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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on September 9, 2007, 1:50 pm
>
if anyone on here could help me find the origianly
> > floor plans to the house I am helping renovate. Any help is greatly
> > appreciated. House was built in 1900 and is in Fremont NE. Thanks for
> > any help . Here is a picture of the house
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> >http://s235.photobucket.com/albums/ee154/Sascigo/?action=view t...
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> > Regards,
> > S. Scigo
>
> Try local library or historical society, if your town has those. Sometimes,
> in small towns that haven't expanded much, the tax office/permitting office
> has ancient records in the basement or on microfilm. But for a 1900 house,
> the odds ain't good. House doesn't look like a custom design- drive around
> and look for houses that look like twins, or that maybe were twins before
> being remodeled. (Remember to include 'mirror image' twins.) If you see one,
> knock on the door and ask them. If you can track down the name of the
> builder, historical society may be able to come up with an old brochure or
> catalog. In that era, lots of houses were built from plan books that
> builders would buy, to save on design costs. Local library, or library at
> nearest school of architecture, may be able to help with that.
>
> May be less work to just recreate the plans from field measurements. Unless
> there is an addition on back not shown in photo, everything looks to be the
> original footprint. Is there a basement (probably shallow, and originally
> dirt floored), or is it on piers? Likely balloon-framed, with full-size
> wood, and plaster and wood lathe on interior walls. If any original wiring
> remains (if that was not added 10-20 years later), likely K&T. 1900 house
> could easily have pipes for gas lights, if there was service in the
> neighborhood then. Floors are likely softwood plank under whatever was put
> down over the years, except for maybe the front sitting parlor, which could
> have hardwood. Don't forget to look for buried sliding doors in archways,
> walled-up connecting doors, and added more-modern walls, as people tried to
> modernize layout.
>
> The place looks like it has possibilities, if you are into old houses. At
> least they didn't put alumium siding and vinyl windows on it. Roof is
> obviously recent, so hopefully they kept a good roof on it over the years,
> and the ridge looks pretty straight, which is a good sign. Definitely needs
> scraping and painting before winter, even if it is just a half-ass temporary
> job to stabilize things until you can do the outside trim and clapboard
> repair.
>
> aem sends....
nice looking home.
I take a contrary view to alumimum siding etc. Once you get older
painting a home every 10 years or so will lose any attraction it ever
had.
so if your rebuilding a museum with public funds go for it.
but a personal home low maintence can be very attractive:)
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