I like this 1929 brick two story house too, back when the family room and the living room were one and the same. It appears, there is only one bathroom and it's upstairs. That is considered to be a huge drawback when trying to sell a house with this drawback nowadays. But people managed back then and I think families were closer. via
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So interesting! This house is very similar to mine, the layout and the room sizes. Our only bathroom is also upstairs. I so wish they had built one on the main floor. I had the pleasure of meeting the woman that built our home back in 1940, and she told me that they didn't add a first floor bathroom because it would have cost an additional $800. Unfortunate, but I love my home.
We stayed in a Sears home in Albany NY over 10 years ago. It was so unique and had the most beautiful woodwork and trim! Didn't know until then that Sears had home kits at one time!
This is the exact floor plan of the house I grew up in in Northern Virginia. It was fieldstone, though, not brick. Loved that house...there was also an attic and basement.
Kathy -- The original owner was cautious about not getting too deeply in debt which is a good thing. If you really put on your thinking cap, I'm sure you could find a way to add a tiny powder room but it wouldn't be an $800 one! I have friends who spend way more than this on a designer bag but this is just throwing money to the four winds in my opinion. Money spent on home improvements is money well spent. I've seen cute bathrooms in the space under the stairs.
xo, Rosemary
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