Trespassing

I was on my way to Taste of Atlanta with Brian (more on Brian later - he merits his own post!) on Sunday afternoon when, lo and behold, we drove by an awesome example of Craftsman architecture (see accompanying photo). Unfortunately it was in really, really derelict condition. This photo is 10 or 15 years old so it doesn't show what bad shape the house is really in.

We turned the car around and went to check it out. The front porch was something like 15 feet deep (yes, deep - from where you walk up the steps it was that far to the front door) and wrapped around one side of the house. We wandered around back and there was no door, so we went inside. The ceilings were very high - maybe 12 feet. It had that huge crown molding everywhere, two or three fireplaces, subway tile, hardwood floors...it was so sad that it was falling down. Based on what I have seen on This Old House it could be saved, but it would take a whole lotta money.

I am not fantasizing about buying this house (okay, I did for just a little bit). I do want to go back and take pictures. Who knows...one day I may get to recreate it. I dug around on the web and looked at tax records and other stuff and its ownership is hard to decipher, but it looks like the lot it is on (it is rather large) is going to be subdivided into six lots and, I am guessing, this once-beautiful old house will be demolished. I wish y'all could see it, and if I do get to go back and take pictures I will post them here.