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Show ' Old House Gains New Life ' r ( FIT. " ""1 1 "' V Ni .. ?ffe I After remodeling, this home is modern but conservative in style. ' DPI - C Drawing shows original exterior. Built about 1900, this house was too awkward-looking and boxy for today's architectural standards, but well-planned remodeling re-modeling converted it into an attractive at-tractive dwelling of conservatively conservative-ly modern style. One of the first steps in modernization mod-ernization was to take off the old-fashioned old-fashioned front porch. A new porch was added at the side of the house toward the rear. A front entrance way of traditional design was constructed. The house was widened. The fireplace was moved so that the chimney would be at the front of the house, where its stonework adds an accent note. Porch makes outdoor living room. These changes and the elimination elimina-tion of the attic dormer window changed the roof line, making it more irregular. The new roof was covered with fire-resistant asphalt shingles, widely used for remodeling remod-eling work as well as for new construction. Dark-colored shingles shin-gles were chosen from the wide range of available hues. |