What Would You Name YOUR House?

What a neat post. I named my house Mosquito Gulch. My Dad built it 25 years ago and he would crack me up when he referred to my oasis this way. The name stuck. It makes me smile at the irreverence of it. I live by the Bay and a Creek so the Mosquitos should carry you away but for whatever reason they are no worse than other areas nearby.

LOL @ Kerry. . "Money Pit"

How about "Waterless Underwater"?

We named ours Clean Sweep Farm after my favorite horse. Now I'm thinking of changing the name to Ball and Chain since I can't seem to sell it!

I've got nothing...cant think of a name for my house that is creative. Thankful have have a house and thats about it.

Chris, never thought about giving a name to our house. Something to think about. Charles Town is a great place to visit with Harpers Ferry close by. Did you get to the new casino?

I call mine, "If Mohammad cant get to the mountain, then bring the mountain to Mohamed" This is Dresher Pa

I have no name that I can think of, but one of my childhood homes was built in the 1700s. My dad, being from Scotland, didn't think it was that old. I remember him getting a little plaque from one of my aunts that read - on some date "George Washington slept here". The joke was that George Washington had slept every where. He never put it up on the house and didn't think the joke was very funny. But, thanks for bringing back the memory.

Ahhhhh...I love to name houses (and cars, too.) Our current house is informally called 'Maision du Cheval Blanc...House of the White Horse in my very bad French. I call it that because we bought this place so my old white mare could live here with us. :0) She passed on to heavenly pastures in 2005...and we turned her pen/paddock into a secret, white garden called Amy's Garden. Now...with all our landscaping and flowers most people would call this the Garden House...

I know a number of people who name cottage size homes, too. Plum Cottage sounds so English, doesn't it? Those in the middle between cottage and estate need to up their creativity and name their places, too. It adds character...and might be a nifty marketing tool.

Oh, I love this post.  I'm surprised no one's mentioned Graceland.  My parents went there and my dad said "It's not some big mansion like you think it would be".  I guess it doesn't have to be an estate to be loved and cared for as one.  I have a red brick rambler with a basement 3 houses up from a main through street that seperates living on the "hill" from the city.  It's about location in the snobbiest sense of the word, really (but, that's another post).  Anyway, I think I'd like to call mine something similar to the money pit (as it is a 60 year old one).  I love it, it's the perfect size, I garden & the yard looks better with each passing year and the neighbors are friendly enough.  Perhaps I'll call it Hearts Desire, ya, ya, that's it!

I haven't seen too many homes with names here in San Diego but growing up in Grants Pas Ore. it was a pretty familiar occurance.

Chris, with three teenagers at home I call it "house of horrors" and sometimes "house of extreme melodrama"......just kidding. I'm actually blessed with a wonderful loving wife and three great high achieving kids(comes from their mother) so I just call it a "great place to be".

Chris:

We haven't names our house.  Never even thought about it.  But now that I know there is added value in naming your house I'm going to thing about it.

I never thought of naming my house.  I have named my car (or at least have called it a few choice names).  I love your idea.  A house is very deserving of a name!

My first home will be called Moultrie Spring Retreat. My mother lives in walking distance to Lake Moultrie (SC), there is a spring that runs through the property, and it is the on place all of us (sibbling, cousins, aunts, uncles, and other family members) go back to for events, gatherings, good times, and bad times. It's a place to think, meditate, and pray when you think you are alone.

Carolyn

Such great history... I used to live in Guilford, CT and there were many historical homes with names.  Living in Fl - don't think about that so much.  Thanks for the post.

Chris, what a great "hook" of a post! Really a thinker. I believe I would name mine either "Deb's Domain" or "Domain No-name"...lol...I like them both!

Later in the rain~Deb

Chris - I love the idea of homes that stand for centuries.  We don't see a lot of that here in So. Cal. or homes with names.  I'll have to contemplate for mine.

Being that I have an "off" sense of humor, and we live out in the country in a neighborhood that's 80% doublewides, I think I'll call it "Redneck Retreat". Hmmm, I wonder how the hubby will feel about a sign to go out front. ;)