Thursday, June 01, 2006

Today we signed papers...

Today we signed the papers on our house.

After some research in the local museum, we discovered that the house was built in 1890 by Francis Marion Jack.

The house hasn't changed much since the 1890s, based on the photos we saw at the museum. We are supposed to be able to get copies, and the current owner has also set aside a history of the house for us along with some photos as well.

We took some pictures when we stopped by to look at the house today.


This is the view from the front of the house.
There is a couch on the front porch with a for sale sign. We bought the couch too. $35!!!


This is part of the garden and the fire pit.


This is more of the garden, the pond, the storage shed and the side porch stairs.


This is the side porch of the house, mostly obscured by trees. You can also see the front door and a wide view of the garden and yard.


This is the left side of the house.


This is the back of the house.

We should be taking possession of the house this Sunday. I'm so excited.

Unfortunately we don't have any money to jump in and start doing the myriad of things that need to be done, so for now we're going to have to focus on planning and preparation. When planning is sufficient, things go easier anyway.

More information and photos will be posted to these pages as we get it! I'm hoping that we'll be able to get some of the historical stuff up here soon too!

posted by Unknown @ Thursday, June 01, 2006