My husband and I recently purchased his parents home of 25 years. I've loved it ever since the first time I laid eyes on it and convinced him to take the plunge when they decided to downsize. He has some angst to work out on the house after years of frustration over "deferred maintenance" while his parents were owners and even before. The house is in need of lots of love and attention but I just know she can shine again. The home is super solid and rife with potential. I'm hoping for some feedback on what style this home is and even on proper orientation. I think it might be craftsman, with enclosed porches. It was built in 1928 in rural MN. Here are some pictures.1928 farmhouse (foursquare, craftsman, mash-up?)
1928 farmhouse (foursquare, craftsman, mash-up?)
Hello! My name is Becky. Greetings from the frozen north My husband and I recently purchased his parents home of 25 years. I've loved it ever since the first time I laid eyes on it and convinced him to take the plunge when they decided to downsize. He has some angst to work out on the house after years of frustration over "deferred maintenance" while his parents were owners and even before. The house is in need of lots of love and attention but I just know she can shine again. The home is super solid and rife with potential. I'm hoping for some feedback on what style this home is and even on proper orientation. I think it might be craftsman, with enclosed porches. It was built in 1928 in rural MN. Here are some pictures.
My husband and I recently purchased his parents home of 25 years. I've loved it ever since the first time I laid eyes on it and convinced him to take the plunge when they decided to downsize. He has some angst to work out on the house after years of frustration over "deferred maintenance" while his parents were owners and even before. The house is in need of lots of love and attention but I just know she can shine again. The home is super solid and rife with potential. I'm hoping for some feedback on what style this home is and even on proper orientation. I think it might be craftsman, with enclosed porches. It was built in 1928 in rural MN. Here are some pictures.- Attachments
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- Southern exposure, facing street (and treeline, no drive or walkway)
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- View as you approach up the driveway
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- Side of house facing garage
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Re: 1928 farmhouse (foursquare, craftsman, mash-up?)
Thank you! I think she's beautiful!
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I love it! I see the potential! My hubby was hard to convince at first, but now he is in love!
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WELCOME to our wonderful neighborhood! glad you were able to convince your husband--what a lucky home to have you....
my niece lives in Minneapolis and a friend grew up in Fertile...yup, Fertile, Minnesota!
...jade
my niece lives in Minneapolis and a friend grew up in Fertile...yup, Fertile, Minnesota!
...jade
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Re: 1928 farmhouse (foursquare, craftsman, mash-up?)
Hi Becky! Good to have another Minnesotan in The District.
Cute house!
Interior photos please...
Cute house!
Interior photos please...
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Re: 1928 farmhouse (foursquare, craftsman, mash-up?)
I love your house! Very beautiful! And I second the motion for interior photos 
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I'm a picture person too! I have a LOT, so this will be a multiple part post.
Ahhhh, I cannot figure out how to get the pictures to be verticle. They are on my computer, but not when they post.
Edited to say: Thank you Mick_VT for the advice on rotating the picture, saving and rotating back. It is tedious, but it works and I hate to make people try to look at the pictures at an awkward angle. Thanks again for the feedback!
Ahhhh, I cannot figure out how to get the pictures to be verticle. They are on my computer, but not when they post.
Edited to say: Thank you Mick_VT for the advice on rotating the picture, saving and rotating back. It is tedious, but it works and I hate to make people try to look at the pictures at an awkward angle. Thanks again for the feedback!
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- Interior North Facing Utility Porch
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- Looking down steps from kitchen doorway to entry on north side of house.
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- Kitchen Cabinets, my dad took one look and said, "well they definitely weren't afraid of using a LOT of wood in this house." Kitchen window is not original and I suspect the original may have been larger. I also think it probably had one of those huge 20's drainboard sinks with a curtain that was later replaced to what it is now.
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- Looking from kitchen into dining room.
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- Doorway from East facing porch to dining room
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- Built ins looking from dining room into living room
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- Sun porch entry way, south side of house
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- Sun porch
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- Sun porch towards living areas (and my adorable nephew)
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- East Facing three season porch interior
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Pics part 2
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- Looking from living room into sun porch.
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- Hallway towards kitchen, door on left is to water closet.
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- Hallway towards living room. Mirrored door is closet, door to right is bedroom. Also to right is stairway to second story
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- Up staircase
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- Stair landing and second set
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- Top of stairs facing back towards stairs. Built ins. Thone drawers are huge and you have to take them out to access the plumbing in the bathroom. The window isn't original. One of the daughters of the builder told my mother in law that it was a doorway to a sleeping porch that used to sit there.
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- Top of stairs towards bedrooms
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- Bathroom. Original tub, found original sink out in the woods.
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- Built in medicine cabinet
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- My Husband's old bedroom, East side of house. HUGE closet
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Re: 1928 farmhouse (foursquare, craftsman, mash-up?)
Pics part 3
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- Doug fir floors under carpet and some painted upstairs
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- More built ins
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- Deep built ins
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- Sunniest bedroom, South side of house
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- One of two closets in largest bedroom, West side of house.
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- Looking out onto the "lake" we are pretty far from open water, there is the slough right there though. Lol
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- Shelves inside one of the bedroom closets (added by my FIL). Huge closets
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- Pic from last trip home, tore out carpet in bedrooms, found paint on the floor of only one bedroom and SO MUCH DIRT!
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- Yuck. Better already
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