Years of neglect, a house fire, and a tree fallen through the chimney left this elegant 1902 Pennsylvania Victorian, which was featured on This Old House, in dire shape. Many would knock it down instead of facing the difficult task of restoration, but the owners decided to hire a local contractor who knew the house's history, as well as landscapers and a mason, to get it back in shape. To see it restored to its former glory, read more.
A pretty drastic change, huh? It looks completely new to me, but still maintains its wonderful original Victorian details such as that big round front porch. Have you made any restorations to your home?
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Dries Van Noten
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Fabi
WOW!
I love it!!!
1Beautiful!
2My dream is to one day live in a Victorian (haunted, naturally). I'm so glad they saved this one, and I bet the ghost is glad, too!
3amazing job, tho i'm not a fan of the color.
4An amazing job. It is breathtaking.
5beautiful home but i hate that color scheme
6My total dream home! In the area that I live in, the older homes are in terrible neighborhoods....we had to buy new, but one day I will restore!!
7I love Victorian homes, but alas there are none in my area of the country.
8Wow.....impressive.
9SWOON!
10That house is stunning! Nothing like the victorians here in SF... That makes me want to move to the east coast!
Lovey love love it.
11Gorgeous!
12The color is totally wrong!
13the color is the original color of the house. maybe not what I would have picked but I appreciate the historical accuracy.
14Amazing!
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