This weekend, on the tail end of what began two weeks ago as a carpet removal project, a previous (likely original) doorway was reestablished. It brings so much more light to the stairway.
Because J. found a crumpled page of the News Review tucked inside the old light-switch box, my guess is that the doorway was closed up in late-1989 or shortly thereafter. I'll have to do a little research to find out if anything significant to the house's history happened around that time (change of ownership, beginning or end of a bed and breakfast endeavor, etc.).
A review of the news... Milk prices were expected to rise.
Freddy's had a 3-Day Sale.
Slippers were being sold at the Fall Wool Products Sale.
It's astonishing how much difference the restoration of a doorway can make. Before the rear addition, the top of the stairs would have been the center of the 2nd floor. This would explain why this area, with it's four doorways, feel like the heart.
Labels: Ta-Da, Then and Now
