Saturday, April 11, 2015

Unfortunate fire

A little over a block away from my home is a restored Queen Anne style Victorian house. Built in 1880, it was home to some noteable Buttians over the decades.






I has four fireplaces, 14 cut and stained class windows, bays, tower and sumptious woodwork inside.





Alas, it burned yesterday. The renovation had only been finished a year ago with a gourmet kitchen. I was only in the house twice, but it was a marvel of century old elegance.





No word as to the cause; the mom and girl were home when it started but got out safely. I'm sure the insurance will compensate them, but the home will be impossible to replace.
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13 comments:

  1. joehApril 12, 2015 at 6:25 AM

    That is a crying shame! I love those old Victorian homes. I would not want to maintain one, but I do love them. Cape May on the Jersey shore has them on every block, and it is more fun to sightsee them then to go to the ocean.

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    1. Should Fish MoreApril 12, 2015 at 4:41 PM

      Yeah, I love to sail on wooden sailboats, but having owned one, that was enough. Get the same effect by standing clothed in a cold shower tearing up Franklin's....

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  2. troutbirderApril 12, 2015 at 6:40 AM

    Lucky no one hurt. How sad though. We had several similar looking homes in the neighborhood where I grew up in St Paul & even bigger ones on Summit Ave. where J.J. HILL & the other robber barons lived...

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    1. Should Fish MoreApril 12, 2015 at 4:40 PM

      Several of the ones on the historical register here were built by the mining version of the robber barons.

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  3. Robbie GreyApril 12, 2015 at 9:49 AM

    Oh, that hurts. Was it completely destroyed?

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    1. Should Fish MoreApril 12, 2015 at 4:39 PM

      Alas, near enuf.....the floors and woodwork are kaput. We'll know in a week or so what he's goiing to do.

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  4. SteveApril 12, 2015 at 10:28 AM

    A pity, but nice that they are okay.

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  5. susanApril 12, 2015 at 1:21 PM

    That is very sad, indeed. I remember learning a long time ago that there was very little stained glass seen in old homes west of the Mississippi because the transport was so difficult.

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    1. Should Fish MoreApril 12, 2015 at 4:38 PM

      Well, there's a lot of old stained glass in San Francisco. I dunno, Butte made a lot of the stuff used there in buildings, but stained glass would be a stretch, I agree.

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  6. Secret Agent WomanApril 13, 2015 at 6:45 AM

    Catching up - you've been posting pretty frequently again! I liked the old photos, especially.

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  7. CatalystApril 13, 2015 at 5:03 PM

    Ouch! That one hurts. It was a beautiful home.

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  8. ChickenApril 16, 2015 at 5:27 PM

    Wat. You live on a block? You're Genial from the Block? I've been under the impression, all this time, that you lived on a ranch ten miles from the nearest neighbor. Where do I get this stuff? Whenever I pass an old house in the middle of a big field I always think, "I wonder how Mike's doing". Now I'll think of you whenever I see Jennifer Lopez. Jenny. From the Block.

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