#brrr #ohtheweatheroutsideisfrightful #afterchristmas #oldhouses #weallstandtoghether🥰

One big surprise #lastweek was learning my #childhood #home has gone #OnTheMarket again. The Kendall House in #Kenora #Ontario (1895) is one of those grand #OldHouses with #gingerbread trim, ... (1/?) #northernontario #canada #realestate #architecture #FensterFreitag #oldhouse #memories

One big surprise #lastweek was learning my #childhood #home has gone #OnTheMarket again.

The Kendall House in #Kenora #Ontario (1895) is one of those grand #OldHouses with #gingerbread trim, cast iron radiators & #livingroom #windows looking out on #MainStreet.

When I lived there, the unfinished #attic was filled with boxes of children's books & I would sit in the dusty #gables leafing through them in the afternoon sun.

#northernontario #canada #realestate #architecture #FensterFreitag

Vợ chồng bỏ phố về quê ở Tuyên Quang, mua 3 nhà sàn cũ, dỡ lấy gỗ và đá xanh từ Thanh Hóa, dùng ngói âm dương từ Cao Bằng để dựng ngôi nhà kiến trúc độc đáo, thân thiện môi trường.

#BỏPhốVềQuê #KiếnTrúcBềnVững #TuyênQuang #TáiSửDụng #NhàSàn #CaoBằng #ThanhHóa #SustainableDesign #RuralLiving #Reuse #OldHouses #Vietnam

https://vietnamnet.vn/bo-pho-ve-que-vo-chong-mua-3-nha-san-cu-lay-go-dung-nha-dep-me-o-tuyen-quang-2461206.html

The Stevens House, "the birthplace of Minneapolis," is surrounded by an unattractive chain-link fence that makes it look like a cottage at a cut-rate minimum security prison.

The reason? Arsonist(s) tried repeatedly to burn it down.

Workers have fixed it up but it's now less accessible than it used to be, when you could walk up to it and take measurements if you wanted to.

The Wikipedia article has a photo of what this used to look like when it was surrounded by a white picket fence.

"It was discovered as a historic property and in 1896 moved to Minnehaha Park by thousands of school kids, in relays, along with ten horses."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harrington_Stevens_House

At Minnehaha Park in Minneapolis.

#Minneapolis #OldHouses #history

Swansea ranked among UK’s most haunted cities in new Halloween study

The research, by unoccupied home insurance specialists Alan Boswell Group, analysed paranormal reports, cemeteries, memorials, vacant properties and historic housing stock to calculate a “spooky score” for 15 UK cities.

Swansea in the top five

Swansea comes in fourth place nationally, with a spooky score of 7.6 out of 10. The city’s long history plays a big part in that ranking. Swansea is home to 287 memorials and a high proportion of older housing, with 141 properties built before 1918 for every 10,000 people. Combined with 6.8 vacant properties per 10,000 residents, it creates the kind of backdrop where ghost stories thrive.

While Swansea records fewer paranormal reports than York or Exeter, its historic buildings and cemeteries still contribute to its reputation as one of the UK’s most haunted places.

The cities most likely to be living with a ghost

Local legends add to the chill

As Swansea Bay News has previously reported, the city and surrounding area are rich in ghostly folklore. Oystermouth Castle is said to be haunted by a “White Lady” who drifts through its medieval halls. The Dylan Thomas Theatre has long been linked with unexplained footsteps and flickering lights, while the Palace Theatre — now undergoing restoration — has its own share of eerie tales, with staff and visitors over the years reporting strange noises and shadowy figures.

Beyond the city, the Gower Peninsula has its own haunted reputation, from apparitions on windswept cliffs to inns where chilling tales have been passed down for generations. Together, these stories give Swansea’s 7.6 “spooky score” a distinctly local flavour.

National picture

Aberdeen and Bradford share the top spot in the index, each scoring 8.25, while York — often dubbed the “City of 1,000 Ghosts” — ranks third. Swansea is the only Welsh city to make the top five.

Why it matters

The study also highlights the link between vacant properties and risk. Across the UK there are more than 760,000 empty homes, with insurers warning that standard home insurance may not cover long‑term unoccupied properties.

Heath Alexander‑Bew of Alan Boswell Group said:

“If your property is empty for long periods of time, you will need unoccupied property insurance as standard home insurance policies are unlikely to cover the property — for some insurers this can be as little as 30 days.”

#cemetery #emptyProperty #ghosts #Halloween #hauntedCity #hauntedHouse #houseInsurance #longTermUnoccupiedProperties #memorial #mostHauntedCity #oldHomes #oldHouses #Property #Swansea #vacantProperty #VictorianHousing

Damp in the cellar you say?
#OldHouses

It was just a calm and quiet evening walk at Tartu.

#tartu #estonia #eveningwalk #beautiful #evening #city #cookieshop #cafeteria #oldhouses #history #veskistreet #veskitn #coffeeshop #woodenhouse #lion #art #streetart #houseart #suomalainen #virossa

Daily selection of Tartu from Karlova.

#oldhouses #tartu #karlova #estonia #oldbuildnings #history #photography #photographing #walk #houses #oldcity #amazingtartu #smartphonephotography

Built in 1878, the Bush House in Salem, Oregon! Prints & more sold here: https://pixels.com/featured/salem-bush-house-thom-zehrfeld.html #historichomes #oldhouses #architecture #BushHouse #SalemOregon #PNW #BuyIntoArt #Art #ThomZehrfeldPhotography #PhotographyIsArt #Photography #Fotografie
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The walks in Tartu. Supilinn, the old slum area but not anymore, in the beginning of 1900's the river Emajogi was flooding in these houses. The rich people lived on the upper areas.

#tartu #amazingtartu #walk #oldhouses #oldcity #cat #catonawindow