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Lorton VA Fixer Upper Photos

I first snapped a photo of this old Lorton home/general store/service station/newspaper plant in 2007. It had been occupied until a year before - as you can see it was in extremely poor condition.
The photo at the lower left was taken in 2008 as renovations started.
Last week I drove through Lorton again and snapped the photo at the lower right.

The interesting aspect is that it is at the intersection of two well traveled Lorton roads - I would have thought it would be restored commercially, but I'll keep checking to see what happens.

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Posted by Karen Kruschka - Fairfax Prince William Stafford County VA Real Estate Service on 08/23/2009 03:29 PM

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28 Comments on Speechless Sundays - Phew, That Was Close!

AUG

How fascinating to see the restoration pictures of this building. It seems good to see it being restored instead of being destroyed.

Betty

It's cool to see that they are taking the time to restore this building. Here in Texas, it might just be torn down in favor of a new strip center.

Karen - I love seeing restoration rather than new building... Pretty cool.... And I love seeing history preserved.

Betty I suspect it was close to "self destruct" mode Karen

Jason This one is unusual - normally it would be torn down Karen

what happen to the back half of the house? was it in to bad condition to be saved? regardless it looks great now

Karen,

I love seeing before and after photos. Thanks for telling a story with a happy ending through your pictures.

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Robert It is a sizeable property - it will be interesting to see if there are any additions Karen

Michelangelo Yes, it was in pretty sad shape - I'm pleased, but surprised they decided to salvage any of it Karen

Gerry I'm an old fashioned country girl - I like stories where everybody lived happily after :) Karen

How wonderful that someone came along to save it! How will it be used when the renovation is complete? Do you know?

Debi

Debi I only know it appears to be a residence, but they may be planning to add something commercial Karen

Hi Karen, Very nice post! I always enjoy seeing the before and after photos. Thanks, have a good week.

Gary I love to see "old bones" saved. Karen

Oh my goodness! Please update and let us know if this turns into a residential or commercial building.

Shirley Will do - we are in Lorton regularly and drive by the building often Karen

WOW! Great post and what a great transformation! I think it's so cool that you were able to document this! Thanks for stopping by my post while I've been away, I am actually posting something new later this evening!

Russell Thank you - I'll check it out Karen

AUG

Karen

What a huge difference. I am glad they keep pieces of history around like this.

Tom, It should happen more often Karen

Karen -

What a great way to track the transformation of what was a lovely old house. I can't wait to see the final installment.

Michael

AUG

Michael There will be a final installment Karen

AUG

You are right...that was close! I love old buildings - lots of character. I wonder what it will be now.

Naoma I intend to keep following it Karen

SEP

Great photos and it is good to see that something is being SAVED as opposed to DESTROYED for "new"....thank you for posting them.

Wallace It is always encouraging to see something this old saved Karen

DEC

Dare I say that I would have loved to see it refurbished to look like it once did in its early splendor. It's almost sad that they decided to put vinyl siding instead of a hardy plank siding. Never-the-less, I think it's great that the building was not torn down, but saved. Thank you for the post Karen.

Joe I agree with you ebtirely

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