35 Enchanting ‘Century Homes’ That Tell Stories Of History And Character

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#1 Our 1869 Cottage During The Blizzard Last Week

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#2 My Wife And I Closed On Our Century Home Two Days Ago. I’ve Been Stalking This Subreddit For So Long And Am So Happy To Finally Have My Own Century Home!!!!!!!

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#3 We Bought Our First Century Home And I Am In Love

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#4 Double Outhouse On The Property Of My “New” 1900 Home. Figured Someone Here Might Find It Cool

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#5 My 229 Year Old New England Farmhouse In The Dead Of Winter

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#6 Floor Lottery Reveals Unexpected Surprise

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#7 Everytime I Walk Up My Stairs I Admire The Craftsmanship And 5 Spindles Per Stair

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#8 Done My Front Path

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#9 We Redid Our Bathroom!

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#10 Ladies And Gentlemen, I Present To You, The Spectacular “Gamwell House” Built In 1892 By Architects Longstaff & Black

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#11 Pocket Doors In My New-To-Me 1920s Twin

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#12 I’ve Been Trying To Capture The Essence Of Each Season From This Spot, ~160yrs Old

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#13 When You Live In A Town That Thrived On Lumbering, You Get Floors Like This

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#14 Is This To Much Wood? 1920 House

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#15 Victorian House

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#16 Eastlake Pocket Door Plate Restoration

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#17 I’m Just Glad The Landlords Spared The 1890s Tile Around The Fireplace

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#18 Went With A Bolder Color Choice In Our Bathroom And I Think It Turned Out Pretty Good!

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#19 My Ancestors Built This Place In 1840. It Sat Empty For 50 Years Before I Began Work 5 Years Ago

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#20 It’s Just A Rental, But I’m So Happy To Finally Be Able To Share A Century Home Here!

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#21 Just Bought Our First Home (1909) And Found This Under The Carpet

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#22 Our 96 Year Old

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#23 Hawkins, In

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#24 Decided To Play The Floor Lottery…

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#25 Slowly But Surely Realizing My Dream Of Living In A Haunted Mansion

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#26 Removed A Huge Mirror Today And Discovered My House’s Original “Flavor”

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#27 After 3 Months, 200+ Hours And A Lot Of Learning, The Doors Are Back On The Front Of Our 1864 Home, Ready For Another 150 Years Of Service (Detailed Album In Comments)

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#28 Closed On This 1864 Beauty Today, My Daughter Is 5th Generation Of Our Family In This House

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#29 Foyer Of Our Recently Purchased 175 Year Old Farmhouse

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#30 Bought A 1889 Three Bedroom Build Just On The Edge Of Downtown And So Thrilled!

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#31 My First Home Is My Dream Home. I Love It So Dang Much. (1880 Second Empire)

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#32 I Think They Have Finally Gotten LED Bulbs Perfected

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#33 I Like How They Kept So Much Of It Original

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#34 No Creepy Basement, How About Cool Accessory Buildings? I Have This 110 Year Old Water Tower

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#35 This Is My House; A Converted Church Originally Built In 1866. Still A Lot Of Work To Do, But It Is Starting To Come Together!

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