Family members of the owner of this house tell me it’s called the “Annie” house, for the lady who lived there before they acquired it. Soon, it will be deconstructed and salvaged for future use. It is a T-style Folk Victorian farmhouse, with ornamental front gable, tongue-and-groove walls and chair rails throughout; a kitchen and spare room were added onto the rear at some point in its history.
Ronnie Thomas writes that he and his wife Susan “took this beautiful old lady down in Mar 2011. True to the era of her construction and the people who built her, she was built to last from stout materials. We salvaged over 90% of her original building materials (all heart pine) and we got that gingerbread gable down in one piece. We’re going to clean it up a bit and use it exactly as is on the front of our new home in a couple of years.“
Susan, my wife, and I took this beautiful old lady down in Mar 2011. True to the era of her construction and the people who built her, she was built to last from stout materials. We salvaged over 90% of her original building materials (all heart pine) and we got that gingerbread gable down in one piece. We’re going to clean it up a bit and use it exactly as is on the front of our new home in a couple of years.
Very glad to hear that it’s being salvaged, Ronnie!
My Grandpa, Henry Dick Durrence lived here..
This home is so very similar to one here in Nacogdoches County, Texas, where my Great-Aunt lived until 1997 and it has undergone renovation and looks great. Your photo is great. Wife and I hope to visit your area in spring of 2011. I plan to see some of the places you have pictured.