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AboutAbout Me
I live in a small town in Washington State, USA, with my wife, two sons, two dogs, a cat, and family nearby. I work at the local community college as an I.T. Specialist. In March of '02, we bought a 70-some year old house that needed a lot of work. When I'm not working on the house, I like to throw pots, be outside, and read a lot.
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Monday, November 01, 2004 This archway is original. The two behind it have inferior, newer molding without the distinctive raised center that this one and the one leading into the original front room have. Is it Deco? Is is craftsman? I'm hoping you experienced bungalowers can give me some insight as to where to research next. posted by Scott in Washington at
9:07 PM
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Usually, I see Deco shapes as more "curvy", more streamlined. And Craftsman shapes as more "angular"... symmetrical squares and rectangles.
This is...well...just cool! I've never seen anything like it!
Our friends in Woodstock have a late 1800's farmhouse which was one-story and two rooms originally that kept getting additions and improvements as the family grew. It is a unique and beautiful place. Some elements are definitely farmhouse while others have a bungalow feel. But it all fits together into this special "whole" place. Now it is a two story, 3 bedroom, one bath, two screened in porch house. That is really fun to visit. He was lucky. Since his family has always owned it, he has the deeds and plats that were passed down through generations.
jm @ HIP
(p.s. I don't know if this is ANY help, but our house was built in 1914 and only had one outlet in every room. If electricity was added to it, that might explain that. Have you looked into any existing county records? Like property tax records or mortgages records?)
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Anonymous, at
11/02/2004 04:47:00 PM
Thats a good idea about checking with the county for any available records. Maybe I'll do that as a rainy day lunch break outing.
Its fun to think about architecture as the embodiment of the mood of a decade or brief historical span. William Gibson wrote a great story about that idea that I first came across in an anthology called Mozart in Mirrorshades, which I think was called the Gernsback Continuum (http://telestar.3322.org/Story/thegernsbackcontinuum.htm). While looking for it online, I found a fun website about Future Deco: http://www.futuredeco.com/FutureDecoArt.htm
SD
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Scott in Washington, at
11/03/2004 11:17:00 AM
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