Detailing

The house has beautiful original and authentic detailing, like this fireplace with a gas furnace. There is molding on all the ceilings , the door and windowframes are exquisite and many of the doorknobs are glass. The walls are plaster and solid: when a tree fell on my next-door neighbor's roof, his house barely trembled.

The house also has its original radiators and heating system, which works great. There is also central heat and air and a huge attic fan that keeps the house cool enough most of the summer so that A/C is not necessary. It's nice weather most of the year here -- nice enough to sit on the porch swing and watch the butterflies and hummingbirds.