Joy and I just bought a new house in Seymour, CT. New to us, anyhow. It was built in the mid 1700's before the U.S. was a nation. Closing is on October 30th. Unfortunately, I don't have photos of the front of the house. they took the listing and photos off the realtor's website. These were photos I took.
Kitchen
dining room
The library (much needed for us)
View from the deck, the 3 car garage we plan to convert into my studio. the land behind the garage is ours as well, all the way to the trees. We're pretty excited.
What a lovely home and layout. I am sure that you will enjoy it. And a great place for an art studio after the garage makeover. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteLove the new house.Janet and Don saw it on my computer and thought it was beautiful too. Love that it is rich in history. You will have to select some historic flow blue china from my collection to help decorate it. You better teach Joy how to mow with a riding lawnmower and how to use a snow blower/plow! The two of you can make extra money to build your studio from plowing the snow from your neighbors driveways. Joy can get lessons from her brother-in-law. Just one of the many joys of home ownership. I'm really excited for you guys.
ReplyDeleteHey, you owe me payback from all those tree trimming sessions at your place. Get those snow boots on boy!
ReplyDeleteDad, you could put those ox yokes on those mutts of yours and put the snow plow on the front of a sled.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Nathan and Joy! The house looks like it is ready for you. I am really interested in the energy that houses have, and one from the 1700's should have lots of it! How exciting. This is a momentous event!
ReplyDeleteDo you know the Joyce Kilmer poem, "The House With Nobody In It"...I'll have to look it up for you. He put so well what a house means...and how it wants life and love in it...how a home provides shelter not just physically but spiritually. Geneva
thanks Geneva. post the poem if you find it. We've done a little research on the house and its builder, Daniel Holbrook. He was a Colonel in the revolutionary war. There is a photo of the house in one of the history books of the town. The family donated land for the first church and cemetery in the town. I'll post photos when i get them.
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