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Reader Submissions: Do you live in an old house?

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Follow the links on this page to see pictures of old houses submitted by our readers, including Colonial houses, Victorian houses, farm houses, vernacular houses, and houses from the early 20th century. Do you live in an old house? Use the link below to add your home to this gallery.

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American Foursquare Stone Home

The house has a wrap-around porch, gingerbread details on the exterior window frames. I'm not sure what the exterior finish is. It seems to be some kind of rectangular faux-stone, which was skillfull…More

Big, Beautiful, But Hard to Heat

We love EVERYTHING about our LARGE old house...... that is ......everything except the heating costs! Our house is Spacious, over 3,000 sfBeautiful WoodworkHUGE SunroomTONS of storageMany Built-ins50…More

Foursquare Restored!

It is really hard to pick out one detail of the home that I like the best. When I first saw the home I just fell in love with it and its beauty. What I really like is the oak flooring, large staircas…More

1920s Arts & Crafts

It has beautiful oak floors throughout, several windows and a Rookwood fireplace. Original white wall tile with a claw foot tub. It also has french doors leading into the dining room and what I call …More

Antebellum Plantation Home

I love the hardwood floors throughout the house and the large areas. It has a beautiful full-length windows and so much detail was done in the construction of the house. You have room to store items,…More

Kansas Farm House

Some favorite details are the original moldings and hardwood floors, the higher than normal (for now) ceilings, and the over-sized window casings and floor moldings. This was a simple farm house so i…More

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