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How beautiful!

I love all the stained glass. Especially at night.

The woodwork and the fireplaces are almost too good to be true.

It's awesome that it's only had several owners and that every one of them took very good care of it.

Congrats!

Mike
 
Very nice house. There are similar mansions here in the oldest parts of town, but not quite as ornate as yours. Right after I bought my '41 house, an old mansion that a friend had owned went up for sale. Similarly situated as yours, in the middle of a big fenced lot. I already had my hands full, but it was a very nice place. In San Francisco there are tons of old victorians that have been spectacularly restored, but most of them are townhouse style; that is, snugged up against each other. The ones that are set off from the property lines are insanely expensive.
 
Thanks everyone for the compliments! we`re very happy to have found the house and each other and cam hopefully keep it in as good condition as the previous oners have.
 
Donnie, I can't quite tell in the old b/w photo, but are those lightning rods on the roof back then. Those things always intrigued me on those older houses. Especially the ornate ones that had a ball at the base.
 
Petek,

Mark Twain wrote a very amusing essay on lightning rods...

Aside from that, as I once read, the balls on lightning rods are supposed to help absorb the bolt without destroying the rod. This is perhaps why those gold balls often appear on the top of flagpoles.

Or maybe they just look cool.
 
Pete and Rich, I never even noticed that! Will have to check it out in some of the other old pics. One thing about having a big house is that I`ll have a vaccum for every room! :)
 
What a treasure! How I miss the "painted ladies" I grew up with in NY. Boston Victorians tend to be more plain. It must be a Puritan thing. Yours is just stunning. Does it have steam heat? How many fireplaces? Thank God the woodwork was never painted.
Bobby in Boston
 
I thought it said electric heat.
I am guessing that woks in that climate (financially) and can be zoned easily making for further good economic sense.

She's a beaut!
 
Sorry not to read the above messages carefully. 8 fireplaces, but electric heat? Did they run new ductwork? I just imagined that being so large and with three floors the heat would originally have been steam with cast iron radiators, with bangs and clunks galore.
Bobby in Boston
 
Love your new house. I own a Queen Anne from 1897 too but not that ornate. Congrats! A word of caution. Before you use those fireplaces, make sure you have them inspected! Go up into the attic and check the chimneys too. Hire a professional to do all of this. I just want you to be safe. Bring on these victorian houses! Gary
 
Thanks everyone. They only use a couple of fireplaces with gas logs.The central heat and air are newly installed and has blown in insulation. This home didn`t have steam heat, and they ran the ductwork for the ground floor underneath and the top floor has a seperate unit and ductwork in the attic. Should be easy to heat although probably a bit expensive I plan on using only a couple of rooms during the cold winter months, the kitchen and a bedroom with a bath. We`re going to start cleaning it up this weekend and we are hoping to have the wedding in a church across the street on May 6th during the town festival and have a casual reception at the house. Anybody passing thru please stop by! :)
 
Here's a pic of the nicest old Vicky back in my hometown. I believe a builder from Chicago built it and a few more in town because they're very similar and you'll find almost duplicates of this house across the river in Port Huron Mi. as well. Take away all turret etc on this one and you'll find that many of these houses, even from different builders have many similarities in the general shape and design. That's not the original fence shown, this house originally had a black wrought iron railing and in the corner there was a beautifully ornate fountain which long ago disappeared.
 
Like that one Pete!There were several around ours for sale but most needed structural repairs that were going to be expensive. Ours has a nice large kitchen and I can hardly wait to get started on it! It has a large pantry with a spot for the washer dryer, and shelves for my other small appliances.
 
What wonderful news!!

Don!!!

That is one fabulous house!! You and the Mrs. are going to have a blast restoring it!! Keep us posted with many pics!!

Congratulations on the beautiful home and best wishes for a wonderful marriage!!

Venus :-D
 

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