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10 Comments on Thank you, Penny Choate, for restoring a grand old house on Race Street, Searcy AR
Yes, wonderful. This old house looked so sad. It is wonderful that someone is going to give it some attention. Great News! I'm sure it will be outstanding and can't wait to see what all she has in store for it...
That home is grand and with a Spanish tile roof. Don't see many of those in Searcy.
Debbie, I think she'll make it gorgeous.
Don, the article did say they were terra cotta tiles. Is that the thing you mean? How'd you like to have the job of painting all those exposed rafters under that roof? That alone will take lots of time.
Add my name and congraatulations to Penny Choate for buying and now beginning to restore this house. Mother always wanted to buy it....and restore it....of course she couldn't, but she had been in it many times and said it was beautiful inside.
I'll hope to get in it, while it's being restored....as I did with the Bud Rand home, when Mike Miller was having it restored.
Terra cotta is the material but that style of roof is most often referred to as Spanish tile.
Spanish roof tiles are of the most popular roof tile styles around. The Spanish roof tile is traditionally comprised of two pieces, although it is also available as a single piece. It is classic, yet with modern designs and techniques its aesthetics are versatile. It historically evolved from the old European buildings and western missions around the world. Graceful and bold, Spanish roof tiles make for a dramatic wavy look, multi-dimensional, and yet is clean looking and smooth. They usually last a lifetime. Good investment.
Anita, I had this house listed once. It didn't sell but it had a lot of class from old times. It is big enough for Penny to live in and have an office too! Your mother was great at restoring homes.
Don, I remember thinking that the old Perrin Jones house had these tiles too. Jim Baugh revealed that the tiles on that house were tin! And needed painting to keep from rusting. I was really surprised.
Oh, goody! I wondered what was happening to this old beauty! I had the privilege of walking through the home a couple of years ago. The previous owner was hosting a big yard sale and I expressed interest in looking at the house. She very graciously allowed me to enter the home and wander around. A grand old home, but in need of some serious TLC!
I was just looking on Google Map's Streetview and seeing what the corner of E. Race and Oak looks like now. Remembering what it was like around 1950, it is hard to say that is progress.
Barbara, thanks for the kind words regarding my article. Penny took me on a tour of the house and I was quite fascinated at the interior. Since the house hasn't actually been lived in for decades, many of the fixtures are original, or at least quite old. And regarding Don's comment about the terra cotta, he's correct - they do last a lifetime. The ones on this building are the originals (or so I'm told).
In the second picture from the top, the second floor room visible is what's called a "sleeping porch," an airy room with windows on all side to let in as much air as possible. Before air conditioning, these rooms were used to get a decent nap without sweating through the mattress. Although around here you probably would anyway.
By the way, Barbara, when that other house you mentioned (the "double house") was up for sale last year, my wife and I were constantly pining after it. I think a Harding person eventually purchased it. Also, the listing we found claimed it was built in something like 1845, which I thought was pretty funny, considering that that would make it the oldest building in town.
Angela, I agree that it needed TLC. The required TLC scares lots of buyers away, as they probably would me.
Don, the street would have been prettier, probably, in the 50's. And this one is one of the few remaining houses on the street. I like having it restored.
Luke, I liked my "half a house" blog as we tried to solve the question about its having been moved to make room for this one. I don't know its age but certainly it has been around for a long time.