Donna and I got the chance to tour an historic old house on the island recently. I'm sure it was beautiful in 1906 when it was built but it has fallen into some disrepair in the short 102 years since. Some people just can't have nice things.
We enjoyed the visit though and I took advantage of the opportunity to snap a few pictures.
That house is only 14 years older than my house. It could be made into a home again with three ingredients, time, money, and someone who cares with the will to see it through. Of the three, the last is the most important.
Posted by: brother john | February 13, 2008 at 05:02 AM
So when do you guys move in? :)
Posted by: Chris | February 13, 2008 at 08:18 AM
That thing is an easy million and a half here in SoCal. Is it for sale?
Posted by: Angry Adam | February 13, 2008 at 08:51 AM
I'm sorry - am I the only one who noticed the ceiling in the top picture has been painted with THE BLOOD OF THE INNOCENT?!?
Posted by: jes | February 13, 2008 at 09:16 AM
I hope that's a real human in that one picture and not a ghost!
Posted by: Cathy | February 13, 2008 at 09:24 AM
Time: Check
Money: Check
Caring/Will: ____
Ohhh, so close Bean... unless you make Donna do it.
Posted by: Vic Rattler | February 13, 2008 at 09:44 AM
my favorite is open door looking into the room with the chair..... gorgeous! such an erie mood in those photos.
Posted by: michelle k | February 13, 2008 at 10:01 AM
So, what's the deal with the low ceilings in Washington? Every house that I've seen that's two stories (read: all of them) has a second floor ceiling that's about 6.5 feet away from the floor.
Posted by: | February 13, 2008 at 10:09 AM
Time to call for Norm and This Old House
Posted by: Diane | February 13, 2008 at 12:34 PM
did the walls start bleeding ?
Posted by: db | February 13, 2008 at 12:55 PM
looks like the kinda place where horrible murders and child abuse happened...
kind of blair witch-y...
gives me the creeps...
Posted by: mel | February 13, 2008 at 02:00 PM
I, too, was going to ask about the apparition in the one photo... then I noticed the iridescent magnetic-force-field thing on the door in the through-doorway-to-chair shot. What IS that?
Posted by: dana | February 13, 2008 at 02:16 PM
that house gives me the heebie-geebies... seems right up your alley bean.
perhaps donna is thinking his and her houses, she keeps the nice one and you go to this place.
Posted by: cathy g. | February 13, 2008 at 03:40 PM
very cool old home! It would be great to restore!!!!
Posted by: Karisa | February 13, 2008 at 04:20 PM
This is straight out of a horror flick!
I think I can see the ghosts of creepy old ladies sitting in those chairs.
Posted by: Lori | February 13, 2008 at 08:48 PM