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In appreciation of smaller houses…
03/06/2009 6:13 AM by John M
Thanks to Oregon Hill for the inspiration!
Those were the good old days, those houses all are 50years or more. Buu they have to be on ChurchHill. Because most of the older neighborhoods have been destoryed//
love it! but you missed 511 N. 31st!
ReGarding the small Salt Box style houses: Does anyone know the reasoning for was building them one story if the adjoining houses were two?
economics
They pre-dated CAR.
David,
Looking at these I though CAR approved them 🙂 (wink)
Seriously, some of these houses date from the time when working people, mechanics, artisans, built what they could afford. Well, we’ve made sure that won’t happen again.
Cute David & Steven 😉 Didn’t think of those!
I received a great book for my birthday -“The Not So Big House” – http://www.notsobighouse.com/ An interesting perspective on the way “we” live and making the most out of space in new construction.
Ron – true