A Very Spooky House

[restoman]

A few weeks ago, I drove to New Berlin, NY, to see one of my favorite houses. This house, built in 1862, is a gem of "French Second Empire (Mansard) Style" architecture. Yet, it languishes, slowly rotting away, and sitting open, in the small town of New Berlin, NY.

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[thespian15]

WOW, so sad to see such a beautiful house in such disrepair. :(
Hugs, Jon

[restoman]

Thanks, Jon. Seeing it again left me in a melancholy mood for a week. Watching that video again yesterday has put me back in a melancholy mood.
:-(

*Hugs*

[thespian15]

Well, I guess it will live on in your photos at least. :)

[restoman]

Thank you.
:-)
It's a small consolation, but at least it's something.

[mrdreamjeans]

[mrdreamjeans]

Could you restore the house?

[restoman]

Yes, I think so, Neil.

I'll just need 1 to 1.25 million $, a crew of about 5 competent carpenters, and two years. I would only be directing the restoration work.

25 years ago I restored a spectacular 1838 Greek Revival house in Cayuga, NY. It was about the same size. It took me and my crew 5 years (we didn't work there over the winters) and about half a million.
https://backroadstraveller.blogspot.com/2015/10/peter-yawger-house.html

[mrdreamjeans]

I hope you can!

[basefinder]