This old house part two

Larry O · Jan 22, 2013

Here are a few more taken Saturday of the old 2+ story farm house and out buildings

SweetFeet · Jan 22, 2013

Really neat. Now I want to go exploring (but too cold here this week).

What are the shuttered windows for in the peaks of the house? Are they for strictly for ventilating the attic?

SuperHank · Jan 22, 2013

I love these old structures and what stories they could tell What general area are you in. Looks southern but depends on time of year photos were taken. Just curious.

Larry O · Jan 22, 2013

South central GA about 45 miles from Fl line and pictures were taken three days ago Larry O

SuperHank · Jan 22, 2013

Just saw part one and see it is south Ga maybe not far from me. Lots of old "tenant" type homes but you are right that there are very few of this quality. It is surprising that anyone would let a fine place like this collapse when someone would love to live in it.

SuperHank · Jan 22, 2013

I bought a 1896 double pen dogtrot farm house and 168 acres nearer the Fl line and fixed it up. The prior owner had grown up on it as had his father and let it almost collapse. Not nearly the quality of the place you photographed but needed to be kept up. Has the original smoke house and 2 barns. All I can justify is keeping the roofs intact but I did redo the house to bare habitability. The prior owner who had moved up in the world financially, but lived very nearby had so many bad memories of a hard life farming there he just let it go. It was a genuine "progressive farmhouse" from the turn of the century but the house did not have electricity until 1960. Very poor sandy soil but does grow pines well enough. Never had a tractor living on it until I brought my SH to live there. The prior owner said he had very few fond memories except of his parents and got to where he did not want to put any money in it. He passed 2 years ago and called me when he learned he was dying to say how pleased he was that I rehabed the house. I doubt that it was a good financial investment but it gives me some real satisfaction. I'd do it again.

Cienna · Jan 22, 2013

SF---Those are not shutters---they are louvers mounted rigidly, to allow ventilation in the attic and to keep rain and birds out.

fixerupper · Jan 22, 2013

Sometimes when I drive by a big old ornate abandoned house I envision it's glory days when family picnics and Christmas meals were served on the lawn, the porch or in the dining room.

It's sad to see those grand old houses go, but it's part of progress. They are hard to heat and maintenance will break the pocketbook for the average homeowner. I would rather see them be burned instead of suffering a slow, inglorious death. Jim

Anonymous-0 · Jan 22, 2013

I love the old house !!! BUT I WOULD RATHER HAVE THE OLD BALER !!!!!

John B. · Jan 22, 2013

I love looking around at these old farmsteads but the water wells you don't know are there that may be covered with rotted wood always scares me. I don't trust the ones covered with a concrete slab either. Just a phobia I have.

SweetFeet · Jan 22, 2013

Cienna,
Thanks. Was wondering that - but did not know what to call them aside from windows. Learned something today.

This old house part two

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