Have You Seen This House?

By Demetra Aposporos

	Have you seen this House?

Now that you've read Dream Houses by Mail, you know that many big, distinctive old neighborhood houses sprung up through the ingenious marketing of mail-order catalogs beginning in the late-19th century. Once you get a little catalog education under your belt, you'll start spotting these houses all around you. At least there's one house we hope you'll spot, because our historians have been seeking living examples of it for years. Locations of the three-story middle-of-the-road Queen Anne that appeared on the cover of Shoppell's 1889 catalog remain a mystery, despite the fact that scores of them (if not hundreds) are known to have been ordered and built. The house was designed with a full-width front porch, second-storey sitting area, and cross-gabled roof, as well as an original floor plan showcasing five bedrooms and one bathroom on the sprawling second floor. We're hoping this house is hiding in plain view of one of our readers, so if you find it please share. Send us an e-mail at OHJEditorial@homebuyerpubs.com.



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