.
I did a repair to the left valleys this fall. Very ugly long term leak. Damaged from the bottom of the valley to the eave. roofers used black jack instead of flashing. Mrs HO would call me about the leak and then call back later that her husband had a buddy who would fix it. Happened several times ove a couple of years.
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I have worked on and off on this house for about 10 years on other things.
Rich
Steve ,
I like those patterned slates . A hex pattern with a clipped off bottom , but I don't have a name for it .
You've spotted some nice features lately .
I've noticed a lot more locally since I've tried to find good stuff for here .
Have a great Holiday , Walter
Walter,
Ah, do you remember when Newton remarked "If I have been able to see further than others, it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants." Same thing here. The gems that have been posted here inspire me to seek out something new and interesting. I only hope what I find intriguing is in turn interesting to the group here.
Remembering your balustrade photos, I took this one in DC. I'm not sure I grabbed the best perspective for you to see the curve, but it's there.
I'm curious about the columns, though. The rear ones are rectangular instead of sliced in half round ones. And the capitals on the ones in the foreground are set back maybe 3/4". I suppose so that they don't serve as a recess to catch water.
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Across the street, there's this lovely home.
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Close up of the entry.
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Zoom for the frieze.
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And the granite(?) balustrade.
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Hope you had a great trip to Philly. Best wishes for a happy Thanksgiving.
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Paul,
A few extra shots of stone work for you.
Kind of a neat window here.
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Here's a place that I thought you in particular would enjoy. It's right in the shadow of the National Cathedral on a corner lot. I like it for a lot of reasons, but perhaps most, just because it makes me smile when I see it.(The structure to the left in the last photo is a separate house)
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Have a nice Thanksgiving.
Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve,
Just shot that same home today at the corner of Newark!
Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Wow, Mike and Steve posted 2 exceptional beauties today.Two from Bodega Bay, IIRC, first was in Hitchcock's "Birds".http://www.tvwsolar.com
We'll have a kid
Or maybe we'll rent one
He's got to be straight
We don't want a bent one
He'll drink his baby brew
From a big brass cup
Someday he may be president
If things loosen up
Holly,
I really like the proportions of the second one .
Keep 'em coming when you can .
I'm getting some Penn. material today I hope .
Best , Walter
Steve
Back to the tour of the Foster Park area. If you remember, this house was in the back ground in a previous post. I am standing about a block away with an empty lot between us. Th HO owns the empty lot, bascially 1/2 of the block.
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I posted a picture of this house in the 300s of this thread when I was working from file footage. I zoomed for this next shot.
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Then I did a crop on the computer. Below.
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Do you see why I am happy with my camera for a point and click. I am a block away when I took this picture with no tripod.
I am going to walk around the block for some more pics of this house.
Rich
Rich, What type of camera are you using? That blown up crop is unbelievablly clear.
Did you notice the star in the middle of the ironwork has taken a hit.
That is a fantastic house, and the garage is almost nicer!
Mike
Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
Edited 11/24/2009 11:24 pm by ruffmike
Mike
I recently bought a Canon SX 120 with 10 MP and 10X zoom.
$250 at Walmart. I just set it on Auto and shoot.
I spent about $325 by the time I bought rechargeable batteries, case and SD card.
I notice the hit too.
They had a out of town hispanic crew roof it last fall.
Rich
Here are two neighbors, I thought the contrast of styles was interesting.
The second shot is the front elevation of the second house. Notice the interesting metal work on the face of the chimney and also the round bay on the left side.
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Mike
By neighbors, do you mean you live on this street?
Or, Here are 2 houses that stand sid by side.
The white house is unique in that it appears to be a one story home with a Victorian turret and features. It looks bigger than it is. It is very unusal for my area to see a turret on a older single story home.
Now the partial onion dome on the second home and the Near East entrance (maybe russian?) really set it apart from anything I have seen.
I don't think I have seen a older home that has the chimney in the front as an architectural feature like that. It becomes the focal point. The chimney visually seperates the house into left and right.
interesting metal work on the face of the chimney
I can't see enough detail, I though it was a change in the brick layout.
Thanks for taking the time to contribute pictures.
Tomorrow is a day to be thankful for all our blessing, have a blessed day of giving thanks.
Rich
Rich,Here is another chimney for you. This home has several chimneys and fireplaces, but only one on an outside wall. They draw better in Minnesota if they are inside the heated space, mostly. This chimney on the outside wall is on the south side of the home, so it is heated some by the sun in the winter, and that helps the chimney draw better. I think the idea that exterior masonry chimneys should be on the south wall was one of Ben Franklin's contributions.I'll post pics of some of the fireplaces in this home later. I'm typing this from an 1868 hardware store that is now a coffee house (across the street from my jobsite)... more about that later... have to go play in the mud now (drywall finishing),Brian
Brian
This Hodges, was he a lumber baron?
Is the house now a museum or showplace that is open to the public?
I love the close up detail, but I also like the topof the chimney where it flairs out.
Thanks for the pics.
For energy reasons I would put the chimney, and all that mass inside the house.
Rich
Brian, Beautiful town you live in... well, at least the buildings you have shown<G>http://www.tvwsolar.com
We'll have a kid
Or maybe we'll rent one
He's got to be straight
We don't want a bent one
He'll drink his baby brew
From a big brass cup
Someday he may be president
If things loosen up
Hi Rich,Hodges was a lumber, lumber mill and millwork baron. His home was a showcase of his wares. It is now owned by a doctor and his wife who is a photographer/artist. They saw me snooping around taking photos and invited me in. The were very nice hosts and I will likely get to work on the home. An unintended consequence of architectural stalking.Cheers,Brian
brian
and invited me in.
That hasn't happened to me yet, but I already know most of the people who live in the homes I am shooting
I thought maybe today was a post free Thurs on this thread :) :)
Maybe I'll get time today, but we travel later in the day.
Rich
Rich,My family slept in on Thanksgiving day, so I had time for a couple of posts before the day really went into holiday mode. We stayed home and hosted a nephew of mine... nice day at home. All is well. I tried to carve the turkey with the new iPhone light-saber app. Disappointing results, but was worth a good laugh.Winona is a college town of about 30,000 and I've only been here for a decade, so there are lots of folks I don't know.All the best,Brian
brian
We had one of those iphone light sabers at our Thanksgiving brunch. We did not try to carve turkey, only tried for some laughs.
Rich
Brian,
Now thats a new way of marketing !!!
Cheers for a great Holiday weekend .
Walter
Walter,Thanks for the well wishing.It was a surprise to be invited in... great people. I need to send them a thank you note.Have a great weekend,Brian
I live a couple of blocks away, i just meant the houses next to each other.
I may do a post of my house, it has a little story to it. My house and the twin house next door were built by a bankers widow who's large house is nearby. They were built as "to lets" to provide income for the widow.
There is no accurate record of construction, just known standing in 1885 and probably built by itinerant carpenters.
When I bought my house it was barely recognizable as a victorian, it had been remuddled in the 30's or 40's. Mike
Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
Rich,Wonder if that house had slate originally? Reminds me of something I've seen from up Walter's way.Certainly some Japanese influence there, as well. Nice to see a blending of the styles.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve
I don't know of any slate roofs in town. Clay tiles, yes.
If I remeber right the old asphalts that were torn off were the 36" long shingles with no cut outs. (A 3 tab without the cutouts.) Those are very old, 30+ years. And then wood shingles below them.
Have a good thanksgiving.
Rich
Thanks for keeping me in mind. I just now got this far thru the thread, and at home on pokey speed dial up. I will have to recall to #870. I can't get it all downloaded after three reloads.
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Steve
Thanks for the photos.
I like the porch in the 1st photo, but there is something wrong with the sense of scale with the roof.
It needs an overhang and the header board ( I don't know what else to call it is too deep in comparision to the gable. The gable just looks small up there.
On the second home, thanks for the close up of the frieze. The up stairs windows have this massive header trim board making the window look taller than it is. For some reason I think of The Sound of Music when I see windows trimed like that.
Rich
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One of the facets of my company is architectural/historic photography. This photo is one I took about 30 years ago in the Beacon Hill Historic section of Boston. History of the house: #24 Pinckney Street , Beacon Hill
#24 Was built in 1802 as stables for the residents of nearby Mt. Vernon Street . Between 1836 – 1884 the stables were converted to a bakery and grocery store. In 1885 the architect William Ralph Emerson purchased and performed renovations. Look closely at #24 and you will see why it is one of Beacon Hill ’s oddities.
The house is shorter and wider than adjacent properties. No two windows in the residence are the same. The reasoning for this? Emerson wanted it this way....Renaissance Restorations LLC
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A recent restoration job I did on an 1875 Brownstone in Boston. Doors were completely taken apart, stripped, sanded, repaired, rebuilt and painted.Photo shown is the final product, before pictures are at:http://www.renaissancerestorations.com/portfolio/jhstevenson/jhstevenson.htmRenaissance Restorations LLC
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R&R
Nice work.
It looks like you had some old deteriorated wood to work with.
The bottoms of the doors were in bad shape.
I didn't see the diamond pattern that all the miters created until I "stood back" away and looked at the whole door.
How did you weatherstrip the door and thresold?
Did you rebuild the window sill above too?
Thanks for the pics
Rich
Used brass spring weatherstripping on the doors. The door sill is made from red sandstone, so not much could be done to it. When I removed the mitered sections from one of the doors, found a section underneath of wood with the original builder's name signed off in pencil, with the date of 1875 also written. Have seen the same "Kilroy was here" signature on quite a few restoration projects, been told it's a practice used by old time craftspeople.Back to the doors, they are made from Walnut, and originally varnished, but a past owner applied paint to them, resulting in the tar like finish shown in the before pictures. Was a bear stripping the doors down and repairing them. A Re-varnish was considered, but the orginal wood was too far gone, so black was chosen, which complied with local historic guidelines.Renaissance Restorations LLC
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R&R
Kilroy was here
I have an old cabinet maker's chest of tools.
The favorite of all the kids is the stamp with his name on it.
So when I have church kids build bird houses then they can all take a hammer and stamp their name on it.
W S Flowers
Rich
Edited 11/25/2009 5:58 pm ET by cargin
Re: Window SillsThe window sills on the building are all red sandstone, and all suffer from severe spalling/cracking. Restoring them with special masonry epoxies was mentioned, but the home owner is putting in an entertainment room/theater instead. Perhaps sometime down the road, as the damage to the sandstone will only get worse.Renaissance Restorations LLC
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R&R
#24 Pinckney Street , Beacon Hill
If possible could you post a little larger picture. Possible 70 - 100 KB.
The windows are definitely all very different.
Thanks you for posting pics.
Rich
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Beaacon Hill has definitely got some nice places. I stayed in there when DW was getting breast surgery, and one of my clients has a place on Lafayette Square. I walked about some, but architecture and photography was not prominent in my mind at the time.
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Cargin,Is this style of house typical in small town Iowa? It seems you have an abundance of wonderful older homes and buildings. Has there not been as much new construction in most of the towns or is this fairly typical throughout the state? We have some beautiful neighborhoods here in the DC area but the majority of it is rather bland stuff that I see in suburban areas everywhere else in the country.-Ray
DC
We have the old wealthy home and the old middle class homes and still some of the old working class homes.
We have had alot of building in town in the last 30 years. Not alot of McMansions, but a strong number of fairly conservative ranch style homes or an upgrade of the ranch.
We have the FmHA homes on the east side of town. 1000 Sf often a split level with no garages.
All new homes must have a 3 car garage or they won't sell. Period.
Many of the old working class homes started out as 1.5 story homes with two rooms up and 2 rooms down. Then they added on and added on.
LeMars is a couonty seat town and most county seat towns in IA have some very nice older homes from the the turn of the century.
The smaller the town the fewer the big older homes.
LeMars was heavily populated by the English, at least in landowning. There was a farm west of town that taught farming to the English Pups, the 3rd sons of nobility. They generally owned land rented out to German farmers and played hardin town.
The 1st country club was to service the polo grounds.
My FIL lived in the older working class housing. He went to the service after WW2 and they did not have indoor plumbing or a car at the time. Food was lowered into the well to keep it cool. My neighbor's house has what had to be a barn for a garage, to keep horses in.
Livestock was common in town well in to the 1950s.
I will be going to my hometown (pop 900) this afternoon and there are probably only 5 -10 houses that are good topics for this thread. Some big old homes there are already gone.
Rich
Okaaaay, I'm confused now... but maybe it doesn't matter... the pics of victorian houses you have been showing aren't where you live, or what?The houses are still exemplary, no mattter what.http://www.tvwsolar.com
We'll have a kid
Or maybe we'll rent one
He's got to be straight
We don't want a bent one
He'll drink his baby brew
From a big brass cup
Someday he may be president
If things loosen up
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Okaaaay, I'm confused now... but maybe it doesn't matter... the pics of victorian houses you have been showing aren't where you live, or what?
Most of the houses I have pictured are from LeMars, my adult hometown. I went to college here in 1974 and married a local girl and settled down.
I have also shown pics from Sheldon,( one house and a couple of business) which is 35 miles up the road that is where my son Tim lives in a handicap village and he was in the hospital. I knew I would have some downtime while I sat with him so I quickly shot some pics as I left town and as I drove thru Sheldon.
I also featured some pics from Orange City, (dutch town) which is 1/2 way between LeMars and Sheldon, which I took on a return trip from the hospital.
I went to see my mother in my childhood home of West Bend on Thur and Fri. I was not able to take very many pics, and there is not alot of material to take pics of. I did take some nice pics of the Catholic church, but those are going to have to wait.
I am sorry for confusing you.
Rich
Steve ,
Thats a perfect view of roof and copper details ! Thanks for zooming in like that .
Have a great day , Walter
Steve: Very early on here I posted a detail from the Cathedral.
http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=125678.310
Great building.
Every year in October they have "Cathedral Day" with demonstrations, stone carving and whatnot. Two years ago we went up in the belltower and saw the bellringers (there's a bunch of them, each with a rope) doing a hymn.
Runnerguy
Chuck
The 1st house you posted looks too deep for the roof line.
Perhaps it has a flat roof above that pitched toof?
Thanks for the great houses.
I have always wanted a plantation style house like the croquet house.
Drink lemonade on the veranda.
Rich
Chuck,
Took a stroll around DC up by the National Cathedral today after some wood-fired pizza. Supposed to be yesterday, but sometimes Gabi trumps my plans :)
I'll mention that if anyone wants some detailed shots, I can make the hi-res (or is that Hi Rez?) versions available.
If it's not clear from the photo, the porch is about 3/4 of a pie. The front door is not flush with the front rooms to the left.
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Next two shots are from an apartment building directly across the street from the Cathedral. There's some kind of metal flashing in between the balusters.
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Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve,Great pics of some nice detail. Check out Hawthorne St. We worked on 3 homes there. The Cathedral school was within walking distance. Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Steve,
I also made a crab and caper ciabatta.
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Chuck S
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Chuck,Did you get lost? CooksTalk is over that way :)That looks tasty. If you are still in DC by this weekend and have time for a drink, let me know. We'll be back late Friday from PA, and Marie flies to Boston on Sunday.Hope you, SGB, your mom and the rest of Chez Stevenson have a grand Thanksgiving!And I think I recall being on Hawthorne St. I'll have to take a trip back out that way. Let me know if you recall the houses you were working on.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve,We will be in Annapolis at the farm Friday and head south Saturday.Next trip.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
A Victorian duplex that recently had a facelift.
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Close up of the entry.
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A little fuzzy, but nice work for sure.
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Very nice! Thaanx for the pic.That was pre flu liner. Did they have to bring it up to code?Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
That is too nice to be hidden in an attic! Here is a little cornice brickwork on a commercial building. It is hard to tell but the bottom and top rows are set at 45 degrees.
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Mike
Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
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Mike,Nice brick.Would that be a beveled soldier course or beveled sailor course?Just funning. I carried the hod one summer in High School.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
RR,
I've seen one similar once , but didn't have a camera . Thats a great shot . Thanks .
Hope you'll keep finding more to post as time permits .
Walter
still trying to catch up with you guys as I canI bet there is a wealth of detail on the interior of hat first white one in this post. Suppose you could go break in some day?LOL
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Paul,
We knew the previous owner.
More photos to come. Still on road. Home later today.
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This home is in Michigan City. There is a historic plaque on the porch but I couldn't get close enough to read it. Looked like 1896. This house is in some disrepair and is for sale.
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Dallas ,
That was a grand home in it's day !!
Still doesn't look too bad from a distance .
What would be an asking price for that home now ??
Thanks for adding more here .
Best , Walter
I thought about calling the realtor to find out. There are a few grand old homes for sale in Michigan City.
It would take a pretty special person to buy and maintain a home like that.http://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
Doodabug
What a beautiful stately home.
It exudes solid, mature.
I love the brick work on the chimneys.
Rich
Walter
Here are some pics from yesterday. I'll do a couple before breakfast.
From my living room.
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Light below was patented In 1922, so this was not "original to the house". I figure electricity was added sometime in the 1920s. Original owner died in 1921 0r 22.
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Only the closest light "cups" ( I know they have a proper name but it escapes me at this moment) are original. There should have been nine in this room and these are the only 2 that remain.
This light is also in the LR. Very heavy brass.
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Rich
Rich ,
The more I see of your fine home -- the more impressed I become !
Thanks for sharing those with us .
Best , Walter
Walter
You are amazing.
How do you have that much time for such detail on yourown place?
My house gets very little of my time, and I don't alwayswant to do my best when I work at home.
My hats off to you.
That looks like recycled slate??
Did you cut the fish scale slates.
Do you cut slate with a diamond blade, like stone?
Thanks for the pics
Rich
Rich ,
My own place still needs lots of work done , but when I do take time I try to do a good job .
I figured that not many clients could afford to do the job I did on my barn , but by doing one I'd have pictures to illustrate that which is possible -- so it might prove to be a good sales tool later .
The best part is that I get a smile going when I'm on my porch looking up at the designs .
A small hand guillotine type cutter is used to cut them .
Thanks for taking time to look at them .
Best , Walter
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walter, I'm late to this thread - it was 300+ posts before I started, and I've fallen farther behind each day - I'm looking at the Walker & Pratt stove right now and want to thank you for posting that - what a range! -
we have the Glenwood going today, cooking Thanksgiving feast - a nice appliance, but pales in comparison to this piece of art -
David ,
I'm glad you enjoyed seeing that great stove -- I surely did !!
Thanks for taking time from a busy schedule to keep looking in from time to time .
Best wishes for a great Holiday , Walter
re. the Robert Indiana home - the three link chain above the door is some of the symbolism of the 'Odd Fellows' lodge - I'm guessing that is the old lodge hall -
David ,
I believe that you're correct about it being the former Lodge .
Not to mention that there are numerous odd fellows on that Island at all times !!
Best , Walter
Walter.I guess it is time to return your kind sentiments.and wish you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!May you enjoy your day and many, many more young timer.Keep up the great work and posts.I really enjoy them every morn.Regards.Thomas
Thomas ,
Thank you very much for the kind well wishes . It's actually on Monday ,but I appreciate your thoughtfulness !
I'm also glad you're watching this tour and enjoying it as I am .
Hope you have a great Holiday Season .
Best regards , Walter
I visited the Gamble House in Pasadena today and took a few exterior shots. I haven't been able to post photos here for some time, probably something to do with my computer, so if anyone would like to post them for me, shoot me an Email and I'll send you a file.
Peter
I'll be happy to. I love that place.Mike HennessyPittsburgh, PAEverything fits, until you put glue on it.
Peter,
Here you go. Look forward to hearing about your trip there.
Best,
Steve
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Thanks for posting my photos Steve. BTW, there are many, better photos available on numerous web sites. Just search using: The Gamble House
Look forward to hearing about your trip there.
The details of the joinery and woodwork, inside and out, are certainly worth the time required. The non-stop lecture that visitors are forced to endure during the tour of the interior is not.
All the exposed exterior wood and much of the interior wood is unobtainable today, burmese teak logs from one hundred years ago. That material and the dry SoCal weather are the reason why it was possible to leave so much wood exposed. It would be impractical with any other material or weather conditions.
I offer my highest professional respect to the men who built the Gamble House. Though their names are not recorded their spirits live on through the loving work of their hands.
I wish there was a silent tour of the house available, so that one could better feel the labor of love that went into making it all happen. I've written a letter requesting that accomodation to the board of directors.
BTW, photos of the interior are not allowed.
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I like this simple residence. It has hints of a commercial use at sometime. What looks like a false front may not be, if you look at the side elevation. Definitely a strange roof configuration.
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Mike
Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
Walter,
Happy Birthday!
This home in Chevy Chase has a nice dormer. The guards are only above the front door.
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The house across the way is being rebuilt after a fire.
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The slates seem not to lay flat at the guards. Poor installation.
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Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck ,
Thanks for those and the well wishes .
The use and placement of guards was a subject I had once hoped to do an article on , but thats not gonna happen I guess .
The house being rebuilt has other issues too besides the guard install . The valleys and dormer flashings don't look well executed either . The " slaters " apparently didn't cut the slates to accept the shanks of the guards .
I didn't much chance to get out my camera while away . I'll explain more later . Off to PT for my bursitis .
Best regards , Walter
Mike ,
That reminds me of an old Western Saloon for some reason . I like it's proportions quite well , and the color scheme too .
Thanks for all the recent pics .
Best , Walter
Chuck,
I've been up and down Western Ave far too many times in my life, and have never seen the mushroom house. Do you recall what street it's on? I'm guessing on the other side of CC circle.
Nice choice on Glen Echo. I've been at the inn before, and have ridden my bike past the Sycamore Store without ever realizing it was still open. Maybe we should have arranged a tour of Hank Dietle's and the Olney Ale House, too? :)
No photos of the yurts on the park grounds? Genghis Khan's architecture at its best.
Best,
Steve
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Steve,The mushroom house is off Bayard Blvd., between River and Mass. Closer to Westmorland Circle.As far as I know the Sycamore Store has been closed for years and has been for sale for a long time as well. Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
I can see it now!
My eye wants me to be a stone mason, but my body says nope!
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Chuck ,
I've got to get snapping again !
I'll have more to put up tomorrow .
Best , Walter
Rich ,
That dormer should be the lead post in the " Remuddling " thread !!
Thats some of the poorest workmanship I've seen in some time . I really like the house though !
Hope you had a great Turkey Day and ballgame .
Best , Walter
Paul ,
I didn't realize he was a Councilor now .
He could still grab some off his hard drive to add here though !
Best , Walter
we are wondering....
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This house is now a funeral home.
When I was working on the twin houses a block away, the neighbor told me a story about the house below.
Apperently a doctor built it for his wife. All tricked out victoiran with lots of gingerbread. He even had a picture of it in all it's glory.
1st wife died. Secon wife hated it the victorian look. She had him tear it all off and remake the house as it looks today. With that modern look.
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Rich
Rich ,
It's a little too anaseptic for me in it's present form !!!
Regards , Walter
Steve ,
Those came thru as red X's this morning . Just got home again and they've magically appeared .
Looks like a lot of Eastlake influence there . I really like that complicated roof designs .
I believe those are cast iron brackets on the Bar Harbor Manse .
Best , Walter
Walter,Glad they are appearing now for you.I don't know much about Eastlake. There was someone around here (Splintergroupie or Basswood, perhaps?) that had a good grasp of that style.That particular house is on the National Register. I've been searching for some better shots to show off the detail. Haven't found much yet that's any good, alas.Hope you are enjoying your birthday!Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Thank you Steve ,
Raining here so it's been low key . Wrote up some invoices , looked at a couple other jobs and waiting for pictures of a Church in Dexter with roof issues .
Had too much family stuff while I was in King of Prussia so I didn't get any picture taking done .
I'll get some pics taken tomorrow though to post in the evening .
Best , Walter
Chuck ,
That place is giving me flashbacks !!!
Best , Walter
Walter,
This is the Society of American Foresters. It has seen a better day. Probably a private home in Bethesda at one time. It looks like it is turn of the 20th century to me. Workers here can walk to the Grovsner Metro.
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I found this oversized slate on this part of the building interesting.
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I am sure it was a fine building at one time.
Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck ,
From the first picture I thought that roof was likely asbestos tiles , with all the staining and lichen . Your second picture shows that is slate however .
Their budgets must not include monies for upkeep !!!
Thanks for being a prolific poster of great architecture here !!
Regards , Walter
Steve,
Amazing we took similar pics of the same home. Rich had some issues with it, but it is not Victorian. I like this house as well. Those curved room areas must be huge.
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To my untrained eye the proportions of the elements and their relationship to each other blend into a very well planned structure.
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Close by is Highland Place. As you well know DC Streets are alphabetical. Starting at the Capitol with letters, then single syllable, then 2, then 3 syllables in alphabetical order. Highland is between Newark and Ordway Sts. Lore has it this area of Cleveland Park was once summer homes for the powerbrokers before the area was developed. Highland Place is more like an alley than a Street and is a curving 2 blocks long ending at Ashley Terrace, a one block street. These are oddities in DC's grid. This smallish home has some great features. We replaced the sash cords in about half of the openings.
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All of the upper sash are leaded.
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This home has a mix of stone, brick, stucco and frame.
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I always felt the entance need a larger crown above the transom to finish it properly.
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Chuck S
We did a lot of work on Highland Place.
This home we replaced the ceiling at the entrance and replaced some rotted trim. That stom door was not there at the time. A single lite storm would be better than repeating the diamond sash.
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This home is quite the mix of styles.
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The porch would heve been better if centered.
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Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Rich,
This next home we milled and replaced the porch rails.
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I always wondered why a rake board was not used on the gables. Not enough overhang as well.
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This home has an interesting gable.
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The sash are curved. We replaced this porch ceiling.
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This home we replaced the upper rails and balluster and 2 sections of the lower porch handrail. Walter had some similar rails that were remade in another thread.
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Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Rich,
I forgot to post this other pic of the house with the curved sash.
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It is hard to get a full shot of many of these homes because of trees and a narrow street.
Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck
I agree the peach and purple house needs a rake board.
Rich
Chuck
The 2nd yellow house does not work for me.
In my uneducated mind that looks like the barn meets the southern plantation.
But I love the freize work.
Rich
Edited 11/30/2009 10:38 pm ET by cargin
Chuck,What fun to go back and revisit your work!I think you're right about the transom needing a larger crown above it to cap it off.Maybe we need to start an 'if I ran the universe, here's what we'd do' thread :)What's the oval window on the Highland Place home lead to? Bath? Stair landing? That's kind of neat.That is pretty funny that we both were photographing the same house. I guess it appeals to many of us for a good reason.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Chuck ,
The rounded layers on that house remind me of a wedding cake .
The truncated gable on the rear is a nice touch I think .
Best , Walter
Steve,
This should be the second pic of the first home on Highland. When I try to edit the HTML version I loose all the pics, so rather than edit I send an addendum post.
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IIRC that oval is at a landing leading to the 3rd floor.
Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck ,
That place sure has some unusual features !
The brick work looks very interesting too .
Thanks , Walter
David,
This is a most unusual home. I never worked on it, let alone step foot in it. The screening hedge has ben removed. Lore has it the home was built in the 1880's by a French shipping baron who was trying to save a failing endeavor building the Panama Canal and gain US monetary support by entertaining DC's powerbrokers of the day.
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The curved rafters are supporting a lot of weight. Wonder how they got to the top level of the lookout and shed water from the deck. Maybe a canted scuttlehole, sloped tin floor, and drains to the roof below.
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I understand the home recently sold and is being renovated (dumpster on left). A neighbor said one of the heirs was a potter and built a studio with a kiln. I am sure that will go.
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Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Highland Place has many homes. I posted less than 10% of them. Highland curves into Ashley Terrace. The architecture is eclectic at best. The first one boasts a double dormer. The slate roofs I remember are gone. In our historic districts 'like in kind' is dictated for replacements. I imagine this is not a designated 'histeric' area. It should be.
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This final home is a hodgepodge of styles.
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None of the balustrades match.
An applique sales man must have had a hayday on Highland and Ashley.
Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck
I don't think I have ever seen a double dormer like that. How unique.
An applique sales man must have had a hayday
That is what I was thinking, but I love the stuff.
That last house is quirky unique. I might grow on a guy. Or maybe not. :)
Rich
Chuck
On Sat we drove to the twin cities to see the Vikings play the Bears.
I took my camera to get good shot for this thread.
These are the only pics I was able to get.
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The handicap seating was all sold out. They gave us seating on the field next to the cheerleaders.
We had a good time. But we had to watch some of the game on the video screen.
Rich
Rich,Glad you and Tim got to the game. You had quite a lot to see from your vantage point. My Dad had season tickets to the Redskins, but I never got to sit on the field.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck
I have another pic of our view of the game.
It is the yellow jacket of a security stff member who took to standing right in front of us. He wouldn't move. Finally we were abel to move.
Anytime the action moved to our end of the field so did the TV camera men and the photographers.
It was a mixed blessing. I have alot of cheerleader photos.
Rich
Nice picks of the game Rich. When my wife had a serious accident falling off a horse we spent a year dealing with handicap sections and handicap parking full of non handicapped people.
Looks like the cheerleaders enjoyed having you all there. That's great!
Doug
Doug
spent a year dealing with handicap sections
So you know what it means to go somewhere. "Can we do it with a wheelchair? Nah let's just stay home."
I have been doing it for 21 years. Tim is small enough and we load the wheelchair in the back of our regular van with a wooden ramp. (1/4" multiply underlayment) so I don't mind parking in regular parking. We use the Honda CRV for small trips and break down the chair.
I do mind when otherwise intelligent people will walk up and stand right in front of the wheelchair blocking his view. They have dozens of options and we usually have one or two place that we are able to see the event. (Local or big events)
Doing an event is always an adventure. We started out from my brother's house just south of St.Paul at about noon, went to the park and ride, rode the train, did the game and got back to the park and ride about 8 PM. 8 hours in a wheelchair is a long time, but he was a trooper.
We got him back to the Village in Sheldon about 12:15 AM.
I took about 50 pics. About 25 % of them were of the cheerleaders. LOL But they were very friendly and very willing to have their picture taken with the fans.
Thanks for the post.
Rich
I can't see any access point to get up the top portion of that pagoda
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Chuck
Rich had some issues with it,
Is this the house with the gable I did not like?
If it is it is an otherwise beautiful house.
The second house featured is certainly eclectic.
Thanks for posting.
Rich
rich... i missed this thread for some reason...
but if you click on the "reply" button and use the pulldown menu you can see who is following any thread
Mike ,
I got your e mail , but have problems with outgoing with my air card set up from Verizon .
Glad you're looking in here . It's a 3 way tie between Chuck , Steve and Rich for posting the most delectable architecturals !!
Best regards , Walter
Walter
Don't forget ruffmike in CA.
Or Brian in Winona MN.
Pretty neat stuff coming from those two guys.
The victorians around here look plain jane compared to the stuff that ruffmike can post. :)
Rich
Rich ,
I certainly didn't mean to diminish anyones contributions here - far from it . My statement was that you 3 were becoming the most prolific .
I've enjoyed seeing everyones examples of great architecture and hope those and others will still continue to add more .
Best , Walter
Walter
diminish anyones contributions here of course not
statement was that you 3 were becoming the most prolific
Or the most bored. :) You are too kind.
Looking forward to great pics from your weekend.
Rich
Mike
pulldown menu you can see who is following any thread
That is a new one to me. I never knew that freature existed.
Glad to have you aboard.
Rich
Mike ,
When you have a spare minute , how about putting up a dew details ??!!
Best regards , Walter
Hi Walter,
I've been meaning to--I have 600 posts to catch up on in your thread first though!
Another from my architectural photo collection, a "fake house" on Boston's Beacon Hill. In the 1800's this section of Beacon Hill was a "red light" district, and people would walk to the end of this alleyway and drop 20' to their fate. A local builder named John Rollins covered up the end of the alleyway with this "fake house" facade.During the late 1960's mid 1970's , I was into the freelance photography trade and specialized in historic photography and other subjects. Recently got back into the photography aspect in addition to the Antique/Victorian home restoration work I do. Now to figure out how to convert 18,000+ color slides and photos taken over the years into digital media :)Renaissance Restorations LLC
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Forest Glen is home of the Walter Reed annex. The once delapidated structures are being converted into condos. It is a shame all of the slate and standing seam roofs were replaced with 3 tabs.
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This buiding once looked like it was from Normandy. Most of the split timbers were removed and I think the stucco was replaced with dryvit (ugh).
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All of the split timbers were removed from this elevated covered walkway.
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Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
This chapel lost its corner boards. More dryvit. It is a shame to do a renovation in lieu of a restoration. Probably a money thing.
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The belless bell tower
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This pagoda would make a neat home.
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For years an overpass aproaching the Morman Temple had graffiti that read "FREE DOROTHY!"
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Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
For years an overpass aproaching the Morman Temple had graffiti that read "FREE DOROTHY!"
ROFLOL!
That was easily the best (and most clever) graffito I've ever seen. You'd sort of come up on the railroad bridge and the temple all at once from behind a hill/curve on the highway, so it was just staring you in the face in an instant.I used to love going over to visit my great aunt simply so I could pass it and laugh again.'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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If you want to try it again you could rent a bucket truck and go with Free Toto! Shorter and quicker to paint with a stencil. Two-three minutes at 3-4AM. :-)
Chuck ,
Pictures from All Souls Church in Bangor , built after the fire of 1911 .
That sash took some work I bet !!
Best , Walter
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Walter,That is a most impressive sash and church!Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
I thought you'd enjoy seeing that piece , Chuck !!
Steve ,
A couple more from the same Church as the previous post .
The spire is quite unusual for around here .
Best , Walter
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Walter,
Thanks for shooting that church. Err, you know what I mean.
That spire reminds me of the cathedral in Cologne, with its nubs. Not sure what the technical term that I should be using instead of 'nubs' is, but at this hour of the morning it's the best I can conjure up.
Here are a few extra goodies from DC
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The segmented tortoise here is kind of neat (it's not real), but I noticed cutting the photo that the glass on the sidelites has various architectural styles in the glass panes. Don't know if they are etched there, or it's just a transparent plastic cling-on overlay. I suspect the latter, but it would be pretty neat if it were the former.
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Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve ,
I'm pretty sure that nubs is the correct term <G>
Sounds as good as anything else .
More cool detailing from you this A M . Father duties got you up before breakfast Laddie ??
Best regards , Walter
Hi Walter,Yes, a much too early start to the day today. How come kids never want to eat at a reasonable hour? LOL Actually, she's really very easy to take care of, for the most part.Glad you enjoyed the photos. There are likely other cathedrals that have that nub feature on the spire, but the one in Cologne sticks out to me for some reason.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve,Those corbels are great.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Just Rez-izing yer photo for ya.
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Mike
I call this house the Astobilt.
The owner of the Pizza Hut owner bought this house in the early 80s and restored it to be a appointment only resturant.
I was working for another guy at the time and he was one of our clients. Well we got hired to help an army of high school girls (friends of the owners DD) to burn all the paint off the building. Guess who got the job of doing all the gables and high stuff.
I spent 6 weeks solid doing nothing but burning paint with a propane torch and a 5 an 1 tool, on a ladder.
The resturant failed within a year. Now it is a private home again and the new owners recently did a new paint job.
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Rich
Beautiful house! I have seen more than one fire in this town caused by careless torch use during paint removal. I like those brackets on either side of the rounded first floor, lot of nice details on that one.
Here is an interesting bay/ dormer window. The mitered corners of the siding have held up well over the years.
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Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
Mike ,
Theres a lot to like with that house . That double decker bay is unusual , and I like those 2 tone brackets .
Looks like a shell carved piece off to the right .
Best regards , Walter
Mike
careless torch use during paint removal.
Everyone who came to job site had a horror story to tell us, so it was always uppermost in our minds.
I don't think I have seen a bay window /dormer combination like that before.
I like the brackets under the dormer and again on the soffit.
It looks like a teardrop roof detail off to the right.
Thanks for posting
Rich
Edited 12/1/2009 6:39 am ET by cargin
Mike,Nice details in that home. I like the eyebrow to the right of the stacked bay.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Brian,
This is one of many commuter rail stations. This one is Kensington MD.
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Nothing like the detailed brackets you replicated but these simple ones get the job done. I have the same light on the corners of my shop and small addition.
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Here is a link to the system that runs fom WV to Union Station in DC.
http://www.mtamaryland.com/services/marc/schedulesSystemMaps/brunswick.cfm
Chuck S
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Holly,
Across the tracks is one of my favorite small lumber companies. They stock a lot of the old profiles used in the older homes built in Kensington, Garrett Park and Forest Glen. It was raining that day so I was not able to park and walk to get any pics of the homes off Metropolitan or Capitol View Avenues. Mizell lumber also stocks FAS S2S SLR1e hardwoods. The "new" office is an old service station. Part of the outdoor rack is on the left.
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The porch of the original office is used for storage of misordered millwork. That arch was an expensive mistake. They used to have a freestanding woodstove with a bottomless percolater on it in the colder months. They had a rail siding that came into the yard.
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The colorful gable end.
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You can bring a jug and get kerosene or mineral spirits.
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Time to walk to work.
Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck
Very nice "commercial" building.
Too many today are modern and boring.
Rich
Here is another grand house hiding behind the trees.
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Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
Mike
Wow
Like I said in another post, our Vics look Plain Jane compared to your CA houses.
Thanks
Rich
Rich,A lot of great details in that home. It probably took as long or longer to prep that house for paint than the paint itself. The curved sash really make it. I wonder if curved double paned insulated glass is available?Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
What style of building is compatible with this?
Janet
Janet ,
Whatever you'd care to post is fine by the rest of us .
Please feel free when you have time to add some pics ,
Regards , Walter
Your profile says 1932 home -- love to see some pics !
Edited 12/1/2009 4:24 pm ET by theslateman
Dallas ,
I've been asked to look at and estimate repairs for this Church in the next County -- which is currently up for sale .
It'll be raining on Thurs . so thats a good day to view it .
Best , Walter
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I like that white church, a lot... how much is the asking price?http://www.tvwsolar.com
We'll have a kid
Or maybe we'll rent one
He's got to be straight
We don't want a bent one
He'll drink his baby brew
From a big brass cup
Someday he may be president
If things loosen up
Holly ,
It's in the town of Dexter in Piscataquis County .
Asking price of $ 129,900 .
I'll have a lot of pictures when I get back on Thursday .
Heres the link .
http://mreis.mlxchange.com/Pub/EmailView.asp?r=965861594&s=MRE&t=MRE
Best regards , Walter
Vinyl siding and slate... talk about yer low maintenance LOL It is a beautiful building.http://www.tvwsolar.com
We'll have a kid
Or maybe we'll rent one
He's got to be straight
We don't want a bent one
He'll drink his baby brew
From a big brass cup
Someday he may be president
If things loosen up
Holly ,
It would conceivably make a fine home for someone if they had the coin for the conversion .
That County has very depressed economy now .
Walter
Walter, I'm not what any practitioner of any organized religion would call religious... but there sure is something that makes so many country churches so pleasing to look at.http://www.tvwsolar.com
We'll have a kid
Or maybe we'll rent one
He's got to be straight
We don't want a bent one
He'll drink his baby brew
From a big brass cup
Someday he may be president
If things loosen up
Wanna go halfsies on that church? I've always wanted to live in a belfry.Plus we could sit around with a cool glass of lemonade while we watch Walter do all that 'heavy lifting of the slate' stuff ;)'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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ummmm... re-habbed church time shares... bring your bats.http://www.tvwsolar.com
We'll have a kid
Or maybe we'll rent one
He's got to be straight
We don't want a bent one
He'll drink his baby brew
From a big brass cup
Someday he may be president
If things loosen up
Oh, c'mon, it'll be fun.You can wear a green cape and we can introduce you as Count Festool from the Kapex Canton.And of course you'd get an appropriate line to deal with unruly guests, like 'Bat me' :)'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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and you could be Batty Boy from Hollywood Shuffle LOLhttp://www.tvwsolar.com
We'll have a kid
Or maybe we'll rent one
He's got to be straight
We don't want a bent one
He'll drink his baby brew
From a big brass cup
Someday he may be president
If things loosen up
Shall I get a P & S agreement to send along to you gents ???!!
Walter,
Are you a steeplejack too?
I'd enjoy (while sitting here in safety and comfort) reading about and seeing photos of youse guys working on those steeples.
Peter ,
Never trained in steeplejack work , but have some limited experience .
The roof issues on this roof are in the main body of the roof , I've been led to believe .
I'll know more upon my return on thursday .
Best regards , Walter
Walter, That is a strange looking building. The section of the building with the large gable appears to be only about 8' deep. Dallashttp://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
Here is a different treatment on these Victorian gables, seems like a checkerboard effect made of rosettes or even tiles on the bigger one. The smaller gable really has nice detailing. The overall roof scheme seems to have been messed up pretty well somewhere along the line. I wish I had taken a shot of the whole house.
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Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
I can finally contribute a bit, Walter -
I shot some photos of a house close to where we live this evening - I wanted to post it first, but the light was fading tonight and they are blurry - here's one, I'll post some good ones another day -
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earlier in the day I took the camera to our county seat, Wabash, and shot a few picts, mostly downtown - here's one coming into town thru the 'Cut', looking north
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here's an covered entranceway on Market Street - the shadows made for mediocre photos
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couple of nice hunks of limestone that someone played with -
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along with the original light fixture, I'd judge -
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jyang949
I hope you post some pics of your colonial.
Here are some pics of our Carniege Library. It now houses the Art Center. Just a bunch of non profit artsy folks who like to putz around, put on a few shows and a few kids seminars and need a free building from the city.
Other groups can also use the building for meeting space.
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I was about 10 minute early otherwise I could have gotten in a taken a picture of the original semicircular librarian desk. Really cool.
We traded in this building for this one.
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I am sure that it is bigger and more handicap accessible. It was a Red Owl grocery in an earlier life.
Rich
Rich ,
Is it unusual to see polished granite columns with sandstone plinths and capitals ??
Those columns look almost identical to those on the Library I just worked on .
Both are Carnegie buildings too !
Regards , Walter
David
Cool limestone. A most unique cross hatching.
Thanks for the pics.
Rich
David ,
Thanks for joining in with the pics !
Thats a wonderful " storybook " cottage you've featured there . Imagine the great boards needed to make those barge boards !!
Neat to see the shot coming into Wabash .
You folks have great sandstone and talented artisans years ago to make stunning entrances !!
Best regards , Walter
OK - another one for today -
but which one? - I didn't take the time to get another set of picts of the VanBuskirk House - too busy trying to get stuff done before the weather turned to #### this afternoon - I've got several more from Wabash....
OK, how about this one?
The S J Payne building - right next door to yesterday's entryway - now a pub, formerly manufacturing - a chair factory originally(?) - I have a couple sets of plank bottoms manufactured there - 'S J Payne' written on the bottom of some of them -
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the front is a vitrified brick with limestone trim -
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it faces south and glows in the sun -
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here's one of the chairs made there
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David ,
I'm not sure I've ever seen that type of brick here in Maine .
It certainly glistens !
Wished we had more limestone here . We see some sandstone , but not much else besides our native granite .
Is the chair one of yours ?
Best , Walter
the chair? ya I got a dozen - need chairs for parties, ya know -
on that great day two days ago, I traveled out to a friends property to inspect some logs for possible sawing - the property abuts the Wabash River ('River of the White Rocks' in native)
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not a bad place to cut and split a bit of wood, eh?
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here's a little tributary a couple of hundred feet from entering the river - here's limestone for the picking -
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we've glaciared down to limestone - I need to get out my geology book and refresh, seems like there have been two seas that layed down limestone over the millenia -
there used to be a slug of commercial buildings in town that were made of unworked native limestone - now there are only a handful left - I'll post one and save a couple more for later -
victorian is OK, but my style is rougher and more primitive - a bit of refined detail on a primitive structure/tool is what trips my trigger -
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bb nyc
Just posting to various people to hopefully draw in some new pics. And I know NYC has some beautiful buildings.
Here is another house in town.
When I 1st came to town, 30+ years ago, this house was a boys home and had been for quite some time.
I was in it at one time during that period and it was pretty rough.
For the last 20 years a family has owned it and tried to rehab it. I think the owner is getting tired. I saw it for sale year ago or so. I am not really sure who owns it now or what the interior condition is.
I featured a stately yellow house several 100 posts ago. The story is that these two homes were built at the same time (circa 1927 ??) by families that wanted to out do each other.
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The back side has similar dormers. The gutters are copper and the arched roof of the center dormer is also copper.
Rich
Nice portico! Looks like Ludowici Celadon roof tile too -
David ,
What a tranquil spot to cut and split some nice firewood . Was that a standing dead tree you've worked up ?
I like the look of the raw limestone building , reminds me of some here done with granite paving blocks .
Thanks for finding time to give us a feel for your " neck of the woods "
Doing any Santa impersinations this year -- Boss doesn't even wear a beard and he's booked up <G>
Happy Holidays , Walter
Mike
I'm impressed.
How long dod you think it took the crew to do just that big gable.
Thanks for the pics.
Rich
Mike ,
Another prime candidate for the " remuddling " thread !!
Incredible detailing on those gables and someone hacked off and re structured parts of it . Lucky to still see some of the original beauty !!
Thanks , Walter
Steve,
We also visted the Audubon Naturalist Sanctuary, Woodend, in Chevy Chase, MD. Hard to believe 40 acres still exist inside of the Beltway. The Colonial land grant dates back to 1699. Here is a link:
http://www.audubonnaturalist.org/default.asp?page=514
Driving in, a 76" diameter Black Walnut tree, on the right, greets visitors.
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The entrance seems skewed.
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The portico has some varied elements.
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Copper lined cast gutters empty into a tinned lead skupper that is vented. Hopefully one of our tinsmiths or coppersmiths will chime in. I have rarely seen a vented skupper.
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Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck
I reshot those unique lintels on the alley side of the "Hilite Bar"
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Rich
Rich,Interesting lintels. I like the tin parapet. A lot of row houses in DC have metal trim on the exterior.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Rich,
Way back there, you asked for some other photos of the more playful side of the National Cathedral. I ran across this one yesterday (it's from someone else's Flickr account) while looking for something else and thought you'd enjoy it.
Best,
Steve
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Brian ,
Congrats on getting your site up and running !!
Heres a couple from a Catholic School in Bangor .
Happy Holidays , Walter
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Rich , Another Catholic School on the opposite side of the city .
I like the cut granite mixed with the fieldstone .
Happy Holidays , Walter
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Chuck ,
Some granite posts marking the front of an 1860's Mansard .
Notice the iron is gone -- salvaged for the War effort for the Big One !!
Best regards , Walter
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Dallas ,
Another of Bangor's old fire stations . This one is now the Hose 5 Museum .
Best , Walter
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David ,
Bangor had both a home for old indigent men and ladies .
This one was for the gals !!
Happy Holidays , The other Santa
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Walter
I like both of those catholic school buildings.
That 1st catholic school with the false facade that Steve commented about is similar to the cape dutch look. I think you mentioned flemish design.
On the second one the door is off center. That is little odd.
Thanks for the pics.
Rich
Rich ,
Actually what I think of as Flemish gables are to be posted later today , after I've taken the pictures <G>
I'm not sure what that one is called I put up today -- it does look like your Cape Dutch feature .
Heres a Dutch feature in size 11 !
Don't wear them often ' cause I want to make them last .
Best wishes for a great Holiday Season , Walter
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Walter,I've noticed a few buildings there have the sort of false facade that you'd see in a Western town movie set. (Like at the top level of the St Johns School above)Is that common in Bangor?Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve ,
No it isn't that common here .
Several large apt. buildings are built in a Flemish style gable / parapet . I'll get some of those tomorrow after I bring back that P & S agreement for you and Holly !!!
Have a Happy , Walter
Walter,Thank you for the great pics of Bangor.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck ,
You're most welcome ! A lot of these today came from within a few blocks of where I'm setting up a gutter lining job .
Have a great Holiday Season , Walter
Jeff ,
Surely you must have some good fodder for this thread ??
Happy Holidays , Walter
Walter ... I am your fodder ;o)
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Jeff ,
Come on man -- you've got better stuff than that to post here !!
Happy Holidays , Walter
Walter,
This home caught my eye in Chevy Chase MD because the dormers do not line up
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Nice shoes!
Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck ,
I guess I've never noticed another one where the dormers were off line like that one .
Great looking home !!
Best , Walter
Steve
That is cute. Thanks for the pics of the Nat Catherdral.
Rich
Chuck ,
Grant might be more familiar with that , but I've never seen it done .
Looks like it's drained internally , so I wonder if it's also for overflow in case of blockage !
Best , WAlter
Walter,
Overflow was my first thought as well, but it is screened. Maybe a cleanout.
Strathmore Hall was a former convent or nunnery and is near the Morman Temple pictured earlier. A modern 2000 seat performance center was built. I find the original home more interesting.
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The entrance has some interesting details.
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The security cameras are discreetly placed.
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Some sculpture.
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Georgetown Prep or some condos are in the background.
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This gazebo looks inviting.
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Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Dallas ,
It's certainly shaped funny , but it will become more clear when I'm on site .
Best , Walter
Question fer you two:
What if they had made that porch roof into a false deck, and brought out a thrust under that center roof.
I would still cover, which looks like what they wanted, and would break up that ridiculous vertical of those columns. You could add pretty - but non functional - railings around the edges.
Tu stultus es
Rebuilding my home in Cypress, CA
Also a CRX fanatic!
Look, just send me to my drawer. This whole talking-to-you thing is like double punishment.
probably be an improvement, but still awkward, I'd guess - the cube, the climate, and the proportions just don't lend themselves to the pretensions of a high porch - just my opinion, and I'm glad people are free to do as they see fit - "there's enough for everyone"
Gary,
You know a lot about periods and styles. These 2 homes are also in Chevy Chase MD, built pre 1920. Stucco over brick.
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We built some bookcases for this one 30 years ago. Sorry no pics.
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What style would you call these? Mediterranean?
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Chuck S
The final home I shot in Chevy Chase was known as the "Cheaper By The Dozen" house.
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Back in the day this family with 12 kids would show up to Mass in a Checker station wagon. The type airport limos used with 4 doors on each side. This is the side of the house. The wing is as large as the front.
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The front could use a porch. Interesting transom.
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Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
You're probably right. It's probably Mediterranean somehow, but I've never learned how to identify many of the European styles. I see the typical Georgian box with a Federal portico, but the roof and especially the arched windows in the rear aren't of that period--funny how the styles can be mixed so easily and still broken down to parts. When I first looked at the top picture, I thought the window heads were inverted, which looked very cool, but then in the blurry one, I could see that the pediments were cut square/plumb on the ends. Too bad. That might have looked cool, too.
Gary
Chuck,
You'll never guess what was on the front page of the Post today. A photo of the Sycamore Store. The article isn't terribly interesting. Apparently a lady wants to re-open it as a gourmet grocery, to the applause of most of the neighbors. (As you'll recall, there aren't many shops in that immediate area). But one guy who used to serve as the Press Secretary for Pres. Ford thinks that'll happen over his dead body.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/02/AR2009120204345.html?hpid=artslot
Thanks for all the great DC area photos! I was just at Strathmore Hall in May for a wedding. I should have taken some interior shots.
Best,
Steve
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Steve,Thanks for that article.
I wish I had more time for pics in the DC area. I was trying to block it out in areas.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Steve ,
Theres been a price reduction to 99,900 !!!
This could be your living room .
Best , Walter
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Chuck ,
Library in the Town of Corinna .
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Walter,Thank you for the library pics.I like the symmetry. The clock tower looks like it is well maintained other than the missing windows. Is there a clock on the rear as well as the front and 2 sides?Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck ,
I guess I don't know that answer . It was raining pretty steady when I stopped there . It's just off my road to Dexter , but I didn't spend much time there .
Check out this crazy corbelling !!
Have a Happy , Walter
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Steve ,
Thought you'd get a charge out of the Dexter Library front .
I worked on gutters and aprons here close to 20 years ago .
One July afternoon it rained here harder than I've ever seen it before or since .
Best , Walter
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Rich ,
Heres what I think of when I hear Flemish gables .
Happy Holidays , Walter
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Mike ,
Lincolns Vice Pres . == Hannibal Hamlins house .
Are you ready yet to post <G>
Walter
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Grant ,
Heres the skylight of copper on The Bangor Public Library .
Gonna show us some of Kentucky soon ??!!
Best , Walter
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That's way cool.
I just haven't had time to get out and take any pics. I've got lots of shop work, but not a great deal to keep everyone else busy that doesn't involve about the same amount of time out of me as them. I've had to move Mike into the shop to help me out. I thought that would be temporary, but after about a month, it looks like that it may be a permanent thing. I think Mike started with me before Dale did, but he's left and come back many times. He's stayed about 3 years this time and I've been throwing him in some deep water and he's been swimming right out.
I've got several buildings in mind, but all the interesting stuff is kind of spread out here and none of it is very close to me (as far as taking a stroll and shooting pics).copper p0rn
This one has been well kept.
It surely has been !!
Dallas ,
A couple of distance shots in the town I was in today .
An old clock tower first in the downtown .While standing on one Church roof I shot one across town .
Best regards , Walter
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Everybody has been posting some fine pictures. I have been slacking. Been stuck in the boonies all week and dark going to work and coming home.
So how deep was the large gabled part of the church? Dallashttp://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
Dallas , Different than it looked . Pictures of the stained glass windows earlier to Fat Roman showing the inside of the Sanctuary 30' wide by 38' long perhaps .
Roof problems in a seperate thread .
Thanks , Walter
Grant ,
Thats good you've got some experienced help in the shop with you .
Remember this detail from " waiting for a crane " ?
Went to a small town to look at a church roof with issues . This was on the front over the entrance .
Walter
Starting a thread later with the roof issues .
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OK, here are a couple from the Mill St district in Toronto:
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And some from Quebec City. The oldest Catholic church in the northeast, IIRC. Our friend got married here:
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And some buildings from the old city. Note the ice skating course:
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On the island of Nantucket, MA, my brother's company remodeled this bookstore on Main Street, after the wife of Amazon's CEO bought it:
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This is a place we worked on a few years ago:
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The unique (I think) Nantucket downspout:
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Brother & his GF & my wife walking around town:
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A Nantucket house my brother's company remodeled, formerly owned by Kathy Lee Gifford:
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The study has a nice ceiling:
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And a nice bar:
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A classic Nantucket captain's ladder:
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Leads to a pretty nice view:
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The other Portland (in Oregon) has some nice examples of adaptive reuse, like this condo conversion:
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I forget what Forrest's current handle is, but I took this picture for him a few years ago in Portland, OR, because it looked just like the "Monster house" he was working on at the time:
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You had a post above addressed to you, your eminence (#1262)'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Thx--
A niiice bar, a nice ceiling, a nicer view, what more could you ask for/ Swweeet. (Wonder if Kathy Lee ever danced on that bar, proly not!)
I'm pretty sure both the ceiling and bar were added after she sold the place. I got a tour mid-project and they had the whole house pretty well torn up.
Mike,
Thank you for breaking the ice with some present day interior arcitectural features. That fiddleback maple radius bar cabinet is special. Before I closed my 30 year cabinet shop I did a lot of design-build casework/millwork for inststutional and commercial clients. Here is an ADA reception desk for a heart cath lab at Washington Adventist Hospital.
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I was eventually included in the pre-plan/pre-construction meetings with the directors. The nurses station at the same HCL.
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This mac lab cab for the substerile areas was built for all 8(at the time) heart cath labs.
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Over 50 have been shipped across the country and I am still taking orders through a MESC.
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We specialized in radius work. Stevent provided all of the millwork for over 10 years to this hospital, Washington Adventist, in Takoma Park, MD>
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The womens imaging center.
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We also fabricated all of the millwork for related areas such as: Med prep, Clean utility, dirty utility, nourishment stations, substerile areas ,etc
Chuck SOld and in the way.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Nice looking work Chuck. I always check out the casework at hospitals and other institutions. It's an interesting market. Durability and cleanability must be very high on the list--man that stuff must take a beating! And you were still able to work in curves and nice details. When I lived in Boston I did a few small things for a bank in Newton but that's as far as my commercial woodwork went. It always seemed like a good niche.
Mike, Thank you for the kind words. Institutional millwork does take a beating.Chuck SOld and in the way.live, work, build, ...better with wood
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Steve,
I think you mentioned a while back a fondness for bird's eye maple. This millwork is fabricated using a phenolic backed, bird's eye maple, sage green, prefinished veneer from Italy (Formica Ligna). Here is a credenza I made that is behind the reception desk in the administrative offices of The River Center for Performing Arts in COLGA. The credenza has a floating top.
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This design/build project met ADA requirements.
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Chuck SOld and in the way.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Steve
A common trend around here is to hang a quilt on the gable end of the barn.
A painted plywood quilt that is.
There are not any close to town or on the routes I frequently travel.
But one of my clients put this "quilt" on her garage.
This is a pinwheel quilt
Rich
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Rich,Nice quilt.Chuck SOld and in the way.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck
This a our old post office. The building is owned by the city and used by the community theater.
back in the 1990s 2 retired guys ( one a painter by trade and another from the post office) spent alot of time renovating the lobby and the front of the building
The theater seats about 75 people and they put on about 5-6 productions each year.
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Rich
Brian
Back in the 1990s the local bank hired me to remove this bank teller booth from an old building in a small town that they did not use anymore.
Then they put it on one end of the community room of the bank basement.
I put this job in my back pocket and did the work between christmas and new years, when it is hard to find work.
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I was able to take it apart in managable size pieces and I moved it into town, and reassemble by myself. I worked alone back then.
While I was doing it there was a button under the teller window. I pushed to to see what would happen. Nothing. A couple minutes later a lady came in and said " Did you want something?"
Turns out her Dad used to work there. She ran the hair saloon/ post office next door. She was the post master/hairdresser.
They installed the button to summon each other or in case of trouble.
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I thought with 80 some years of handling money that maybe a loose old wheatback penny might be lodged somewhere down there. I came up empty. Alot of old oats and weed seeds, but no coins.
Rich
Rich,
Nice post. I can't imagine the cost of that building today. Great masonry detailing.
How many more posts can we get in?
A stone house from the Dinglewood neighborhood. Local stone.
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The entrance gable.
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The terra cotta roof needs Jomax.
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Chuck SOld and in the way.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Steve,
The entrance to an apartment building on Swann St. about mid block from NH.
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Door head detail
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Chuck SOld and in the way.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Mike,Great pics. My sister lives in Monteal. We have visited Quebec city as well. Streets for carts, not cars. Some of the best onion soup outside of Ste Jovite, PQ.Chuck SThe end of the world as we know it for my BT. What a long strange trip it's been. I am old and in the way. I shall become a fat man in the bathtub with the blues.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Thanks Chuck. On my last trip to Montreal I got really bad food poisoning and didn't get any pictures, but my wife and I love living so close to a foreign country & culture!
Here are the final shots of the front details of this well preserved home. I could not imagine the cost to build this home today, let alone man hours. The right window under the gable needs work.
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The second floor balcony porch in the front.
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The front porch. I quoted a price to replace the rails at the front steps that matched the porch rail. They went with wrought iron.
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The front.
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Chuck SThe end of the world as we know it for my BT. What a long strange trip it's been. I am old and in the way. I shall become a fat man in the bathtub with the blues.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Mike ,
Thanks for adding pics here . Great to see some stuff from North of the border .
I thought you'd be shooting some of Portland's great houses , but these are even better for me since I hadn't seen them.
Hope all is well , Walter
Hi Walter,
I will get some shots around town, but I've been straight out (not complaining!) and haven't had a chance. Any buildings in mind you'd like me to shoot? The Customs House and pretty much anything on the West End is what I'm thinking--
Mike ,
I'm not fussy -- glad you put up some stuff I hadn't seen .
If you find time for some good P Town stuff , by all means post it .
Will we still be able to after the 15 hour brown out ???
Cheers , Walter
Will we still be able to after the 15 hour brown out ???You know as much as I do there. Hope so.
Walter,
This home under reno-restoration on S Street in DC also has Flemish Gables.
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The sky is falling.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Mike,
This is looking down S St NW in DC from near the last house I posted.
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The false dormer of the first home next to the home under construction.
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Chuck S
The sky is falling.live, work, build, ...better with wood
BS, are you kidding me, thats CIA property, your in big trouble now, Don't they film 24.. great pics!
Chuck , Thats a great mix of styles there on that Street !
Must have been fun to construct buildings back when they were so much more attractive and fanciful !!
Best , Walter
Walter,
Here are a couple of more on New Hampshire Avenue near Steve's old haunts.
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The one on the right is now a B&B with many types of slate on the roof that I have no clue as how to identify.
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The turret
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Chuck S
The sky is falling.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck ,
WOW , you really know how to tease me !!
Polychome turret -- I've never seen such a sight !
Same colors as my garage walls , only 10 times as difficult .
Unfading reds and greens from NY / Vermont quarries . The black is likely Virginia or Maine .
Thanks for that , getting beat up on the Church roof thread !
Cheers , Walter
Walter, where is this church roof thread of which you speak?http://www.tvwsolar.com
We'll have a kid
Or maybe we'll rent one
He's got to be straight
We don't want a bent one
He'll drink his baby brew
From a big brass cup
Someday he may be president
If things loosen up
Holly ,
It's run it;s course I think , but in construction it's called --shinglers and roofers .
Happy Holidays , Walter
a fine old fortress..actually painted the interior on this one.
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another..
MgGuy,Those are some great homes. How long did it take to paint the interior of the fortress?Chuck SThe end of the world as we know it for my BT. What a long strange trip it's been. I am old and in the way. I shall become a fat man in the bathtub with the blues.live, work, build, ...better with wood
How are things on the other side of the pond? Are you aware of the major changes coming soon to this site.
Hopefully you can add to this thread.
Here some other pics from Swann Street.
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The balcony needs work.
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Back to COLGA pics.
St James AME has been around for a long while. It is located near the warehouse district, town center.
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It is hard to get a full shot because of trees.
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The spires could use a steeplejack.
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Polycarbonate has been installed over the stained glass for protection.
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The entry doors.
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The end of the world as we know it for my BT. What a long strange trip it's been. I am old and in the way. I shall become a fat man in the bathtub with the blues.live, work, build, ...better with wood
My brother the painter and I did that one some time ago, as I recall we were there most of one winter, on and off. It was one of those jobs where the list grew weekly. Its got some neat aspects, the living room has a raised piano area, and the stairs where the door at the drive go up are pretty cool.
Here's come copper work on a new building going up at Skidmore College.Does anyone know how to paste pics using Firefox?
Mike,To paste photos in FF you have to use the HTML code, like so:<p><img src="yourphotonamehere.jpg">You want the <p> tag to go in front of any images, and any text (except the first line), as it denotes a new paragraph. Otherwise your images and text will be all bunched up.Just replace the part between the "" marks above with your actual photo filename. In the case of your first photo here, it's http://forums.taunton.com/n/mb/at.asp?webtag=tp-breaktime&guid=398A5D05-B063-42F8-90A8-E7824E996EB7&frames=noYou can find the filename by right clicking on the attached image and selecting 'Copy Link Location'. Don't use 'Copy Image Location' or you'll wind up embedding the little post-it-note image.Then check the box at the bottom that says 'Check here if HTML tags are in the message'. Make sure to check this, otherwise you'll have a bunch of code in your post instead of images.Shout if you have questions.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Still doing something wrong on the paste.
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After you attach all your images, select 'Preview'.In the preview window, right click on the image and get the filename, past that in between your "" marks and repeat as needed.'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Ok. One more time. My son figured out that I needed an = after the src At least it's a different pic each attempt! Apologies for the size.
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Are you trying to give Piffin a heart attack? ;)You might try irfanview to resize that photo.Sorry I missed the = sign in my earlier message. Juggling an infant and typing can produce that effect. I went back and edited my post for future reference to include that part.Glad you got it working. Look forward to more. Is this your place?'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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I used iPhoto export feature, but I made it medium instead of small.
That's not my place. It's just a house in town that I like a lot. Will put up a pic of my place later. DW is puting up lights. I'll take a photo in an hour when it's dark.
Had some good discussion with Piffin last night. Maybe he'll cut me some slack on the photo sizing. Doubt it though as he has a reputation to look after.
Thanks for your help.
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Mike,Nice lights! Nice house!Chuck SThe end of the world as we know it for my BT. What a long strange trip it's been. I am old and in the way. I shall become a fat man in the bathtub with the blues.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Another view of the same house.
The left 2nd story porch. Each elevation has a 2nd story porch. The curve of this shed roof mimicks the porch roof on the right of the house.
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Chuck SOld and in the way.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Here are some more details of that same home I posted earlier today. I hope when they paint it they get some advice on color selection. The porte cochere, or as my older brother in Broken Arrow OK would say, "car port'.
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This would keep a turner and scrollman busy. The porch and frieze to the right at the drive through play off each other in a whimsical way.
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The sunburst on the gable of the coach gate.
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Chuck SThe end of the world as we know it for my BT. What a long strange trip it's been. I am old and in the way. I shall become a fat man in the bathtub with the blues.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck,That B&B on Swann St. by chance?Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve,
It is at the corner of Swann & NH.
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Chuck SThe sky is falling.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck, That's my old neighborhood! Did you work on that place?I think it's got some tie in to the Conoglese Embassy at this point, but they may have sold it since I've been gone.Inspiring architecture around every corner there along with more than a few embassy buildings that have fallen on hard times. There are some likely candidates for a great restoration project there if you had the 4 mil to buy the building and the extra pocket change to start working on it!Thanks for the pics.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve,
We did not work on that house or work in that area often due to parking and access/egress. When we did work there, our rates doubled.
Here is one on the other corner at S and NH. This once grand home appears to have been chopped up into apartments. Some buildings were converted to condos in the 70's and early 80's before DC caught on and made conversion rules very strict.
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This building needs a lot of work.
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Chuck SThe sky is falling.live, work, build, ...better with wood
A nice little cottage, with an added "model T" garage. A lot of the old vics have these garages added underneath, to small for most modern vehicles. The newer garage door looks better than an old solid panel.
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Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
On my 50th birthday I went back to my old haunts as a youth. I have always had a passion for painted ladies and the gingerbread architecture but never understood where the love came from. While driving around Hayward and Fremont it became obvious, seeing so many of just this style all around. My family left when I was 13 coming back to OK.
It's a funny thing why something feels like home, it's more explainable sometimes than we know.
Mike
Now that's fun. Great post. A working man's Vic on a narrow lot.
Rich
Walter,That's a library to set your reading desire on fire! What does the shield on the left say? (I can make out the 'Art' on the right)And the one from Bangor reminds me of the Library of Congress with the similar dome. I'll see if I can get a shot of that, and some homes around Capitol Hill one of these days.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve ,
I can't read it either . It was raining a bit and the lens was fogging up a bit .
When I go back to fix the Church roof I'll swing by and look again .
We'll be looking forward to more from " the high rent district "
Happy Festivus , Walter
Walter
That libray shot is beautiful.
Actually both of them you shot.
Thanks for the Flemish gables.
The wood shoes are nice. It looks like you have wood floors in very good condition.
Rich
Rich ,
Bought the shoes in Holland in '72 . Built the house in '92 . No dogs so they have held up well .
Thanks , Walter
Walter,
Have you checked out the thread about the new format? No Photo Gallery.
I have hundreds to post.
Here is a link to the new format.
http://forums.finehomebuilding.com/breaktime/general-discussion/new-style#comment-789551
Here is just one of many COLGA Homes I have on file. Details as well.
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Another tease. The subject home is seen in the far right of the pick. Italianate Antebellum.
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The front porch detail of the subject home.
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I also have 1 years worth of Small Addition pics to post.
I have to sort this change to BT out.
Just like the "New Coke" fiasco.
Chuck S
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You people are posting awesome architectural detail and buildings. Great just looking and lurking and learning! Here's another humble pic...
Those are three beautiful houses that you have posted, keep it up.
Here is a rear elevation of a tudor cottage.
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Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
Here's one, travels around the block, actually belonged to my former doctor, he's gone, I'm not. Beautiful, would you agree?
MgGuy
I am trying to do one house a day.
Here is today's installment.
I featured the former boys home in my last pic post. That home was built for the daughter of Mr Richardson who owned this house. He was a english landowner.
When i cam to town in the 70s this house was almost a haunted house. All weeds and undergrowth around the house behind the iron fence. the place looked abandoned. Old Charlie C lived there, but I never saw him. FIL lived 2 doors west of this place.
Tkime passed and so did charlie. House was bought by a couple who did beautiful stained glass work. They traveled all over the country installing their work. They poured alot of time and money into it. all the outside statues came from them as they trraded their glass work for other works of art.
The inside is pretty fabulous. I went thru it 5 years ago. Open floor plan on the main with oak columns with carved capitals. There is a large hall mirror with an oak bench on the main floor that is really sweet.
A couple bought the place and now they have a reservation only fine dining business in the house. You can do special events and wedding there.
They added an ugly addition on the back that I did not take pictures of.
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The back entrance.
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Rich
Rich,Beautiful windows on that house. Is that an addition on top of the porte cochere?Chuck S
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Dallas,
This is an older home in COLGA.
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Window above the entrance
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One of the flanking sunrooms and porte cochere.
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Someone did a poor job matching the mortar and pointing up.
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Chuck S
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I like that style of home.http://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
Rich,
These next 2 are in the same area. Also from the 20's
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Cement tile roofs.
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This one is next door.
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Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Hi Chuck and ALL,Been MIA lately... busy getting this home ready for the local historical society Christmas Candlelight Tour.... Two of these are BIG files... can resize later. One small one for dial up. ;o)All the best,Brian
Lots of great pics and frankly I can almost find most of the homes around here, short of the cathedrals. What I've taken picks of and collected are shots of chimney pots, there's actually a membership club in England for this.
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Thats great ,
Those are the first pics of some neat features .
Thanks , Walter
Brian , I like the pergola entrance , but I find that half round window very appealing .
Thanks for getting back here !
You'll get a kick out of these baby arches on a school next door to my current job .
Happy Holidays , Walter
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That's an interesting home. Sure does sprawl.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Yeah,that baby is sprawling, but fits the corner location well. This one is kinda cool.
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MG ,
Is that entrance all stone ??
Thanks , Walter
Dallas ,
One of Bangors oldest fire stations -- originally for horse drawn equiptment .
It's now a cake shop .
Cheers , Walter
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David ,
Another of Bangors old school buildings , now being converted to apartments .
Cheers , Walter
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Enjoy the old fire stationshttp://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
Nah, totally faux. Gotta feeling I'm gonna get kicked out of these hoods shortly, though they aren't far from my place. Like someone else said earlier, feels kinda weird snappin' pics unannounced, fels intrusive in a sense. Having said that, I like this tudor...
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MG ,
Tell 'em you're with assessing and you'd also like to see the inside !!
That'll send them running !!
Cheers , Walter
Walter,
I am babysitting a batch of Brunswick Stew today.
So I will ad what I can, when I can. More S St.
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Chuck SThe sky is falling.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Mike,
This tudor is across from the last home. Also from the 20's
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The gable
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Off to work
Chuck S
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Nice, i always liked those houses, usually nice details inside also.
I am going to try and take a walk in a neighborhood this weekend that has a lot of storybook houses and snap some shots.
I am wondering, has anyone experienced a hostile homeowner while taking pictures of their house? Sometimes I feel like I am doing something wrong or sneaky, but it is legal to my understanding. Isn't it? Mike
Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
Mike,Good question.I think once you step on their property there may be issues. I walk right up to homes of people I know or have worked for.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Mike,I've wondered the same thing, but then everyone's usually too interested in the baby I'm toting to notice that I'm photographing their house.But I'd bet that you could simply resort to flattery along the lines of 'Oh, there's some interest at Fine Homebuilding about how great architectural features enhance the prestige of a home, and I thought your home would be of interest...'Either that or tell them your name's Walter and you're there to put that new slate roof on ;)Look forward to your neighborhood shots.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Brian,
Been holding a couple for you. First two are in DC, same street that Chuck and I both shot the same house on, but maybe 5-6 blocks away. I was driving home and both of these caught my eye, so I swerved to the curve, hopped out, and probably startled the neighbors ;)
Art Nouveau inspired, perhaps?
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This is just down the street from me. I don't see many modernist homes around here, so it sticks out, in a good way.
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Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve,I see the date on the first house is 1897. They were moving away from the QAs. I like the corbels and porch frieze.Chuck SThe end of the world as we know it for my BT. What a long strange trip it's been. I am old and in the way. I shall become a fat man in the bathtub with the blues.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Mike,
This home has a lot of detailing. Old Coca-Cola money. Dr Pemberton, founder of the formula, was from Columbus. This was not his home. I posted this 1st shot to Walter the other night.
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A powder coat aluminum shingle was put on a couple of years ago. I liked the terne shingle it replaced. One of the gables with stained glass.
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This home needs another paint job. I understand the last one was 10 years or so ago. This gable is above one of the second floor porches.
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Chuck SThe end of the world as we know it for my BT. What a long strange trip it's been. I am old and in the way. I shall become a fat man in the bathtub with the blues.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Rich,
Some more of the last home.
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The curved soffit reminds me of your home.
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One of the bays.
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This home is missing a curved turret like on your great home. It may be a different genre of Victorian.
Chuck SThe end of the world as we know it for my BT. What a long strange trip it's been. I am old and in the way. I shall become a fat man in the bathtub with the blues.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck
That is only the second time I have ever seen curved soffits.
Thanks
Life has been pretty busy this weekend and I have fallen behind on the thread.
Rich
Rich,
I remembered that house near ours when I saw yours. I am trying to post a bunch of pics before my ability to do so gets lost in the wind.
Some more Dinglewood. The crawl entrance is a 7/0 door that opens to a rat slabbed basement "crawl"
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This home is almost perfectly symmetrical. Here is a flue and roof monument as well as others. I do know this home boasts 16 fireplaces.
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Hard to tell which is a monument and which is a flue.
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The cupola originally had candlelights, then converted to gaslights. The idea was to burn the lights and open the lower sashes and the heat would rise through the cupola. Old style air conditioning.
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The caretakers house.
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The equipment shed. Not old, what Ms Bowers calls the barn.
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Chuck SOld and in the way.live, work, build, ...better with wood
chuck
I went over to Cookstalk. I tried to embed a picture from Picasa. It didn't work.
I did not see any provision for attachments.
This is the end of our thread I fear.
Goodbye for now.
Rich
Steve,We passed the same houses.DC and other cities are a treasure trove of architectural gems.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck ,
Lovely homes as always !
The change is not to my liking either . Can only hope that they improve the picture posting ease for many of us here .
Best regards , Walter
Amazing homes Chuck,Here is an architecture question for you (mini-hijack sorta), is there a term for this entrance?Decay has taken hold due to a complete lack of flashing... would you step flash the "roof angles"? And how would you flash the center? Maybe a question for Slateman, Sphere, or SeeYou.All the best,Brian
Brian,Nice entrance. Not sure how to flash. Those guys for sure.I think the go to guy is mmoogie. BT's resident Architectural Historian and restoration specialist.Chuck SOld and in the way.live, work, build, ...better with wood
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Brian,
Here is a pic I posted to Walter, theslateman, the other day. This home is on the back entrance to a private community called Dinglewood. The home on the lower right of this photo is Dinglewood.
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The home is Antebellum Italianate. The right side.
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Our local Historic founadation has some info.
http://www.historiccolumbus.com/Historic%20District_Dinglewood.htm
We have been guests of Ms. Bowers in this home. The chandeliers hold candles. I cannot get interior pics at this time. The owner is out of town. I bake Tuscan bread for the owner monthly when she is in town. The front porch
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Chuck SOld and in the way.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Steve,
Here are some more corbels.
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These wrought vents are in the soffit (to the left of the corbels in the last pic) as well as the foundation.
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Effie Bowers, the owner, has a home in Charlston, SC and hosts daily receptions for the Spoleto Festival. I can imagine. She is now at her Palm Beach "Cottage". Roger that. This bay is on the right side and opens to what Effie calls her "morning coffee loggia".
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Chuck SOld and in the way.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Rich,
Some more Dinglewood. I asked Ms. Bowers when her home was built. Her reply. 'Dinglewood was started before the War, the grounds will be finished next year'. The left side
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The left porch
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The shutters are operable. Check out the paint on the downspouts.
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Chuck SOld and in the way.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Mike,
Here are a couple of details of Dinglewood in COLGA. Double columns.
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The curved front porch rail. Classic black iron fern pots as well.
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Chuck SOld and in the way.live, work, build, ...better with wood
The rear of Dinglewood. The porte cochere.
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The overhang matches the front porch.
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Sorry for the dark pics. The columns match the rest of the house. I like the triple columns at the edge of the overhang.
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Chuck SOld and in the way.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck , Is the War shes referring to -- the one between the States ???
Unbelievable home you've shown us !!
Thanks for all the great derails this weekend . I hope we're still able to post pics here in a few days -- after the CHANGE.
Best of the Season , Walter
[email protected] is my addy .
Walter,Thank you.No telling when the change will be. I read that it you don't start a thread you cannot post a pic to it??????Chuck SOld and in the way.live, work, build, ...better with wood
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Chuck,Mrs. Bowers' home is a delightful addition here! I could imagine passing an afternoon or two on that porch with a cool drink.As I was telling Rich, what I enjoy most here is the tale behind the photos; makes it much more enjoyable to hear a good story in concert with the images.And I thought the proper term for that ruckus, at least below the Mason-Dixon line, was 'the late unpleasantness'?Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Walter,
This is one of several other homes in Dinglewood. You can see Mrs Bowers "barn" at the far right of the pic. A nice slate job. This home was built in the 20's
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Interesting patern to the accents.
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The Right side details.
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Happy Festivus
Chuck SOld and in the way.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck ,
Any middle class folks live in your area -- or are they all super rich ???<G>
We've been treated to some wonderful architecture thru your lens . Thank you very much , Walter
Walter,
More middle than others.Here are a couple of more of that last gem. Thanks for the kind words. My lens is a 3yr old cheapo 5mp.
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Some sort of shield on the chimney
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Interesting mix of stone and brick.
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The front door is leaded glass.
Chuck SOld and in the way.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck ,
I'd like to look at that roof well to see if it's a locked seam , soldered panel roof .
How about that 1' piece of gutter between the dormers ? Reminds me of female parts on a bull !! I like wider metal valleys too so you don't get the clogging you see here .
If those are middle class how about some from the upper crust ! <GG>
Walter
Interior of the great hall, Union Station, Worcester, MA. Built in 1911, it ran into major disrepair in the 1970's. In the late 1980's , some $41+ million was spent on the restoration effort on the station. In it's heyday, the station saw 400 trains per day pass by. From my photo libray. More
images of the station before/after are seen at:http://www.renaissancerestorations.com/aphotography/unionworcester.htmRenaissance Restorations LLC
http://www.renaissancerestorations.com
R&R
The 1st picture is a travesty.
That second picture is awesome. And 864 KB.
That'll take Piffin all night to upload.
I really liked the carved loin heads on the website.
Thanks for the pics.
Rich
The day I took the interior photo of the "ruins", I was chased out of the building by a group of homeless people, who lived inside the ruins of the station. Dead bodies were found on a regular basis amoung the ruins and basement sections of the station. These days the station is mostly empty, waiting for tenants.Renaissance Restorations LLC
http://www.renaissancerestorations.com
Very nice!Union Station in Washington DC was the National Bicentenial Visitors Center, because of the leaking roof and construction delays it did not open 'til after the fact. About 2 years late.Chuck SOld and in the way.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Grand Central Terminal in New York City is still the #1 Classic example of a railroad station, in my opinion. Penn Station was more elegant, but it was torn down to make room for Madison Square Garden. It wasn't until the demolition of Penn Station was being done, that they realized the building was made from pink granite, made dirty by decades of soot and dirt.Renaissance Restorations LLC
http://www.renaissancerestorations.com
Walter,
It is copper, sloped to the outside corners and watertight. That is a new roof as of 2005 when they added the overhang at the entry. Builder owned home. One of the best and sought after in COLGA. 3rd generation. I agree not the best detail, but it seems to work.
A flanking scupper at the entry overhang that empties into downspout/gutter. The gutter needs cleaned.
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Chuck SOld and in the way.live, work, build, ...better with wood
what is the arrangement to deal with all the water and or snow/ice that is bound to come down that valley???
is that a window or a door that is partially visable???
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Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
Marty,They won't get very much snow/ice where they are, I'll bet. But I am curious to hear how it deals with rainwater.There's a house on my running loop that has the same inset and I've often been curious about it. Only one I've seen like that til now.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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think hurricane generated monsoons...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
That is a window. I did not build it, I took a picture of it. The owner is a builder I have done work for with a 1-1/2 year waiting list, used to be 3.Looks like that rain catch empties into a scupper connected to the front downspouts.Chuck SOld and in the way.live, work, build, ...better with wood
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Chuck
You know for all the money you are making on pictures of their house, the least you could have done is get out your ladder and clean their gutters. :)
Thanks for the pics
What is Dingle wood?
Rich
"Broken Pediment," I believe. I have no idea how to flash it though ;-)
Brian ,
I'd use a single piece of copper for the angled pieces turmed up the brick for 2" and counterflashed . The front I would lock onto a small profile DE that had been attached .
The center is more difficult , maybe sheet lead to do that one if needed .
Cheers , Walter
Thanks for the feedback Walter.Would the counterflashing be cut into the mortar joints and stepped or cut into the brick in a straight line?Regards,Brian
Exactly as he said, Brian. Yes, stair step the counters in the mortar.
That home where I did the large arch top casement windows had an almost identical front entrance, Dale redid the copper while I was there doing other work.I think I may have fin. pics on my other computer, if I get a chance I'll take a look see and post them here. Grant may have some as well, if Dale was able to get any pics, of if he happened to save the ones I took.Love this thread, but on this computer, I have problems, it locks it up when trying to load all the embedded pics.
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Thanks, did you flash the center "broken" part of the pediment or just caulk it?
That one had a huge Pineapple or something in the center, and I can't recall just exactly how he dealt with it. I didn't do the work.As a rule, we tuck everything we can. Very seldom is it "just caulk" but there are instances where geocel has to be employed strategically.Speaking of caulk and sealants, Lexel was my go for many years be/c geocel wasn't easily had where I was, now that I have a supply ( either Grant supplies it, or I can get it at a nearby ABC) I have switched over.Both are so far better than urethanes and silicones, it's astounding.
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Brian,
I never believe in the straight line approach . I always cut the mortar joints and step it up ,
Cheers , Walter
Chuck
I told you a while back that walter had some neat pics up there in Maine.
He must have finally gotten his camera fixed.
Walter
Neat pics of the stain glass windows. I just stared and stared at the beauty.
Rich
Rich , It wasn't the camera , the operator was blown away by you other guys for a while .
Came to look more closely at that which is around me and got it into gear .
Best , Walter
WALTER
It wasn't the camera , the operator was blown away by you other guys for a while
I was talking to chuck about you.
Were you reading my posts to chuck???
LOL
This thread does make a guy look around and apprieciate the little things that are all around us everyday.
Thanks
Rich
Rich ,
Yes of course I saw those witty comments -- I've read every post here !!
I'm back on my feed just as this place is about to go over the cliff !!
Happy Holidays , Walter
David,
This 19th century home is at the other end of my parents street. The surrounding property was developed after WWII with typical homes of that era. I think they did a poor job in joining the dormers. I am sure the porches were not part of the original house built of local stone.
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This side porch was poorly enclosed. The addition on the rear was not well planned.
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Chuck ,
Those show up as the dreaded red X to me just now .
Walter
Walter,That was my fault. I was messing around on the server. Should be ok for you now to see the photos, yes?Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve , yes they are now embedded.
Thanks , Walter
Walter,
This home of the same era sits across from the last home. This neighborhood opted out for Historic designation. They felt they did not want BHAR to tell them what they could and could not do to their homes.
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The roofs are a combunation of slate and copper. This flat door is hung on a curved jamb and built of Honduran Mahogany. Some of the windows and doors were stripped and refinished about 5 years ago.
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Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Very impressive place to hang your hat !!
Steve,
When something like that goes on with the server, do all of my pics go red x? The reason I ask is that stone house was still there for me.
Back in Columbus, This stone home from the 20's has been in the same family since it was built.
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This gate and fence were added about 3 years ago.
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Chuck S
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck ,
Is the gate your work ?? I like it a lot !
Best , Walter
Walter,Not my work. They did have to rehang/adjust it several times before the owner accepted it.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
Walter,
I hate to barrage BT, your thread, with pics but my ability to post pics has numbered days. I logged into Cooks Talk today and I crashed every time I tried to navigate the new format. Bean counters rule.
Back to the DC pics. On this home we replaced some rotted trim. The flues were lined as well with terra cotta. The masons did not do a good job. The original stone was reused. The flashing looks suspect.
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Hard to believe this home overlooking Rock Creek Park in DC does not have central AC. We built radiator covers throughout. This eyebrow always impressed me.
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Chuck S
The sky is falling.
live, work, build, ...better with wood
I was enjoying Cook's Talk but the new format wll probably make me a stranger there.http://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
A well preserved church...
MG ,
Those windows are great , especially the " globe " one .
Thanks , Walter
Also overlooking Rock Creek Park, not to far from you, in DC, is this consulate of Tunisia. Probably the home of the secretary to the under secretary of the secretary.
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As you can see, much maintenance has been neglected.
The front gable
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My wife was working in Europe in the 70's, before we met and took a Holiday to Tunisia to visit the ruins at Carthage. The ruins were "closed for repair". HUH?
The rear faces Rock Creek Park
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Chuck S
The sky is falling.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck ,
Post away while we're able to !!!
I'm sure someone will figure a work around on the pictures if this new roll out happens soon .
That is a great house . Looks like the roofers didn't perform well on the chimneys and vent stacks . Hurts to look at that part . The eyebrow is a really nice feature I think .
Cheers , Walter
nice stuff everybody -
here's a simple one of which I don't know the story - it sits on a state highway at the south end of wabash, about across the road from the peachfesters motel - the round log construction is unusual for around here, as is the size - I would guess it to be 20th century, maybe as late as the 1930's -
but it has pleasant proportions and has been maintained - I like the bit of a hump in the ridge - much more pleasing than a sag - the integrated porch framing is refined for a log structure - always a pleasure to drive by -
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The hump in the ridge is a little known tecnique of old. It deals with allowing the bowed side up to deal with snow loads. Usually the gable ends are canted in a bit as well.
I wonder if that log building was some sort of WPA project. It reminds me of something you'd see in a state park.
Walter
I've read every post here !!
Shucks. I guess we can't pull a quick one on you. I will make sure I don't talk behind your back on this thread. :)
I'll try to get my Architechtural feature fix in this morning, I may not have time tonight.
This is a Catholic Church in Hospers (pop. 672). Hospers is a small town near Sheldon, I could see the bell tower from the highway. Church was built in 1938.
The brick gables are very unusual, or so I thought. Now that I noticed them I have been seening this technique everywhere. This example is just more exaggerated.
I believe you called it corbeled.
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How about these owls Brian.
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Merry Christmas
Rich
Rich ,
That corbelling is some of the nicest I've ever seen !!
Heres an 1830's brick house in Bangor with some corbelled gable ends .
Best regards , Walter
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Walter,Nice windows! Worth the price of admission alone.Plus with the price reduction I can afford your talents.Wasn't there someone on BT that was converting a church to their home?Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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I thought it was you and Holly doing condos !!!
I'll be starting a roofing thread tonite showing the issues with the roof. I'll be sending out a proposal to repair the problems and assume they'll want the leakage stopped .
Best , Walter
Steve,I would think those windows would almost be worth the purchase price to have made in todays dollars. I know the windows would be kept in a conversion.The curved pews would catch a pretty penny in the right market.Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
I did not know you were so close -- I'm @ Conn Ave and East West over Chevy Chase way
Cool. We'll have to arrange a DC fest. I think there are a few of us around here.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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My turn. This one has been empty for some time now, starting to show. The back is pretty cool.
MG,
Where is that home located ??
Similar to one I posted back along in Maine -- only with a one level portico .
Thanks for adding thesen in here .
Hope you'll continue to do more when time permits .
Best , Walter
Walter, that home is here in SW ohio. I won't name the place, but we made the forbes top 10 this summer, only it wasn't the top 10 to be proud of! These homes sit in a neighborhood where the hospital used to be. I really worry for these fine old places, as pressures continue from all fronts. Heres one with an interesting front.
So nice! Don't be such a stranger!
Welcome to the Taunton University of Knowledge FHB Campus at Breaktime. where ... Excellence is its own reward!
Paul ,
Herea a huge old Mansard that was cut in two and hauled down French St . -- to make way for the construction of John Bapst School on Broadway .
Hauled with teams of oxen !!
Cheers , Walter
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Incredible pics, but I couldn't find the pot.
This church spire was further into DC
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Chuck S
Rich,
You really do have a great house. Outside and in. I see a lot of TLC, patence and a whole lot of talent. That ceiling is most impressive.
This row house on S St in DC reminded me of the curved sash you have posted.
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The upper sash and muntins are most unique. They painted the stone to match the spun copper finial.
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Chuck S
The sky is falling.
live, work, build, ...better with wood
Chuck
I see you have been going thru the old posts #363.
Thank you for your kind words. Do you want to buy my house so that I can move into a boring ranch where I can reach everything from a step ladder? Where everything is done and I can spend my weekends fishing and goofing off. Just kidding, this old house owner's lament. The only thing that works is the owner. LOL
It's not that bad, but I am looking at needing to repaint the exterior in the next couple of years.
Now that I have my 2 sons working for me (and learning from me) it seems like all my spare time is spent running the business.
That is a lovely town house. I really like the round stone window sills. did you notice the deer skull and whatever the other object is on the wall?
Waalter and I noticed the corbeled brick at the eave.
Thanks for the fun post.
Rich
Rich,I reread the entire thread on Thanksgiving Holiday and made some notes of interesting posts. We need to wake up some of the early posters to this epic thread.I notice a lot more interesting elements or features on structures I take pics of but usually leave it up to the viewer.Chuck SThe sky is falling.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Rich,I think that's a gecko on the wall.Those houses are 2 or 3 blocks from where I used to live. Heart of the city, that was quite posh until perhaps the late-60s. When I was at university in the mid-80s, you didn't venture over that way too often. Even when I lived on the Eastern fringe of Dupont 10 years later, it was definitely the edge but improving year by year as people moved back into the city.Been enjoying the stories behind the houses in your posts. Please keep that up.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Steve
Been enjoying the stories behind the houses in your posts. Please keep that up.
I am glad that you have enjoyed the stories. I will keep it up.
Merry Christmas
Rich
Edited 12/6/2009 1:31 am ET by cargin
This house is at the end of our street, Cedar Avenue, that was once the lane for this home.
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The Banks family winter in COLGA and summer on the coast of Maine.
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The roof was removed and sent off to be re-tinned several years ago.
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The finial at the barge. Some wrought iron.
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Chuck SThe end of the world as we know it for my BT. What a long strange trip it's been. I am old and in the way. I shall become a fat man in the bathtub with the blues.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Another Church in Columbus. St Luke Methodist.
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A lot of detail in the spire.
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Chuck SThe end of the world as we know it for my BT. What a long strange trip it's been. I am old and in the way. I shall become a fat man in the bathtub with the blues.live, work, build, ...better with wood
Dallas,
As you stated in your tractor thread about the new format, I am unable to use it without crashing, so I will try to post pics while I can.
Across from St Luke is First Presbyterian. Here is a shot of the rear.
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One of the oldest in the city, 1st Pres, as it is known, predates the war by more than a score. Some nice corbelling on the rear.
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The main spire shot from the rear
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The front.
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It is tough to get a good shot in an urban setting.
The steeples were all redone within the last 5 years.
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Chuck SThe end of the world as we know it for my BT. What a long strange trip it's been. I am old and in the way. I shall become a fat man in the bathtub with the blues.live, work, build, ...better with wood
The churches have a endless supply of money for the fancy.http://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
I notice a lot of the wrought iron in many of these pictures. I don't see it in my area.http://dallasmartin.shutterfly.com
Rich,
Two more from DC. I'm not quite sure what you'd call this type of siding decoration. Not really a batten, is it?
I liked how they reversed the color scheme on this detail from the sort of fake frieze above, to the one at shrub level.
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Close up
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Merry Christmas to you, Tim and your family.
Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Chuck,It took me til the second look to notice the dormers there. Almost more like awnings.I've seen that muntin detail before, but not often. Pretty neat.Thanks again for posting these. Kind of miss seeing these homes on my walk about town.Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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A dining room restoration I did a few years ago. Prior to the restoration, the ceiling had collapsed in one corner due to a heating pipe breaking, the floors were stained also from water damage, and the house not being heated in several years. Work consisted of rebuilding the ceiling and woodwork, removal of all the paneling, stripping it, sanding it, staining and re-varnishing. Wood is 1/4 sawn French Oak, managed to find some to replace some damaged panels.
Took me about 3 months on this project, got to dislike the smell of
spar varnish in the morning. The wood shutters go up into pockets in the ceiling, and one wall conceals a hidden door to the kitchen of the house.
FWIW, it's the Nahum Harwood Residence in Leominster,MA, built in 1886. Did some work there in 2001-2003, and will return for another "term in office" come Spring 2010.
http://www.renaissancerestorations.com
Hey,
will we be able to add any more pics?
See if this link works:
http://s436.photobucket.com/albums/qq88/knottree/Victorian%20Winona/?action=view¤t=1880TowerEntrance.jpg
http://basswoodcarpentry.com/
Brian ,
That worked fine
>So for today we have .......< not a frigging thing. FWIW I have the old thread saved under the old format. Many of the links to taunton/FHB will be broken buut the data is there with the pics.
I don't see any way to embed
I don't see any way to embed a photo from here .
We'll have to link to PB or Flickr or Shutterfly I guess .
I tried to copy from Flickr and it won't work. So much for a great thread.
Marv ,
I was able to copy and paste one earlier in a different thread.
http://share.shutterfly.com/share/received/album.sfly?fid=346d578a85a7c9a1&startIndex=0&sid=8cbsmrhq0kQ
That one also seemed to work .
not today.
Testing, Testing...123.
Attachment option for photo upload still not functional.
brian...all i see is the little red square
and....it's very annoying just to post a reply..
there is no "post" button... just a "preview" button
yuck....
well, how dumb am i ?
i should have known that "save" means "post"
Test
Walter, My first pic attempt since the new "troubles"...
ruh roh:
looks like we're back to the quota.
Holly ,
Post them over at Dino's site .
You'll need to copy and paste from a photo sharing site though since the " photo pie " is tiny over there .
2 pictures used up half of mine .
Check out what Chuck , Steve and Rich are posting over there .
Walter
Walter, about the photo account thing. I have one at Flickr. I started a thread on the old site, and I embedded pics I had on the Flickr acct... then I exceeded my Flicker acct allotment. I deleted pics from that acct, and obviously, they became deleted from my thread.
I don't want to see that happen in this thread. Are there free photo accounts with unlimited storage?
And, of course, I'm on a mac, to doubly complicate things
snort
I use the picasa web albums. I have 415 pic in my arch thread album and then I have a bunch of family pics in other albums. You get 1G free and sofar I have used up 32% of my 1G. I usually upload them at the 640(something) size for web pages. There is a smaller size for e-mail.
I suppose you could get another e-mail address and start another !G if you were so inclined. You could also try snapfish, shutterfly or photobucket, my I don't have any experience with any of them.
I just tried to copy to this reply with Picasa and it did not work.
Rich
I'm going to play over at
I'm going to play over at dino's, til they ban the folks that thought this place was ready for prime time.
new
Submitted by Snort on Sun, 12/13/2009 - 10:28.
Walter, My first pic attempt since the new "troubles"...
ruh roh:
looks like we're back to the quota
Holly, recently they seemingly added the ability to post a pic from your computer in a reply...........sort of . The guts are there to do it but it keeps coming up as you've exceeded your Quota. However, that quota is per picture. And according to my old experience (60's) a bunch of kilo's are still less than the 1 megaton bomb.
So, keep your eye on that pic posting box and attempt to load-one of these days in spite of themselves, it just might work.
Of course, if you don't see this message you ain't gonna know anymore than you did b/4 you started.
But, you'll love it.
Doode, is there a "replies to me" sort of function here? It sure is gonna get old fast having to scroll thru every post!
I tried posting a pic about 13kb, and got this message:
The selected file DSC02860.jpg could not be uploaded. The file is 13.48 KB which would exceed your disk quota of 1 MB.
Is there a way to check my attachment pie?
Dammit Holly, now I can't
Dammit Holly, now I can't copy/paste the prior message I'm replying to..........
No notice of message to me, maybe some day.
That message you are getting is in the picture attach box after you try to load, right?
Attach files to this comment: Files must be smaller than 1 MB...............
That is the limit of each individual picture. The whole pie thing is different-your total picture capability.
However, the individ. picture file option in a reply post is broke.
They stuck it in there and then went home for the weekend.
It never worked.
Fits right in, don't it.
wow, did someone say come back in a month? watch my tailights fading....
North Easton, MA Railroad station, built in the 1880's and designed by American Architect H.H.Richardson. Restored in the 1970's by the Easton Historical Society.
Submitted by RenaissanceRest... on Mon, 12/14/2009 - 18:21.
Could you tell me if these photo's you posted are brought from a secondary site or were they housed in your computer and you browsed and loaded like the old days?
thanks.
Cal ,
Berger claims to have fixed the picture posting capabilities herein .
Heres a sample
I'll try a jpeg this time
I'll try a jpeg this time
Wow Walter, this new software is amazing. If I ran a magazine trying to cash in on the internet, this would be exactly what I'd want to put out there.
BTW, hope you post those pics over a BTClassic, where I can actually see them. Toodleloo :-)
where I can actually see them. Toodleloo :-)
Snortaroonie. Click on the damn picture-it opens.
Walter
Very nice pictures. Another riverrock house to add to our collection. and you have snow too.
The second house is has a very classy entrance. Nice corbels.Nice slate roof to boot.
We have some stucco homes from the 1920s around here that are in very good condition. and a couple that are not. One that I have worked on has the wire mesh under the stucco and it hardly has a crack.
Rich
Walter
Very nice pictures. Another riverrock house to add to our collection. and you have snow too.
The second house is has a very classy entrance. Nice corbels.Nice slate roof to boot.
We have some stucco homes from the 1920s around here that are in very good condition. and a couple that are not. One that I have worked on has the wire mesh under the stucco and it hardly has a crack.
Rich
Walter
Very nice pictures. Another riverrock house to add to our collection. and you have snow too.
The second house is has a very classy entrance. Nice corbels.Nice slate roof to boot.
We have some stucco homes from the 1920s around here that are in very good condition. and a couple that are not. One that I have worked on has the wire mesh under the stucco and it hardly has a crack.
Rich
R&R
Thanks for the pics. Very
R&R
Thanks for the pics. Very cool.
You really have access to some pretty cool rail stations out there.
Some of us have continued this thread over at Breaktime Classic since the troubles.
Rich
It is unbelievable what kinda chit some folks think others will eat... hey, all it's gonna take is a hefty slathering of "you're really gonna like it" sauce.
Top of the Delaware county,Ohio courthouse
ya know snort, we should just splinter and start a whole new site called architectural..... get my drift?
hubcap
Very nice.
I have posted two courthouses that have the lady justice on the top of the courthouse. The on in our county has been removed. Pictures of that one are at Breaktime Classic.
Rich
This thread does not deserve to slip quietly into the archives. Consider this a rez.
I was in NYC last weekend. The Whitney had a Georgia O'Keefe exhibit, very abstract stuff from her early years, 1916-25 or so. There were a couple of paintings that resembled some of the squarish stuff by Joseph Albers, a Bauhaus guy who had lot to do with the Black Mountain School here in NC.The Guggenhiem is up the street, and just happened to have a Kandinski exhibit... another one of the Bauhaus gang Six floors of his stuff, in an FLW building totally unsuitable for hanging art...ha.
Then it turns out the MoMA is having a Bauhaus orgy. An amazing collection of things from teapots to timbers ... so many things came out of that group that I just took for granted as natural progressions... all based on architectureSo, what's my point in this post? Just a little something past bays and barge boards, turrets and temples... and a pic of a home we did a little interior work on, kind of in the Bauhaus spiritView Image I didn't take the picture, and here's a link to some more:http://www.trianglemodernisthouses.com/cassilly.htm
I like modern homes when they are done well. Very dramatic.