Archive for the Pine Cottage Category

We first moved into Pine Cottage in 1999.  I nick-named it "Cell Block 49" because it had all the appeal of a prison back then.  You can see it in the album below as the lead photo.  I think it’s always exciting to start with the "before" photo.  The place was pretty awful then, with the pavement from the driveway leading directly down into the front door, so that rain that drained down into the driveway ended up right in the entryway!  I love it.  Can you imagine the "code" standards back when this place was built?  Well, I believe there weren’t any, because this building is over 100 years old, since it was originally a "fire station" for the town of Wrights Station, which is located just down the road from our spot. Here’s the Google Maps of the ghost town of Wrights Station.    
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