Show us your vintage home!

[DStuttgen]

My 1870 Home

Just bought this in May 2009. Built in 1870
Dan
Guess it would help to include the pic, huh?

http://yfrog.com/0m412parkj

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Your house is absolutely charming! It has great architectural examples of the era.

Just bought this in May 2009. Built in 1870
Dan
Guess it would help to include the pic, huh?

http://yfrog.com/0m412parkj

 

[AmateisGal]

Just bought this in May 2009. Built in 1870
Dan
Guess it would help to include the pic, huh?

http://yfrog.com/0m412parkj

Oh, I LOVE this place! :eusa_clap

 

[DStuttgen]

My 1870 Home

I guess I picked it up at the right time, too. ~2500 sq ft $88,000, sub 5% interest ... can't complain about that.

 

[Jennifer Lynn]

That is

a beautiful house. :eusa_clap Yeah, I'd say you found a great buy!
Love the porch...have always wanted a home with a front porch (or wrap around).

 

[kampkatz]

Good deal, DS! Many happy years in your Victorian gem.

 

[Phineas Lamour]

Good luck with vintage house hunting, Phineas. Hope you find what you need. May it have personality and practicality.

Thanks KampKatz. We made an offer today on a house built in 1925. Looks like we should get it.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

I'm hoping to buy the farmhouse I spent most of my childhood living in one day, it was built in 1895 and had many outbuildings and was a good sized house at 2800 square feet and sat on a good amount of land.

If that fails, I'd love to have a 50s ranch or a 20s bungalow like the one we lived in in Milwaukee (even though I'd never want to live in the big city again)

 

[swinggal]

This was my beloved 1929 home, sold because my ex and I broke up When we bought it, it had all the wrong fittings for the era and was painted disgusting 80s colours etc. We used original deco colors and I found reproduction light fittings and switches to bring it all back to how it should be . I love this era because it is classy and simple and I dislike clutter.

We also filled it full of art deco furniture and art from the era. I hated leaving the place it was very special to me.

 

[Forgotten Man]

From outside of the property:

Ours is the one where the lantern is hangin' from!

Has a new (pre-war) freshness about it... I like it. Also, the car dose have a garage now.

 

[Forgotten Man]

And yes, I had to make the first photo look old... I'm sure it looked much like this back in '46.

 

[57plymouth]

Here's a photo from this past winter when we got snow. That's not frequent in SC.

The house was built by Walter and Mamie Cooper, my great grandparents, in the 1920's. Most of the lumber was cut on site by my great grandfather. It did not have electricity or indoor plumbing until the 1950's. I added 1100 feet to it in 2001, and sadly could not afford to use wood siding at the time, so it has vinyl now.

BUT, it has no carpet. It has vinyl flooring in the office and kitchen, the rest is hardwood. The old part of the house has all wood walls and ceiling instead of plaster. It's a true old farm house, tin roof and all.

 

[CherryWry]

Our cape, built in 1944, with various additions through the years. We bought it 4 years ago and I've done a lot with the gardens out front, but other than that the exterior still looks the same. We hate the aluminum siding and plan to replace it in the next few years with something better.

It has all kinds of cool built-in cabinets and details, which appealed to us. The Mister and I are both sort of vintage-eclectic, not grounded in any particular era. We LOVED the hardwood floors. We're in the process of restoring the downstairs bathroom, which was last updated in the late '60s...we're bringing it back to a more classic look.

My husband wants to redo the kitchen, but I'm in love with the countertops, so I keep convincing him to wait.

 

[David Conwill]

The Mister and I are both sort of vintage-eclectic, not grounded in any particular era.

Sounds like us. We are seekers of quality and style, not necessarily looking to replicate a particular era.

The colonial revival interior of our home is well suited to this, as that style has had periods of popularity in almost every decade since the colonial period.

-Dave

 

[dhermann1]

My Lobby

Here are a few shots of the lobby of my building in the Bronx. It was designed by architect Hyman Feldman. The cornerstone was laid in 1937, and it was finished in 1939. I've posted pics of the exterior before, but the lobby is worth a look all by itself.

This is the view from the entrance. It's really 2 buildings hooked together, sharing one lobby. There an elevator in the foreground, and another in the distance for the north half of the building.

The lobby is dominated by a huge mosaic of Diana the Huntress, that is in deplorable condition.

 

[dhermann1]

More lobby

The tiles are in terrible condition, you barely touch them and they fall off. It think the background is copper leaf. I think this mosaic is totally Rockefeller Centerworthy.

Floor tiles

The end of the lobby, with the nice deco console.

The only other glaring issue is the lighting. Some nincompoop a few years ago put up lovely brass colonial fixtures throughout. They's look great at Mt. Vernon, but they look TERRIBLE here.

 

[BinkieBaumont]

"What a Wonderful, foyer, Amazing Mosaic frescoes and console table, it would look even better with some Big couches and armchairs and a few Torchieres!"

"Lobby of the "Macleay Regis" apartment building in Bohemian Potts point , Sydney Australia"

 

[dhermann1]

I think there used to be a lot more amenities in years gone by, including a door man. Old timers here love to talk about how this buidling was populated by wealthy folks "back in the day". But "the day" was a long time ago, and there are lots of out and out slums that used to be the homes of the rich. This building is still the gem of the neighborhood (and a lovely neighborhood it is, too), but it's now a strictly working class place. Nothing wrong with that.

 

[Forgotten Man]

Nice bathroom. Even tho the tiles are blue...

The tiles are a shade of sea green, in the photos they pick up a lot of outside light and the true color isn't represented.

I will snap a few more shots so you can see what I mean.

 

[Zemke Fan]

I love, love, love this thread...

Thanks to everyone who posts here!!