The Historic District

Hi guys and gals, 1918 Colonial this part of Indiana was involved in the Civil War. General John Hunt Morgan of the Confederacy led 1600 men on a raid through Kentucky, his home state. Then, disobeying orders, he crossed the Ohio River near Corydon Indiana and led his men across the lower third of t...

Hi all, GinaC there are far more experienced people than I on here that can comment on asbestos drywall. But if it were me with the small place you are talking about I would just go for it. Buy cheap gloves, good eye protection, dust mask, and a Tyvek suit. All can be picked up at a big box store. W...

Mushroom Factor: First you check out a little "give" in the floor. 20191005_101849.jpg . Then you keep going... 20191006_095111.jpg Apparently at some point in it's history the water line broke at the sink. House must have been empty at the time because there was a lot of water damage. Tha...

Hello and good day to all. Thank you for all the nice words. A book I had ordered came in today. A Field Guide to American Houses by Virginia Savage McAlester. A really good reference book. However it is showing my house to be a Greek Revival more than Central Passage. I had been told that my house ...

Hi guys, 1918 Colonial you are right. The originals would have been six over six. There are two houses similar ro mine in town and a bunch down by the Ohio River with the 6/6 (I live in Southern Indiana). Manalto, the abstract on my property says the house was built in 1853 not 1832 as I had been to...

Thanks Manalto. I am waiting for next Spring to unwrap my house. Listening to my sister, a friend in Oregon, and "Renovating Old Houses" because I will need to do a lot of tuck pointing. So I'm listening...sort of... 20190927_110846.jpg I just had to see a little bit. And get some idea of ...

Hi all. I am going to try to post some pictures of my little house. The first one is what it looks like now... Washington Street House (24).JPG Next is what she looked like after the 1917 tornado came through. They called them cyclones back in the day... 001.jpg I have been accusing people who wrapp...

I am back on board the demolition and resurrection train at last. I joined the forum last summer when I had first purchased my 1832 Central Passage home. I bought on a land contract and while the previous owner said I could do whatever I wanted I didn't think he would really appreciate my "want...

It's been awhile since I have posted so I thought I would re-introduce myself. I'm CP32 aka Jim. I am the fortunate owner of a 1 1/2 story Central Passage home built in 1832. Hence the avatar. I purchased it on a land contract in March 2018. On August 20 of this year I secured a 20 year fixed rate c...

You are walking down your hallway late at night and hear a noise behind you.,,,but you never, ever turn around.