Archive for December, 2000

Although known as ‘the Roaring Twenties’, the period mixed post-First World War optimism with years of economic depression. The new society was increasingly servant-less. Houses were smaller, with activities in the home less separated. Children were much more visible.
The 1920s and 1930s saw a period of intensive house-building activity. In 1919, there were eight million […]

The House

01Dec00

We bought the house in December 2000, and started immediately ripping it apart. A fixer-upper from the start, the house is a 1924 craftsman bungalow style home that had probably seen better days. I have tried to look around and see if this house was once possibly a kit home but there have […]


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