Oh, the Horror!
First picture: c.1981
Second Picture: 2009
I passed it every day, this beautiful Stick style house. Sure, it needed a paint job and a little TLC, but what a beauty! I was horrified when I drove by it and it had been vinyl sided, robbed of its beautiful details and trim, and no longer an example of a Stick Style home. I wanted to cry. This is a great example of how the architectural details add character to a home and how vinyl siding and window replacement can make it lose its historic character.
Alas, another historic home lost in the battle with the vinyl siding & window industries :(
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Comment by Merritt on June 25, 2009 at 9:05am - Wow! That is so depressing...
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Comment by Heather Cole on June 9, 2009 at 11:16am - Ugh! Thanks for sharing.
Events
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"In These Imperiled Times:" The Civil War Correspondence of the Men of South Danvers
September 24, 2009 at 9am to December 31, 2009 at 9pm – Peabody Institute Library
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“Discovering Moneyed Methuen”
November 1, 2009 at 1pm to November 1, 2010 at 2pm – The Tenney Gatehouse
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Salem Wine Imports Grand Tasting to benefit Salem historic organizations
November 12, 2009 from 6:30pm to 9pm – Old Town Hall
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An (Un)Civil Action?: Springfield and the Revolutionary Model of Armed Resistance
November 14, 2009 from 1pm to 4pm – D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Davis Auditorium, Springfield Museums
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“Exploring the North Shore's Summer Retreat History”
November 15, 2009 from 9:30pm to 11:30pm – Willowdale Estate
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