Brandon asked our next door neighbor if he had any old photos of our house. Tonight we got a text message from him saying that there was an old photo on the property tax database for the county. I swear I've looked at the database before but have never seen a photo. We checked, and sure enough:
So, it looks like the PO did some good things, like maybe losing the chain link fence (although that could come in handy now!) but--is that a carport?! I can live without the screened in porch (although that would also come in handy now), but I would really love the carport back. But now we know where all the bricks (cemented into the ground under the back porch) came from. It also looks like there was a tree in the front yard, which would explain the small sinkhole we now have. Sigh.
Random side note for the day: Brandon found a snake ON THE PORCH. In a planter. Ew!
2 comments:
I already knew where the bricks came from. I had found the remnants of the columns under dirt at the edge of the driveway last fall. I surmised that we had a carport with brick columns, but now we have proof!
I love your blog! I wish I could find some old photos of the 1929 bungalow my wife and I bought last year. I've one the town has, but its not very good. I'll have to ask the neighbor if he has any.
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