built by a great grandfather of mine by Richardphotos
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he used scraps from a hurricane damage and from wrecked boats. he done the wood work with a foot operated scroll saw. each side of the house has a different style of wood work. he worked on it from 1901 to 1910.
the house was sold to a family and the lady donated the home to the city of Alvin, TX
Comments (18)
starship64
Your great grandfather was a talented man!
STEVIEUKWONDER
Looks like such a substantial structure, Richard. You must be very proud!
Kordouane
Wow !! What a beautiful house, very well decorated, this old lady deserves to be maintained with great care !!
Koala44
Very beautiful work, it is frankly magnificent.
JohnnyM
What great quality and beautiful work your grandfather did! Thanks for sharing! :-)
Glendaw
Super amazing and gorgeous home.
Your grandfather was very talented.
😲😲😲
iborg64
What a fabulous looking house great photo
ikke.evc
Nice house.
RodS
OMG... With one of those foot-powerd scroll-saws?? He was an absolute artist! This is gorgeous! Wonderful shot of this beauty, Richard! Good to see it so well taken care of.
LyleAryn
Wow! It's a gorgeous home!
bakapo
It's a beautiful building.
TinkerACW
Wonderful house and photo. Nice control of linear distortion.
PhthaloBlue
Marvellous house!
paul_gormley
delightful, a craftsman for sure and its withstood all the storms in-between then and now which says a lot
miwi
Agree : Very beautiful work, it is frankly magnificent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
daggerwilldo
I hope this lovely remembrance of the past stays in the family. This home is hopefully on the National Registry and protected from demolition. It is beautiful.
Richardphotos
it actually belongs to the city of Alvin, TX museum department
jmattatall
incredible, so cool to see it still standing
flaviok
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