This is why I wish I could be doing this myself! The contractor texted me this pic this morning. This is what he found after pulling down the 60s-70s panelling and the ancient wallpaper...
Research shows that Morris Rector was the brother of Loutie Rectors Chalmers, who may have raised her family in the house early in the 20th century. The Chalmers family continued to live in the house until 2011. We had thought the house was built in 1915, based on the tax rolls, but apparently it was built earlier, around 1907!
Edited 7/1/13 to add: When we visited the house this weekend, we noticed that these boards were actually part of a boarded up window onto the enclosed back porch, indicating that the house was built even earlier than 1907!
Edited 2/25/14 to add: We have since found out that the house belonged to the Rector family and that the (Loutie Rector and Owen) Chalmers family lived next door. One of their children later purchased the house and lived there until approx. 2011.
No comments:
Post a Comment