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1. Annette on July 16, 2018 at 8:42 pm

   The details on this house are so incredible. No modern builder would bother with details like that today.

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   • Mike on July 17, 2018 at 1:24 pm

     I have come to believe that details like these really are a lost art, which is a shame since the advanced technology and tools we have today should make the details easier. We have a banister that goes up our staircase and then around the upper hall that is famous locally because of all of the hand carved pieces, none more than 6″ long; it was all created and assembled without power tools, and yet it would be impossible to find someone that could recreate it today. It’s the same with the Cross House; stained glass, carved banisters, carved cornices, and all of the other gorgeous details that make these houses stand out should be available at reasonable prices at any home center, but…

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2. Christine on July 16, 2018 at 10:12 pm

   Hi Ross,
   It’s evident why it may be slow going! Can you tell what made all those tiny holes? I’m guessing you’re going to fill them all in before painting. What a strange thing, just in that particular spot. A mystery of the ages I guess, unless someone comes by and tells you the story. I imagine it would be something like, “One time, when my buddies and me was drinkin’, we decided to have a competition to see who could shoot closest to the corner. Well, we never did figure out who won cuz that corner’s so far away, we couldn’t see who shot where!”

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   • Christy B on July 17, 2018 at 7:28 am

     Or maybe some sort of varmint made its nest in that nice cozy corner and that’s what the drinkin’ buddies were aiming for.

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     • john feuchtenberger on July 18, 2018 at 9:26 pm

       Several other theories advanced May 17 (q.v.). most agree, like the theory of global warming, that a human agency was at work. I cannot prevent myself from observing that Ross’s work will render this corner sacred, if no longer holey.

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       • Architectural Observer on July 18, 2018 at 10:01 pm

         Amen.

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3. Dan Goodall-Williams on July 17, 2018 at 3:05 am

   Now that’s some hard labor there. You certainly aren’t afraid of working. And your hard work certainly pays off. Cant wait to see it all painted.

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4. Tony Bianchini on July 17, 2018 at 7:58 am

   TIG welding in your future? JB Weld?

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5. Mary Ann Lammersen on July 17, 2018 at 11:35 am

   Ross,
   On this hot summer day…..you are a brave soul!

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6. Kate on July 17, 2018 at 4:33 pm

   Saw this listed today and thought of you.
   https://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/atq/d/enormous-collection-of/6645315553.html

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7. Architectural Observer on July 17, 2018 at 5:09 pm

   I hope you aren’t working during the hottest part of the day… this kind of weather is nothing to take lightly. The Cross House needs you!
   The house just looks incredible. Crispy, even! A little Bondo in those holes will plug them up nicely.

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8. Al on July 17, 2018 at 8:23 pm

   What a LUCKY house to have found YOU!😊

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