April 5, 200916 yr Showing some wear and tear and the general decline that has hit many small towns as retail moved to strip centers and big boxes in nearby larger communities. Overall some interesting building stock, though. It's places like this that make me hope Kunstler is right, that economic forces related to peak oil soon will drive a return to more local living, buying, and selling. That tavern on the corner makes me want to steal an SUV in the middle of the night and drive it through that tacky exterior enclosure, and then abandon it and get out of town fast. Oh! For what little I know about architectural styles, this looks like sort of a hybrid; the roof line says Carpenter Gothic, but the windows and porch deviate from what I'm accustomed to seeing. Italianate, maybe? I wouldn't be surprised if that's timber-framed, with vertical board-and-batten siding under the asbestos shakes. And it still has its terne metal standing-seam roof! What a honey this could be if someone had a bundle of money sitting around.
April 6, 200916 yr Thanks! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
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