tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28932372.post6630388383860206232..comments2024-01-28T13:17:05.441-06:00Comments on Barefoot in the Garden: An Answer For Fr. Peter... (or)... The Story of the House Next DoorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28932372.post-31338129783360004032010-03-30T12:09:23.931-05:002010-03-30T12:09:23.931-05:00That is so fascinating! Here in MN, any home over ...That is so fascinating! Here in MN, any home over 100 yrs old is considered ancient. I love to visit the older homes and piece together theories of when each room was added and what the rooms were originally used for. It would be so amazing to live in a house (as you do) with even more history! If we could only access the stories that those walls have seen unfold.... *sigh*barefoot gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18089017268890241495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28932372.post-40423277931517209002010-03-30T09:50:09.206-05:002010-03-30T09:50:09.206-05:00Me again Barefoot,
I should have mentioned this ...Me again Barefoot, <br /><br />I should have mentioned this but around 300 years ago there was a parliamentary act that made it illegal to use new oak in house building as it was then getting scarce for shipbuilding. <br /><br />As a consequence the old and past their sell by date ships became very valuable as a source of building timber, and our merchant fleet was quickly renewed with the Rev. Peter Doodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15095282505667909048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28932372.post-1920159205826965782010-03-29T18:48:00.430-05:002010-03-29T18:48:00.430-05:00OH. Wow!
Ummmm, yeah. Major cultural difference. ...OH. Wow!<br /><br />Ummmm, yeah. Major cultural difference. I don't think there is a single building in MN that is 300 yrs old! Really, MN only became a territory in 1849 and a state in 1858.It sounds like a long time ago, but our entire state is 150 yrs younger than your house!!!! We do have homes and buildings that are classified as historical, and those homes have restrictions on what can barefoot gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18089017268890241495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28932372.post-67741265029205549632010-03-29T11:16:13.717-05:002010-03-29T11:16:13.717-05:00OK Barefoot, here goes!
It depends on the age of ...OK Barefoot, here goes!<br /><br />It depends on the age of the house and if it is 'listed' or not. 'Listing' is a category that houses with historical importance are placed in. This does not actually mean that they have to be very old (but most are) but they have some historical value, so a house built in the 60's by an architect of note may well be listed. A building has Rev. Peter Doodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15095282505667909048noreply@blogger.com