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Originally Posted by Donger
Wow. That's amazing. Cliche, I know, but they don't build them like they used to. My house will be a pile of rubble in 50 years, let alone one hundred.
I grew in a house that 125 years old. Loved it.
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I do love this house. When we bought it, it needed a lot of care, but at the same time all of the basic infrastructure was in great shape. It's even still got the old knob-and-tube wiring in many places, but we were told that it's in such good shape that it wasn't worthwhile to replace it.
Interestingly, it's got both electrical circuits and natural gas lines going to the light fixtures. Apparently they wanted a backup plan in case that whole "electric light" stuff turned out to be a fad.