Beautiful old house, Lynchburg

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Anonymous wrote:Lynchburg, please rename yourself

+1. I don't know why they haven't.

Why would they -

https://lynchburgmuseum.org/hill-city-roots#:~:text=LYH%20Welcomes%20You!,whom%20were%20highly%20skilled%20tradespeople.

I had no idea. Thanks for sharing.

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This house made me look on Google maps. That street has other impressive housing of the same vintage. It makes me think that Lynchburg needs to take advantage of this area. Maybe have a homes tour weekend? I don't know, but I think people would be willing to drive down to walk around there. And learn about the history of the town. Things were going on there around the turn of the 20th century.

There are streets like this in every city in Virginia: Richmond, Petersburg, Norfolk… If you’re really interested, check out Garden Week in April.You can tour private homes and gardens in every city that has a Garden Club.

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Anonymous wrote:Can you build a house like this today? Like fully reproduce the interior finish?

Yes and it will be a fortune. There are antique salvage places that have the stained glass, mantles, doors etc. Governor's Architectural Salvage and Caravati in Richmond, Black Dog in Ronoak, and Olde Good Things in NYC are wonderful.

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Anonymous wrote:Can you build a house like this today? Like fully reproduce the interior finish?

Yes and it will be a fortune. There are antique salvage places that have the stained glass, mantles, doors etc. Governor's Architectural Salvage and Caravati in Richmond, Black Dog in Ronoak, and Olde Good Things in NYC are wonderful.

I don’t mean with salvage, I mean with materials of that style made today. I’m sure there are high end suppliers of doors and windows etc and someone can make and stain these mantles can’t they ?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you build a house like this today? Like fully reproduce the interior finish?

Yes and it will be a fortune. There are antique salvage places that have the stained glass, mantles, doors etc. Governor's Architectural Salvage and Caravati in Richmond, Black Dog in Ronoak, and Olde Good Things in NYC are wonderful.

I don’t mean with salvage, I mean with materials of that style made today. I’m sure there are high end suppliers of doors and windows etc and someone can make and stain these mantles can’t they ?

DP. It wouldn’t be quite the same. You can’t beat that old growth wood.

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Anonymous wrote:The period details in that home are amazing. I hope whoever buys it will restore it with the care it deserves.

It’s hard to say from online photos but it doesn’t look to need restoration. Maybe redecorate and fix the landscaping but the house looks fine on the inside. Maybe reconfigure the kitchen but I love the cabinets and the light. I also note that it’s not often that you see that many bathrooms in an old house.

Exactly. It’s turnkey. Everything has been done. So many houses now are hideous with grey floors and white walls and no character. This house is perfect as is. Nothing to change, just maintain.

I wouldn't say everything has been done. You can tell it's probably super drafty. It's got some shabby elements and whoever updated the kitchen with the stove sticking out like a sore thumb needs to be smacked. The bathrooms need work--shower anyone?

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Don't you dare touch that house FFS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lynchburg, please rename yourself

+1. I don't know why they haven't.

Why would they -

https://lynchburgmuseum.org/hill-city-roots#:~:text=LYH%20Welcomes%20You!,whom%20were%20highly%20skilled%20tradespeople.

I had no idea. Thanks for sharing.

You just assumed it was named after a horrendous act rather than a common last name?

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Anonymous wrote:Can you build a house like this today? Like fully reproduce the interior finish?

Not short of billionaire funds. The woodwork is just not to be had. If you can find folks with those carpentry skills, it is unlikely you will find wood of the same quality.

It looks like they are working on the roof. New buyers often tear off the slate, but if you maintain it, it’s amazing. It doesn’t break down.

The windows and inside light are breathtaking.

Probably expensive to heat, but the feeling of living in a house with this ceiling height and light (those green and blue walls can be changed) is certainly feel good.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can you build a house like this today? Like fully reproduce the interior finish?

Not short of billionaire funds. The woodwork is just not to be had. If you can find folks with those carpentry skills, it is unlikely you will find wood of the same quality.

It looks like they are working on the roof. New buyers often tear off the slate, but if you maintain it, it’s amazing. It doesn’t break down.

The windows and inside light are breathtaking.

Probably expensive to heat, but the feeling of living in a house with this ceiling height and light (those green and blue walls can be changed) is certainly feel good.

The bedrooms are so bright!

I too noticed how full of natural light it is. This is what I meant by good design. Someone took time to plan the layout for symmetrical doorways, for windows on the same axis to let light and air into the house, for internal flow of traffic and air, for the space to filter this. it did not happen by accident.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can you build a house like this today? Like fully reproduce the interior finish?

Not short of billionaire funds. The woodwork is just not to be had. If you can find folks with those carpentry skills, it is unlikely you will find wood of the same quality.

It looks like they are working on the roof. New buyers often tear off the slate, but if you maintain it, it’s amazing. It doesn’t break down.

The windows and inside light are breathtaking.

Probably expensive to heat, but the feeling of living in a house with this ceiling height and light (those green and blue walls can be changed) is certainly feel good.

It's steam heat. Original. I grew up in a house that old with radiator heat. It actually heats well and isn't as drying as forced hot air. But given teh size of the house, it's probably cold in winter. Maybe not since this is VA and not New England cold.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you build a house like this today? Like fully reproduce the interior finish?

Not short of billionaire funds. The woodwork is just not to be had. If you can find folks with those carpentry skills, it is unlikely you will find wood of the same quality.

It looks like they are working on the roof. New buyers often tear off the slate, but if you maintain it, it’s amazing. It doesn’t break down.

The windows and inside light are breathtaking.

Probably expensive to heat, but the feeling of living in a house with this ceiling height and light (those green and blue walls can be changed) is certainly feel good.

The bedrooms are so bright!

I too noticed how full of natural light it is. This is what I meant by good design. Someone took time to plan the layout for symmetrical doorways, for windows on the same axis to let light and air into the house, for internal flow of traffic and air, for the space to filter this. it did not happen by accident.

That's characteristic of Georgian architecture, and also of building in a time and place with no a/c. You need to have cross draft to keep from melting.

[Anonymous]

Here's more info on the house:

https://mapviewer.lynchburgva.gov/ParcelViewer/


Sales history, tax, owners, etc.

It's a shame the current owners don't seem to be maintaining the house too well--but then again no idea what it looked like when they purchased. Might be a money pit. It's a large house, and it is showing a lot of age, needs quite a bit of maintenance work and it will be hard to do that with the frescos etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's more info on the house:

https://mapviewer.lynchburgva.gov/ParcelViewer/


Sales history, tax, owners, etc.

It's a shame the current owners don't seem to be maintaining the house too well--but then again no idea what it looked like when they purchased. Might be a money pit. It's a large house, and it is showing a lot of age, needs quite a bit of maintenance work and it will be hard to do that with the frescos etc.

It's probably a time- and money-intensive balancing act to maintain this house without destroying what makes it special. I mean can the frescos go without hurting the house? I would say yeah, they are eccentric but they are a personal choice. What about that ceiling that looks to be gloss painted? The honeycomb tiles in bathrooms? The old doors and windows? The layout? Every decision is a process. It's easier to just clear our the lot, create a cavernous "great room" and paint it gray but no one will have a 4-page discussion thread about the result of THAT renovation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you build a house like this today? Like fully reproduce the interior finish?

Not short of billionaire funds. The woodwork is just not to be had. If you can find folks with those carpentry skills, it is unlikely you will find wood of the same quality.

It looks like they are working on the roof. New buyers often tear off the slate, but if you maintain it, it’s amazing. It doesn’t break down.

The windows and inside light are breathtaking.

Probably expensive to heat, but the feeling of living in a house with this ceiling height and light (those green and blue walls can be changed) is certainly feel good.

The bedrooms are so bright!

I too noticed how full of natural light it is. This is what I meant by good design. Someone took time to plan the layout for symmetrical doorways, for windows on the same axis to let light and air into the house, for internal flow of traffic and air, for the space to filter this. it did not happen by accident.

That's characteristic of Georgian architecture, and also of building in a time and place with no a/c. You need to have cross draft to keep from melting.

Yes that makes sense - but it's also so damn pretty.

That's the part that makes me sad to look at some of the new house plans. It costs the same to design the space badly vs well; it's not a staggering cost to ensure the windows and doorways line up. Yet...so many times it's not happening.