Farewell, Old House
I love this old house. It was for sale, and for a while we were even thinking (half seriously) about buying it and making it beautiful again… I took this picture then. Even in its rundown state, the house had potential, but the location was bad. The house used to be part of a farm, with several barns and acres of fields, but everything except the house had been sold, and a very busy highway had been constructed too close to the house. The noise from the constant stream of big trucks going past was overwhelming.
I have often wondered what had happened to the house. We haven’t driven past it for a while, so it was a surprise to see that the house is gone… and not a trace of it is left. I hope someone took the time to tear it down with the intention of rebuilding it somewhere else, or that the entire house was moved to another location and someone is making it a home again. Sadly, I think it is probably just gone… farewell, old house.
Comments
Comment by Jack:
Looks like a pretty neat place. Let’s just hope something even better will take its place.
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Comment by Phillip:
That house reminds me of the one I grew up in. I always thought our house had character and I can see that the one in the picture did too. Nice post. Btw, I really like your blog and have become a regular reader.
Comment by Jari:
I love old houses!! I can see that U do too. Too bad the hiway had to go there. Your blog is great. Thanks!!
Comment by orneryswife:
Just discovered and blogrolled your blog. Fun reading here!
TM
Comment by Frugal Babe:
This reminds me of “The Little House” by Virginia Lee Burton – a favorite book when I was a child. My family renovated a house very similar to this one (and in a similar state of disrepair) in the 90’s. My parents have a passion for buying old houses in very bad shape and making them beautiful again. I like to think that someone did the same for this house somewhere else… :)
Comment by Hillbilly momma:
When you get old and you are giving directions to someplace, you’ll still be telling people to turn left where that old house used to be…
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