Old Houses in Marietta Georgia

[burkbuilds]

I've been riding past these houses almost every week for a while now and I finally stopped and took some time to really admire them and take a few snapshots. These old homes in Marietta, Georgia (just North of Atlanta) were built between 1875 and 1920, and all are on the same street in the downtown area. I've always enjoyed the architecture of these older homes and as a long time home builder I appreciate the amount of skill and time it takes to create the detail you see in these homes. A few of these are ready for a little maintenance but all in all they are extremely well kept up. I hope you enjoy viewing them as much as I did. It was a beautiful day, temps in the 60's and a nice break after a two hour ride.
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[Maggie]

wow! The veranda on the purple house is where I want to be.

[burkbuilds]

Maggie, it does look like a nice place to sit back and enjoy some nice "refreshments".

[alantf]

These old homes ......... were built between 1875 and 1920

Old? To us, 1920 is called "pre war". Old is like 1100 AD. I've even heard people talk about "the new church", that was built in 1350. :whistle: :roll:

[burkbuilds]

Yes Alan, old is relative, and in the States 100 years is old for a house, especially in this area since Sherman burned everything in his path during the Civil War (1860's)

[Water Warrior 2]

wow! The veranda on the purple house is where I want to be.


Maggie, you may want to get acclimatized first. There is a reason for ceiling fans on the varandas.

[Water Warrior 2]

Beautiful homes but the cost of maintenance, upgrades and taxes would be almost overwhelming.

[Water Warrior 2]

These old homes ......... were built between 1875 and 1920

Old? To us, 1920 is called "pre war". Old is like 1100 AD. I've even heard people talk about "the new church", that was built in 1350. :whistle: :roll:

Alantf, you will have to forgive us North Americans, most of us only relate to New Age history. Occasionally we need a reminder that we are still young compared to your neck of the woods.

[dhgeyer]

There are houses not 50 miles from here that go back to the 1600's. Not Europe old, but old for the USA.

[patrick_777]

Tulsa's oldest house was built in 1885. We're young here.

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[Moedad]

We have a few adobes and churches that date back into the 1770s and 80's around here.

[Moedad]

These old homes ......... were built between 1875 and 1920

Old? To us, 1920 is called "pre war". Old is like 1100 AD. I've even heard people talk about "the new church", that was built in 1350. :whistle: :roll:

The oldest buildings in North America are cliff dwellings and similar dwellings in the Four Corners (UT, CO, NM, AZ) going back 1,000 years, give or take. A couple of the towns in AZ (Old Oraibi)/NM (Acoma) were settled in the 11th century and have been continuosly inhabited ever since. So we're no slouches in the historicity department. :tongue:

[alanmcorcoran]

I've been to the ruins in New Mexico and Arizona, Moe, and it ain't exactly the same. In England you can sit at a bar that's 1000 years old. I once did some work at a law firm (near Banbury Cross of nursery rhyme fame) that had a hallway between the "old" and "new" buildings. The old building was 900 years old! The new building a mere 700. The doorways were too small for normal size people to fit through without ducking and there wasn't a square corner in the place. But they had computers in there and everything!

Old houses here in Anaheim Hills are the ones built near the freeway in the seventies. Now that is OLD! All stone fireplacey and 70's Ski Chalet inside with little tiny windows.

[patrick_777]

Alan's got a point. "Old World" and "Old School" are two completely different things.

[Moedad]

I've been to the ruins in New Mexico and Arizona, Moe, and it ain't exactly the same.

Not exactly, but they ARE old, although you wouldn't able to sit in a bar dating from back then, for sure.

[alanmcorcoran]

I stopped by some of these years ago when the kids were small. Surprisingly, they were right beside the road and were wide open. We were able to look into and, if we wanted to (we didn't) go "inside" 900 year old ruins. I wondered how much longer they would last given the typical lack of respect that most of us have for this stuff. At least there was no graffiti on them (yet.) I think this was near Flagstaff, AZ.