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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can you build a house like this today? Like fully reproduce the interior finish? [/quote]

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.

[b]Probably expensive to heat[/b], 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. [/quote]

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.  :)[/quote]

I also think that a hundred years ago there probably wasn't the expectation that you ought to be 150% comfortable in your house temperature at all times.  When you are cold indoors, you put on a sweater and that is your strategy to fight the cold, not cranking up the heat. If you're hot, close the shutters and start a ceiling fan. [/quote]

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