Handsome old home rejuvenated
I've wished for years that someone would give this house a bit of tender, loving care. It looked so shabby that I feared it was doomed. I've been expecting to pass by and see a demolition in progress.
I was delighted when I drove by today and saw that new windows had been installed and new siding was being applied. It looks so nice.
This home is located on Virginia Street in Hopkinsville, just south of the stoplight at 21st Street. I took this photo from the car window as I sat in a line of cars, waiting for the light to change.
In the past, it looked to me like the house might have been split into apartments. If so, I hope that it's going to be restored to a single-family dwelling, again.
If this house does not set within the official historic district, it is certainly a near neighbor to it. Virginia and Main Streets (and the streets that run between them) have some lovely old homes
Another renovation has been completed recently. In downtown Hopkinsville, the old First City Bank building has resumed a commercial life. Photos from the open house appear on Eric Brake's blog.
2 comments:
Its a nice one. I wonder if the porch didn't originally go around the side where the two smaller windows are now.
I think you're right about the porch, PT.
I had a nice note from someone who knows a little more about the house. It has indeed been divided into apartments. The house was built before closets became popular, and the upstairs apartment this gentleman visited had chifferobes, instead.
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