That place is amazing! Decades of collecting and restoration work there, and no doubt tens of millions invested including the property. There was a row of similar townhouses built there in 1882. A family owned that one from 1899 until the 1970's and then donated it to a non-profit. It survived with some interiors intact until the current owners bought it about 20 years ago. Streetview: https://maps.app.goo.gl/zDt7Hi8JiYPWag4YA https://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-1882-mayer-house-no-41-east-72nd.html

I am completely awestruck.

I wish I could tell you something! Near as I can figure is that it's somewhere in the Alps.

I know the little town I grew up in had milk at the door up to the late 60’s. I’ve never seen one that big but that doesn’t preclude it being for that purpose

Back on the market. 1878 $998,000 8 bed 4.5+bath 6,606sqft 0.5 acre lot 530 W South St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007 Once this magnificent home was the home of the Wood-Upjohn Family. https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/530-W-South-St_Kalamazoo_MI_49007_M32968-22288? --We've seen this before. It sold for $415,595 on 11/18/22. Supporters only Private listing: https://www.oldhousedreams.com/2022/09/21/1878-italianate-in-kalamazoo-mi/ Spoiler alert, the white kitchen is still white. However the home is now beautifully furnished. https://www.kpl.gov/local-history/kalamazoo-history/houses/south-street-w-530-wood-upjohn-house/

My guess is they stay as you can't give them away. A few people may take one but typically they go to the dump. So very sad and as I've said before "hope someone, somewhere comes up with a viable use for wood pews." Perhaps a cottage industry to assemble the beautiful solid wood into wood wall paneling?

With what appears to be confessionals in storage (#26) (or a church with a huge sense of humor for toilets) I wondered if it had sold at one time and went from Catholic to another denomination. And in an effort to lesson the previous specific purposes, did the remodeling that made the interior more plain? Total theory and guessing without my doing a lick of research. I agree, the ceiling specifically seems to NEED intricate painting that would match the intricate window glass and wall coverings (much of the beauty has been white painted out.) Could be stunning again. Totally would make it a home. I've often wondered why owners who remodel churches into homes keep the alter up steps when it would make it less church (ish) to bring it down to sanctuary level and use all the extra wood to finish out the newly exposed walls. It's not like it's an affront to do away with the stepped up alter as that horse left the barn when it was converted to residential..

Wow thanks for posting this. I look all the time for sets of photos like this but I have never found any.

Thank you so much for that, Gregory...K It was quite edifying. And enjoyable to read. Upon first seeing it, I wondered if that kitchen was a recent creation, ''sold'' to the owners by a real estate agent who was sure the previously existing, perfectly fine, kitchen was not up to par. It seemed, to me, to be a thrown together mess. And those four wall cabinets look strange, small and oddly placed.

Beautiful and graceful outdoor living. Very cozy and comforting.

Wow! Thank you Gregory for the comment and the pictures. I can see it clearly, especially with the comments and explanations you have given. It is greatly appreciated that you share your wealth of knowledge with us!

I've been excited to share this 1926 Decatur Illinois home. $329.900. The U-Tube tour has additional pictures. Carefully designed by Frank Weber, student of Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie School of Architecture in Chicago, this spacious ranch embodies elements of California Arts & Crafts, Mediterranean, and Arabic architectural styles as well as FLW specific touches. Appreciate the compression and expansion of the entryway into an enormous livingroom with soaring domed ceilings, original murals, built-ins, leaded and stained glass windows, and an indoor cherub fountain in the sun soaked solarium. One of the first fully electric homes in Decatur there are operational original chandeliers and wall sconces throughout. Office can flex as den or even another bedroom if desired. Ample storage, additional parking in attached portico, heated breezeway, whole house generator, and kitchen floor heaters add to customization. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1625-W-Main-St-Decatur-IL-62522/84812827_zpid/

I believe those windows are called a jib window or a box head window. I don't know a lot about them as they are fairly uncommon in my part of the country. Here is an article about them that might help. https://misspreservation.com/2014/04/02/box-slip-jib-pocket-windows/ Fortunately there are quite a few people on this site that will help and know more. It is pretty cool that you can raise the window sashes all the way up into the 'box' above the window and walk right out onto the porch.

In a state where a 1932 double wide would go for half a million $$ closer to the coast, this seems a steal! Agent should have given us pictures of the yard during the summer - I'm betting it's even more awesome.

Thank you for making that connection Vik. I was wondering why this interesting house looked familiar.

I’ve never heard that word before, but I have definitely felt it many, many times. I always enjoy your comments and posts, Cora! 💚🌸

I do love how rustic Craftsman bungalows in the South often have center-hall breezeways and colonial-revival mantles. It’s a nice fusion of gracious and comfortable living.

By 1920, the Prairie Style had pretty-much wound-down, but you can still see Prairie details in this house here-and-there. The primary Prairie Style architect in nearby Oklahoma City would have been Jewell Hicks, and I’m curious if he designed it: Mr. Hicks was a member of Layton, Hicks & Forsythe architectural firm. Hicks is credited with designing the state capitol building, governor’s mansion, O.U. football stadium, O.U. administration building, State Historical Building and the Petroleum Building, Crippled Children’s Hospital, and University Hospital. He was the state architect under Governor Robert L. Williams. Hicks was an active member of the Oklahoma Historical Society. https://lincolnterrace.org/history/400-ne-14th-street/ Here’s a 1919 house designed by Jewell Hicks in Oklahoma City:

I’m from SoCal, and I retain a deep love and romance of the Los Angeles that made me who I am. That said, we both have changed as things do. Today, I too have “Maine on the Brain” as we prepare to head up to rusticate from all that you describe above. We’re grateful to have the opportunity. Maybe we’ll stop by this house on the way through, like so many oglers have done, and do. I would include it in my top hundred houses that describe America. Would you?