Golly. It surprises me that the house can continue to surprise me. So, it develops that while the flooring shows no evidence of such an alteration, the walls confirm that this alteration did, in fact, take place. I have aways wondered when the flooring was installed; 1929 (during the apartment…

In 2015, Modern Air hauled a stunningly, shockingly heavy long & low radiator to the Cross House. It was perfect for the library, which was missing its original long & low radiator. I had the titanically heavy thing placed in the foyer because the library was not ready for it. The room need new flooring…

Only after buying the Cross House did I become aware of the VITAL importance of good gutters and downspouts on a big old house. When I purchased the house it had but a single remaining downspout. Most of the gutters were filled with debris so water was just cascading over and, ominously, behind the gutters….

A few months ago I was talking with Justin. “Justin, the Cross House is SO something which is ideal for entertaining, and I would love to have a gala Thanksgiving dinner at the house as an annual event. But I have no family, and all my friends join their families that day. So, a good…

  It appears as though something was attached to the metal sill at some point. Something kinda heavy, which distorted the sill. But what? I have looked through the archival images and find no evidence of anything being attached to this location. My plan was to bonk the bottom edge of the drooped sill back…

I should have done this post Halloween night. For, what you will see…will TERRIFY!                     The south facade will be an immense amount of work. More than another other facade. The direct south sun has just beaten all the wood pretty much to death, and missing…