Houses in the country, USA

I live in alameda CA and there are many homes with similar styles (like number 2 with the round areas.) Alameda used to be mostly for vacaion homes for rich San Franciscans.

The home I live in is at least a hundred years old, there are newspapers on the wall in the basement from 1899! This house and many others were split into flats during WW2. This was a big Navy base then.

I absolutely love #2. It reminds me of my childhood best friend's family summer house on Martha's Vineyard. I grew up in an old house, complete with the outside porches. I love them.

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now either I've seen those pics before or no one in Ohio takes down their decorations

I just love house #2, there's one like it not to far from where I live and everytime I ride by it I drool!

Originally Posted by captiva

#2

now either I've seen those pics before or no one in Ohio takes down their decorations

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Good eye Sherlock.....they were from another time I was there, but I was there again this weekend, and wanted to share again.

They are gorgeous homes. What town are they from???

Originally Posted by captiva

They are gorgeous homes. What town are they from???

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It's called Garrettsville, Ohio.

I took this other picture while we were there and it's a pic of Garretts Mill.

It's really pretty . Is it west or east of you?

#1 sort of looks like the house I live in except my porch goes across the front and wraps a little bit around the side - it's also a double decker porch.

I voted for #2 cause I love turrets. The larger the house, the more of a track the cats have to run in (IMO).

But if I were to buy another house, I would pick (of these) #4 - you live in an older house long enough and you get tired of keeping it up.

How nice!

Originally Posted by captiva

It's really pretty . Is it west or east of you?

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If I have my directions right, it's SW of me.

#2 - I love Victorians and I'd love to have a turret master suite.

I like the second one because of it's uniqueness.

Number 3 house is very pretty and my pick . 1 and 2 are also nice houses. 4 looks a little plain but a nice house too.

I have a fondness for wrap around verandahs. But with them come older homes, with often the problems of older homes, and with lots of stairs. One of my priorities in the next place -- and any subsequent -- that we live, will be as few stairs as possible. These bones are getting older and creakier every day.

I can't actually see #1 for some reason, but from the comments, I assume it's an older home, too. So my vote, by default -- but also because I find it attractive -- is for #4.

All of them are beautiful, but I love #2.

Guess I'm with the majority. #2!

I just couldn't resist house number 2. It looks so interesting and unique al around, but the fist two things I imagined when looking at all the houses was how much lawn I'd have to cut, how much leaves to rake and how much snow I'd have to remove. Number 2 didn't look that bad for snow. I got the impression that maybe there was a short diveway at the back. Number 4's driveway was like a mini skatepark. I'd definitely have to have a snowblower for that.

They are all so beautiful and interesting! Number 2 looks so grand! But I chose number 4 because it is more like a bungalow, so I'd be better there - in my dreams when I live there! Plus the double garrage and big drive - room for my studio and space for my car and my camper (also a dream so far!)

Thanks for sharing those, it was fun imagining I was going to buy one!

I can only think of one really nice house near me that I would be able to show you all, the others are pretty bland new build toen houses and terraces (although, you've seen a couple that I have been looking at! )

LOL, Ryan, Jerry has a snow blower and we have a little driveway!

Sarah, it is fun looking, isn't it?