{"id":18244,"date":"2022-06-04T11:21:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T18:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/?p=18244"},"modified":"2022-06-05T15:38:18","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T22:38:18","slug":"the-haunted-house-of-my-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/?p=18244","title":{"rendered":"The haunted house of my youth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Check out this house that’s on the market<\/a> in the neighborhood where I grew up.<\/p>\n

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This house is next door to one of my best friend’s houses, but I don’t remember it. When I showed her the listing she said, “Oh yeah, the haunted house!” which sounded familiar, but I still can’t picture this house being next to hers. Apparently we refused to trick or treat there because, y’know, ghosts.<\/p>\n

This is just one of many historic houses in the area. I had friends who lived in Queen Anne Victorians and Colonials. The house I grew up in is a Dutch Colonial (I think? I’m sure my dad will weigh in) built in 1905<\/s> 1912. But when I was a kid, those houses were just houses. I didn’t know to appreciate glass doorknobs and windows that slid up and down on ropes and original hardwood floors.<\/p>\n

And just look at these details<\/strong><\/em>…<\/p>\n


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This house is priced at $1.95M even though it clearly needs a ton of work. This isn’t like the bargains on that Cheap Old Houses<\/a> show on HGTV. But with a staircase like that — and a turret! — I sure hope someone buys it to fix it up, not tear it down.<\/p>\n

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I love this peek at the inside of the turret.<\/p>\n

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That’s sort of what it would look like if you could shrink down and stand inside the Victorianna’s cupola.<\/p>\n

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At least I can build as many Victorian dollhouses as I want, for way less than two million dollars…<\/p>\n

UPDATE: As noted by my dad in the comments, the house I grew up in is NOT a Dutch Colonial but a sort of Craftsmany-thing that defies definition. No wonder I love Craftsmans.<\/p>\n

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In other news, if any of my readers have been looking for a Bill Lankford Place for All Seasons dollhouse, here’s one on eBay<\/a> that has had progressive price drops for several months. It started around $1,500 and is now down to $355 (plus shipping, or local pickup in Florida). <\/p>\n

It includes a bunch of furniture pieces that I suspect are Cassidy Creations kits, but might even be genuine Bauder-Pine. At this price I’d be tempted to buy it if I didn’t already have one<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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