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- It was built in 1888 by Barnesville's first
postmaster (by the name of Hightower)
- It has been pink for a long time (but we
don't know exactly how long, it is considered it's 'historic'
color.)
THIS IS A MYTH! We found an area in the attic where
the was an addition to the house so the original shingles with
some paint still on paint. The house was
painted pink 6 years ago, the green trim was added about 2 years
ago.
- There was once a garage/barn where we want to
build the garage
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- We have two apple trees and two pear trees in
the back yard that should produce fruit
- There's a door frame under the drywall from
the office space to the unenclosed patio
- There's a way to make the space behind the
master bedroom into a bedroom with access from the first
landing (We aren't sure this is entirely accurate...the floor
of that space doesn't seem to go down that far...but we can make
a small room in it, bigger if we add dormer windows to make it
wider.)
- There used to be a fireplace in the upstairs
bedroom, which is now a bathroom. It was removed to put in a
closet (a very long closet!)
- The people that the previous owner bought it
from told him they could see the back yard from the front door
when they bought the house for $13K
- The fenced area in the back yard (which we
will use as a dog run for now) used to be a chicken coup so things
should grow there really well...we may eventually put up a
separate dog run so we can put a garden in the fenced area -- we
wouldn't have to worry about rabbits or deer, then!
Added 6/2000:
- The kitchen used to be shorter, it has
been added onto, along with the dormers in the back of the
second floor.
- The fireplace in the living room used to be
a double fireplace into the dining room.
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