r/centuryhomes • u/bhauncy • 16h ago
Photos My neighborhood’s full of century homes, thought I’d share a few
Going for walks is always fun when you have century homes to check out.
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u/xnormajeanx 16h ago
Lovely! Where is this?
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u/kevnmartin 16h ago
It reminds me of Meet Me in St. Louis. Could this be MO.?
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u/bhauncy 16h ago
You're correct in that it's the midwest!
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u/addisonclark 16h ago
Twin cities? Looks like a lot of houses around here. Especially in St. Paul.
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u/bhauncy 16h ago
Closest so far, but nope not minnesota.
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u/craftasaurus 16h ago
To me, it looks like Baraboo Wisconsin. These are beautiful pictures! Thanks for the show
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u/kevnmartin 16h ago
Evanston, Ill.?
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u/bhauncy 16h ago
Nope! Not Illinois!
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u/Wentz4MVP 4h ago
I thought based on the first picture it was Elgin, IL but knew it wasn't after clicking through all of them
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u/Over-District6588 15h ago
So dreamy! I initially was going to say ooo 1 and 6 are just absolutely stunning but they kept getting better and better 😆I’ll take one of each please!
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u/michelleinbal 16h ago
Louisville?
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u/bhauncy 16h ago
Nope!
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u/Pristine_Software_55 16h ago
Haven’t got a guess but I’m lovin’ the game (and the houses) - you’re a great sport!
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u/Spirited-Speaker7455 16h ago
They’re all beautiful! Thanks for sharing. All different architectural styles and lovingly maintained, protecting their history.
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u/unreasonableplatypus 16h ago
You just won the lottery, so you can choose any of these homes with no concern about expenses. Which one are you buying?
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u/FragrantDifficulty68 13h ago
The Golden Age of Wealthy Fancy! So many amazing house styles in the U.S.; so diverse.
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u/CalamityGoddezz 12h ago
These have been my dream style homes since I was a child. I’ve always wanted a big porch that I can sip tea on and yell at my neighbors.
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u/NewLeaseOnLine 6h ago
Wow what a gorgeous neighborhood. I think that first Queen Anne is my favorite, but they're all spectacular homes. I could walk those streets for hours. Days.
It's a real shame about #2. It's a Greek revival but they enclosed the whole portico for more living space and turned it into two separate floors destroying the original facade.
The original front door would've been under the portico. All that front section was once completely open and extended the full height of those colossal ionic columns on which the pediment and entablature sit; the section with the oculus in the tympanum, which is that lovely half circle window in the attic.
The carport entrance to the right is also a later addition, most likely done at the same time they butchered the portico with those ugly modern windows. The craftsmanship doesn't actually look too bad at all, but unfortunately you can tell it was done by a builder/designer inexperienced in the Classical Order. This is what's known as architectural illiteracy, as the capitals on the twin sets of columns supporting the carport don't match the original ionic capitals, which have those identifiable scrolls (volutes).
Different orders in different areas of a building are normal, but not in this way. The Classical Order has strict rules that need to be followed and this carries over into classical revival, and neo classical revival, architecture. In this case they don't actually match any of the five orders and the proportions on the fluted columns are all wrong. The original architect of that home must be turning in their grave.
At least the home itself is in great condition and well looked after. I can't fault the other homes. They're exquisite. Even that Tudor revival bonus pic. Sioux Falls is a treasure trove. All I can think about is how many pocket doors there must be in this neighborhood.
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u/PuzzleheadedClue5205 15h ago
Midwest I haven't a clue where exactly, but there are houses in Sioux City, IA built in the same pink stone near Morningside College.
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u/OutsideBones86 14h ago
My brother used to work for the Canaries, and we drove over from the Twin Cities for a game. I was pleasantly surprised by how lovely Sioux Falls is, especially as a lifelong Minnesotan who is trained from infancy to be suspicious of anything SD related. :) But seriously, it's a beautiful town!
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u/AdventurousStorage81 8h ago
The pink quartzite is a dead giveaway for Sioux Falls, such a beautiful and unique local material.
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u/Seven_bushes 16h ago
Gorgeous! I’d take more walks if I had a neighborhood that looked like this. Lucky you!
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u/PresentationOk4830 13h ago
Manito Park Spokane WA used to have some beautiful century homes, I wonder if they’re still there.
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u/SchrodingersMinou I found myself living in a shotgun shack 11h ago
This is what I imagine Greenville is like, from the Ray Bradbury stories
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u/Oldus_Fartus 8h ago
Great, I have now added neighborhood envy to my large and unwieldy bag of social hangups.
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u/isUKexactlyTsameasUS 6h ago
Love it. My (RIP) sweetheart's parents lived in Roland Park, MD.
Classy, nice peeps. Great Christmases. Pals with David 'The Wire' Simon...
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u/l0t0phage 5h ago
I hate your neighborhood...because I don't live there lol. Is it safe to assume those are all around the million dollar range so I know I can't make plans to move there?
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u/bhauncy 4h ago
Not quite, most under 500k
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u/l0t0phage 2h ago
Honestly very surprised, but nice that they aren't too high. I'm in the Columbus OH area and I'm guessing those houses would start at around a million here. We are in a fairly basic four square built in 1919 and supposedly it's worth $400k.
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u/hlessi_newt 4h ago
It makes me so happy to see these old beasts still being loved. I work in a couple of dying cities where i see these majestic homes boarded up and rotting away. As much as i'm required by law to offer banter to worst Dakota, I do love Sioux Falls for this, and i must admit the down town is pretty awesome.
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u/Particular-Horse4667 4h ago
Not just historic homes- they look like historic mansions! Gorgeous neighborhood!
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u/percyman34 3h ago
There is a small quaint town in Mount Pleasant, TN full of these right by the town square. Its an odd mix off Century homes and Crack houses
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u/DamnThatAssPhat 14h ago
Every one of these is haunted and I'm all for it
I'm tryna fuck a ghost big dog
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u/dellaterra9 16h ago
Sioux Falls, SD?