#old stone house

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I like these old stone homes like this 1900 gem in De Pere, Wisconsin. It's been renovated and updated, still has original features, but also has some strange ones, too, and it already has an active offer. 4bds, 2.5ba, $574,900.

So, let's see what we have here. I love dissecting and trying to piece reno'd homes together. It seems clear that the entrance hall was expanded, walls were removed, and the whole staircase was redone.

It looks like the walls also got new wallboard, molding, and paint; the ceilings got can lights; I'm not sure about the floors, and the fireplace is definitely new.

Walls have come down- that looks like a support beam on the ceiling. They made an open plan between the dining/living room and you can see where the wall was by the dividing piece in the floor on the right.

This is a side or rear entrance that was reconfigured and leads into the kitchen.

Kinda like the stair effects. This may have been an outside entrance b/c of the original exterior stone.

There is a powder room down here, too.

Check it out. This is an addition, b/c that's the original exterior wall.

The large new kitchen addition. Not terribly fond of the pickled wood finish they chose for the cabinetry.

The primary bedroom could've been the original kitchen b/c bedrooms don't usually have an outside door to the porch.

There's a newly constructed en-suite with a huge walk-in shower.

New screened-in deck on the back.

The upstairs landing is very large. They put some similar stone (or faux stone) on the perfect wall to try to make it look old.

Barn doors open to reveal a home office. I don't know what this was, but there are no windows.

Of these bedrooms, this larger one must've been the original primary.

The bath features a vintage reproduction tub and a modern stone shower.

The tub is just a tiny slipper tub.

Nice big mud room in the back.

I love this barn.

It would make a nice guest house or studio.

Here, you can see the new addition. The property measures 2.68 acres.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4226-Whisper-Ln-De-Pere-WI-54115/60818052_zpid/

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View from an abandoned building

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Charles Klein

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My piece "Hold On" was included in "Together We Will," a Brooklyn Pride 2023 event at the Old Stone House in Gowanus

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Serenity

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Old Stone House, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

Over the weekend, we passed the Old Stone House in Slippery Rock several times that we made plans to stop by the house on our way back to Ohio.  The home, a two-story, six-bay structure made of sandstone was built by John Brown in 1822 and is today, a museum of rural life. Perfectly situated at the crossroads of the Pittsburgh-Franklin and Butler Mercer Pikes, it was the perfect location as a…

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MOVING THE NEEDLE

emcee at the farmers market If you’re following me on social media such as Facebook and Instagram, what you’re about to read will be no news to you. But I know some people are just connected via this blog, and you need to hear this too. As you start reading, you’ll find out why. Okay… so, today I’m going to try to explain something to you that I find hard to explain to myself. It’s about me and…

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If you like big old stone houses with lots of original wood inside, this 1915 home is a pretty good price below $400K. It’s in Greenville, Ohio, has 5bd. 2.5ba. and priced at $383,700.

Isn’t this an interesting entrance hall? Look at the size of that pocket door. It certainly is roomy.

They’ve got it blocked, but I like that little nook and door under the stairs. Nice leaded glass side window next to the front door.

Beautiful fireplace in the sitting room. Plus, it also has a built-in bench under the window.

The renovated kitchen is pretty nice. I like the caramel color of the walls and the creamy cabinetry. New doors open to a patio. 

Love the dining room, especially the dumb waiter, even if it no longer works.

This room is set up as a home office, but look at the green tile on the fireplace. So pretty.

Isn’t this a nice sun parlor? In the hall is another set of stairs. 

The guest powder room.

Large upstairs landings. Very nice linen storage closet. 

The main bd. is spacious, gets lots of sunlight and his an en-suite.

This very nice. I like the 2 arches and the vanity table.

This room could also be the main suite.

It has a fireplace and nice big en-suite shower room.

They’ve made quite an extensive walk-in closet/dressing room. 

I like this room, too. It’s also a suite. 

Check out the vintage en-suite. This is cool. 

There’s a storage room up here, too.  The upper cabinets are original.

These back stairs go up to another bd.

Lovely spacious room. This house goes on and on.

There’s also a family room up here. Very nice.

Isn’t this pretty? The side sun porch entrance.

Beautiful stone patio and garden.

Plus a 3 car garage. (I would probably jump that rock garden in the middle, though.)

https://matrix.daytonrealtors.org/matrix/shared/n8DGKxdtDt/102SBroadwayStreet

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Man Discovers 900-Year-Old Stone Carving Beneath His House in Germany

The rare picture stone may depict Otto of Bamberg, the bishop who helped spread Christianity throughout the region.

During a recent home renovation in Klotzow, Germany, a man stumbled upon something unexpected: a three-foot-long bildstein, or picture stone, dating to the 12th century.

The boulder features a carved figure draped in robes with a cross in front of his body. Experts think it may represent Otto of Bamberg, the bishop and missionary credited with spreading Christianity to the region. It’s also the only known picture stone to depict a figure with a cross.

Klotzow is a village located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a state in northern Germany. According to a statement from the state’s culture ministry, a resident named Peter Wittenberg discovered the stone while working on his home’s foundations. The large artifact was buried just a few centimeters below the surface.

Wittenberg, who knew he had found something special, reported his discovery to officials. Experts moved it to the city of Schwerin, where researchers could conduct a careful examination.

“The significance of this find cannot be overestimated,” says Detlef Jantzen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern’s chief archaeologist, in the statement. “The new find from Klotzow is the only one that could depict a Christian dignitary. Now, we are going to try to learn more about the stone’s original location.”

Carved picture stones first appeared in the 4th century and were produced through the 12th century. They featured a rich variety of artistic styles, and many of them served as memorials to individuals who had died. According to the culture ministry, picture stones that reveal evidence of Christianization are especially rare.

Born in 1060, Otto of Bamberg dedicated his life to converting populations in an area known as Pomerania, located in parts of present-day Germany and Poland. According to some accounts, the number of people he baptized may be in the tens of thousands.

“With this exceptionally significant find, we can add another important piece to the mosaic of our country’s history,” says Bettina Martin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern’s culture minister, in the statement. “Bishop Otto of Bamberg undertook his first missionary journey to Pomerania in 1124. The fact that a picture stone from this period has now been found exactly 900 years later is an extremely fortunate circumstance.”

There are only around 20 known picture stones in the region today, as Jantzen tells Live Science’s Laura Geggel. He thinks the figure’s shawl and cross could be a pallium, a religious cloth worn by the pope, archbishops and some bishops.

“Otto received the pallium from Pope Paschalis II,” Jantzen adds. “When Otto was traveling in Pomerania in 1124 and 1128, he was the first and only possible bearer of a pallium at that time in that area.”

Specialists in Schwerin are currently examining and documenting the stone artifact. When they’re done, officials hope to display it in Klotzow, where it was found.

“The finder deserves thanks and the highest recognition for reporting his discovery immediately,” says Martin in the statement. “The experts from the State Office for Culture and Monument Preservation and the local monument protection authority will now take care of securing and further examining this one-of-a-kind find.”

By Julia Binswanger.