I am very excited to start this blog. I will be sharing my adventures with our new/old American Foursquare in the West Ghent neighborhood of Norfolk, Virginia. We just closed on the house a few days ago and are starting the moving and remodeling process. We are also beginning to explore the neighborhood and the history of the home.
What we know today:
Built: 1922
Approximately 2500 Square Feet
Original quartersawn pine floors
Original windows
Original 1922 boiler in the leaky basement
Remodeled kitchen, est. 2010
Questionably remodeled master bathroom (from converted sleeping porch)
Vinyl siding covering original cedar shake siding
Vinyl soffits covering? original rafter tails and beaded board
Missing front porch column?????
First owner: Accountant and his family (blog post forthcoming)
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