The original "Folk-Victorian" home was built in 1907, and there had been an addition put on in the 60's, which included a large attached 2-car-garage (an attached garage is rare in the historic district of Barrington!). It was a 2-story, 1300 square foot home with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. It had a partial basement, which was basically an exterior storm cellar with a crawl space. The lot was amazing! Compared to everything else we'd seen in the village, this was basically a double lot. It was flat as can be, and the completely fenced-in backyard was beautiful, as well as the giant maple tree that had called it home for 100+ years.
As we walked through the home it became apparent that it had not been updated or kept up since the addition was added in the 60's. It was like walking into a time capsule. The house was vacant with yellow patterned wallpaper, an antique GE refrigerator that was shorter than me, and linoleum sheet flooring in the kitchen and baths. The windows and doors were surrounded by large pine decorative trim and molding. The doors featured gorgeous decorative hinges and hardware, and the front door still used the original skeleton key.
We decided to ask an architect, whom we had met during our previous home searches, to come with us to give us an idea if the home had structural potential. After walking through the home she confirmed that this could be a possibility for a remodel/build-on situation.
We wanted to bring in a contractor to give us an idea if we could build onto the home and fix up the current rooms within our budget, but there wasn't time. We had to act fast if we were going to be the first to make an offer.
Here are some photos!
Can you see the potential? :)
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