"The Big House" 2011
Just a few pix ~ Some "before" ~ Some "after"
Remembering the "Before" with Love...
Spring 2011
Entry Hall Stairway (Original Chandelier)
Stairway ~ 2nd Floor
Stairs up to 3rd Floor
Pantry ~ Slate Sink from Kitchen at far left
June at Slate Sink in Pantry
Gram's Bedroom Fireplace (not original light fixture!)
View of Rotunda from 2nd Floor ~ Missing Roof & Miniature Big House
Maid's Bathroom ~ Back of 2nd Floor (Original Fixtures!)
Sink in 2nd Floor Bathroom
Third Floor Ballroom (overlooks our house)
Looking Down Stairwell from 3rd Floor
Dining Room ~ Chandelier
Present Owner thinks it's Warerford (I think Italian)
Long Closet in Vestibule
Closets in the Big House are Many and Huge!
View of Gretchen's house from 2nd Floor
Another View of G's House
View of Our House from 3rd Floor Ballroom
Another View of Our House
Haidee Falconer Waters, Kirsten & Laundry ~ Back of Big House
Jimmy, Patty & children Haidee & Susan lived in the Ballroom from 1947- 1950 something
The Original ~ Written up in The Scientific American ~ 1898 Building Edition
http://www.housesofspringfield.com/sa/1898.december.1.html
And, a bit about the man who built the house:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=52430045
Had no more Open House opportunities ~
New Neighbors are nice when spoken to, but keep to themselves.
Updated Friday, March 28, 2014
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