Oh, how I love old houses. You have to love them in order to live in them otherwise their constant quirks will get to you. Mine was a Craftsman built in 1904. The plans are in a book that shows craftsman homes designed by Henry L. Wilson. Mine was a Swiss Chalet Bungalow apartment house. There were two apartments attached to each other and each had disappearing beds that you pulled out from the wall (not down like a Murphy style). The fronts of the beds looked like a desk in the living room. In the dining room it was part of the china hutch and the third one was in the screen porch. The connecting walls of the two apartments (they looked like houses) were closets (huge walk-in "boudoirs" actually, complete with windows and stairway) so you never heard your neighbor. Storage was even built into the small staircase! It was lovely and I miss that place still! It was number 826 with an estimated cost of $2000 to build. The woodwork was incredible. There were others in our little "complex" and their plans are all in the book. The "wealthy" used to come out and stay there for the winter from the east coast. It was not too far from Kimberly Crest mansion, the Smiley library and other great old houses. You can see parts of Redlands (where this was located) on the DIY show Restored.
Mike your house sounds lovely. Hope, when you finally have a chance to get the pond working again that you share pictures with us.
