More House Pictures

We put in an offer on the house we like. We went to see it again yesterday but we get so excited exploring the house and yard that we forget to take as many pictures as we wanted. Here is a picture of Sean and I on the porch. This is the far side of the porch in front of the Florida room.

Here is a picture of the big tree on one side of the house. There is another similar tree in front of the house with a swing hanging from one of the branches. This is a view of the picket fence and looking down the street towards "downtown."

And here is a picture from the main hallway. Although it's not of anything in particular it sort of shows you the neat little accents we like about this old house. There are 12-ft ceilings throughout, hard wood floors in every room, decorative doors between most of the rooms, and cute little nooks and mirrors built in throughout the house. There is also built in shelving in the living room, kitchen (not just cabinets), and bathrooms. Jonathan and I love built-in shelves. But it is 102 years old so there are some improvements that need to be made, too.






The neighborhood is also hundreds of years old, so it is a mix of beautiful historic homes and mansions and other older homes that have fallen in to disrepair. There are also a few apartment buildings on our street that take away from the charm, but what are you gonna do? Here is one of the neighboring houses. This one is for sale if anyone would like to be our neighbor. This one is nice but there are others much grander. A few of them have actual historic markers in their yards. I can't wait to walk the neighborhood and read about what role the house played in the Civil War or what famous American slept there.

So wish us luck that our house buying goes smoothly.