February 24, 2010Today I was driving in Montrose, the village where I lived until the age of 19 when I left to get married, the village that is now almost completely swallowed up by Fairhope itself. I decided to whip out the digital camera and get a photo of the house I built in 1999 and lived in until about 2003.
It was based on plans from Southern Living Magazine for a "Gulf Coast Cottage." Our mother gave the three children lots off the back of her property and each could do what he or she wanted with it. I wanted to build a house that looked and felt like the old-fashioned houses that had graced "old" Montrose in the years I grew up there. There is a large central hall and equal-sized rooms at the front on either side. I had the time of my life buying antiques to fill it, buying antique architectural elements (the front door, for instance) to enhance its connection to the past. It was a wonderful house to live in.
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Nice.
Great taste.
GET IT BACK! lol, Mary Lois that is a marvel. The home is magnificent, so graceful. Love the expansive porch, tall shaded windows and grand entranceway. I
also love the elevation, which I imagine, so close to the gulf, is a good idea both for the added breezes and generous rainfall.
Once again... don't think I could have parted with it.
Beautiful, Mary Lois. So are you saying it has a "dog trot"?
I love that house, Mary Lois!!! Good looking, spacious, light and airy! Great design!! Pretty inside and out!!
In the first photo, are the windows upstairs part of a bedroom with a slanted ceiling?
There is no upstairs in this house, Anon, but I assume you are asking about the house in the post below. The answer is, the ceiling isn't slanted as I recall, but the dormers jut out as if through the roof. Very funky old-fashioned architecture, and appealing to a lot of people.
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