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Show : peinnidlelDirDg Dd tomrae ;lbirninig)s posft ft pros toM- ; ; ' , .,-.. . ; !tt - v . T - a. Illllll llll',llBLWwr.,Ml.MW--;ir. ,f.. V't' v' ilis: - ' ' ' - V-f r '4 ' ! -'--f. t t r . - J 1 - .v ' " -" . :; ". "ttitHth'iii .it Wjjh ? t a i ! i, f s :i 1 3 U i I Remodeling an older home is both "fun and practical" as exemplified by the Lewis Curry home which has been remodeled by the Wally Goddard family. fami-ly. : "The adventure" as Goddard describes their first days in the house, began in 1979 when they moved into the 70-year-old home at 200 South Vernal Avenue. : Upon attempting to remodel the home, the Goddards tried to make the home practical to live in and restore its heritage. "The house had a dreary atmosphere, at-mosphere, and we've tried to change that by unblocking windows and repainting," repain-ting," Goddard said. "My wife was really a trooper," Goddard God-dard said, remembering the weeks they slept on the floor while a room was being be-ing remodeled. Two of the discoveries made upon remodeling the home were finding the original fireplace mantel which was glued back together and put on the fireplace in the front room. The ferrett work was also replaced on the entry into in-to the dining room. Some of the "fun" areas of the home is Andy Goddard 's bedroom where his bunkbeds are converted into a western town. The door to the room has been replaced with a vault door with The i 'WMMiiininriMm-iwmMiiriMiMMMWTMi i m iiiiiiiiiniii iiiiiiiiiiiwii j tor 1 ' : , ' 1' EN lh - "i r-h-" if h ) i ' : t -x- ' ' ' 'mi i fi;fei : :-f..J y , :'j JT -fty''' -( - ;j ' - .. r 'V.:;. - TS L 4 . " u - :y- - t !a! , v y ' TXt " SOI1 - v .- m ' -- -v' ' ,. - ' " .", I ier ( - f '" ' Uintah State Bank painted on the inside. in-side. The original owner of the home, Lewis Curry, was manager of the Uintah Uin-tah State Bank, now First Security Bank in Vernal. Andy's closet has been converted to represent Dr. Aardvark's Snake Emporium, painted in soft blue. The Goddards tore out a wall in the library which hid a bay window. To conserve energy the Goddards installed in-stalled storm windows throughout the house, and reshingled the roof. "That's one thing a person should consider in remodeling an old home," Goddard said, referring to the condition of the roof. Goddard remembers staying up until 2 a.m. and working during lunch hours painting rooms and stripping four layers of wallpaper in some areas. "A lot of people are not willing to work with it," Goddard said, inferring that remodeling an old house may not be for everyone. - While remodeling the home, the Goddards God-dards spent hours at the public library and writing letters trying to find out the history of the home. "After Lewis Curry passed away, a large delegation from the Ute Tribe came to visit. The group filled the living room, library, stairway and were standing stan-ding on the sofa and chairs paying silent homage to the man who had lived r I - J s L.... , ,i : . ' I J ? I j i """ I lily j - JO IT : ?rj VI y I I i .y .t I y i M i yilh " . i ; 4 - - i V if x i, "j "t " "f y f ' A and worked among them for many years," writes Goddard of his findings. Curry built the home in 1910 in Kentucky Ken-tucky Pioneer Box Style. It orignially had pillars in the front, which were later replaced by bricks. "We removed some of the bricks to see if the pillars were still there, but they weren't," Goddard God-dard said. "They put so much of themselves into the home," said Nancy Goddard, referring refer-ring to the wood staircase and stained glass in the front. "It's more enjoyable now that we've put ourselves into it," Mrs. Goddard added. "I like the old, but I like the new, too," Mrs. Goddard said. "We remodeled the home because we enjoyed restoring its personality," Goddard God-dard said. The Goddards have mixed emotions now they are trying to sell the Curry home. They said they would like to move into another older home, but hadn't found one in the area. Adding to the style and heritage of the older home is the antique furniture. Whether old or new, the remodeled Curry home definitely captures the mystic of the past and practicality of the present. The Lewis Curry home, one of the oldest homes in Vemai, was built in the early 1900s. (upper left) Antique furniture, rich brown colors, and an Ahmsbrak painting make up the front room, (center left) Andy Goddard enjoys reading in his room made to appear as a western town, (above) Sarah Goddard peeks through window of Dr. Aardvark's Snake Emporium which is part of the western town, (left) A tea party in the bedroom is enjoyed by Emily and Sarah, (left center) |