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Sunday, February 21. 2016

That house in New Hampshire

Re that house in New Hampshire which I posted on Friday.

My son tracked it down somehow. Walpole, NH, corner of Elm and Pleasant, in downtown area. Here it is today. It was built in 1890.

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If that's the same house, then the image in the picture posted Friday is reversed. And if the same house, then it looks like it was added on to over the years. In Friday's image it looks like there is a barn to the "left" of the house. That appears gone today, and a smaller house appears a bit down the street to the right of the house. Everything can be explained, assuming the image is reversed in the original picture. But is it? Would anyone in the family recall?

#1 Basil on 2016-02-21 07:05 (Reply)

Original photo was reversed. Seen that before in old pics. Must be a reason somebody can explain, mirror images.

#1.1 Bird Dog on 2016-02-21 08:03 (Reply)

Booze.

#1.1.1 BillH on 2016-02-21 10:23 (Reply)

Use the google street view feature to view it from Elm Street. Looks the same to me.

#1.2 LWS on 2016-02-21 10:57 (Reply)

1890 - little earlier than I thought, but not much.

#2 LWS on 2016-02-21 10:56 (Reply)

I would not have thought of Walpole, as it is not a prosperous place now. But it was a hundred years ago.

It's a short block from Main St, so I would have been close to it last time I drove through there in 2014. But I doubt I've ever been directly by it. You can see it on the 1930 USGS map here, and see that the road used to go through.

http://docs.unh.edu/NH/belw30sw.jpg

#3 Assistant Village Idiot (Link) on 2016-02-21 13:57 (Reply)

Buildings and homes this old amaze me. I was born in Las Vegas, NV. My grandmother's old. neighborhood was featured as an old part of town because the homes were built in the 40's, only a brief walk from downtown. When the AF sent my young family and I to Dover, DE, I was awestruck by the ancient history, with homes and buildings well over 200 years old. Of course that was surpassed by a visit to Israel. And will be by our fall trip to Rome.

As an aside, last Sunday during Mass we sang a Hymn dating back over 1000 years. That's old and shows well that, current challenges aside, Catholicism and Christianity will prevail over mankind's current foibles.

#4 Mark on 2016-02-21 15:44 (Reply)

Aged houses require more upkeep than newer houses. A family friend has a 300 year house which she bought from her parents. Several years ago she replaced the wooden siding.
Having grown up in an aged house, knowing all the work they entail, I have no problem living in a newer one.

#4.1 Gringo on 2016-02-21 17:11 (Reply)

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That house in New Hampshire