Unusual Finds In Old Houses (15 pics)

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"Found this in the wall of our 1894 mill house during renovations."

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"Several weeks ago, I asked y’all about cleaning this thing on the side of my house (with updated photo)!"

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"Part of the appeal of buying my century house was that it actually has a working transom window. And it swivels! I’ve seen so many transoms painted shut with all the hardware frozen under layers of paint. Relieved to have one less feature to strip!"

4

"Playing the floor lottery in a 1925 Pittsburgh row house."

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"Anyone else have straight up trees for floor joists? House was built in 1863. Pic is of basement ceiling."

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"Hidden staircase."

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"Renovating my 1850’s farmhouse and found a surprise."

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"Surprise under the floor!"

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"Moved into a 1790 home in Massachusetts and spent today uncovering a rock wall!"

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"Uncovered Victorian Terracotta tile."

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"My 1800’s gothic revival stone house."

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"My wife and I just bought a gorgeous 1890’s house in upstate NY, our forever home."

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"Stair dust corners introduced at the end of the 19th century to make sweeping easier. They keep dust from accumulating in the corners."

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"Found a darkroom in a sealed off section of my 1890s home."