Before and After Pictures from Our Previous Restoration
Lately, I’ve been busy planning our latest restoration efforts–fundraising, researching, meeting with experts, consolidating budgets, and looking through old plans.
I’ve come to find out just how lucky I am. The Wren’s Nest is in decent shape thanks to our last restoration that occurred between 1985 and 1992.
Here’s what the house looked like before–
And here’s what it looked like last spring from a kind of similar angle–
(Note: the stairs are wider now, as they were in Joel Chandler Harris’ day)
Part of my job has included sifting through big boxes filled with pictures, plans, receipts, assessments, and stuff. I figure you might be interested in the pictures part.
Thankfully, our restoration won’t be nearly so drastic as before. They had a mess on their hands.
This was the library.
And this is the library now.
This photo of the hall looks like it was taken when restorations were underway–
And what it looks like now–
Fancy parlor–
And today–
Our dining room–
And today’s dining room–
Finally, the bathroom–
Looks like they were well underway here.
You’d be surprised at how many people try and use that toilet. Seems clearly marked to me.
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Amelia Trace Lerner
Program Director
Lain Shakespeare
Executive Director
3 Comments to Before and After Pictures from Our Previous Restoration
I think they had about $500,000 in 1986 dollars. It predates my tenure on the board. Using a 5% return and the rule of 72 which says that money doubles by dividing the rate of return into 72 (14.4Years). It means that in 2008 dollars this is 1.4M. My training as an economist did not come to naught thanks Morehouse. Therefore using this reasoning we need some additional donors to continue our restoration. Is there some anonymous donor out there? Wait a minute you don’t have to be anonymous. Let me thank the universe for this thought. Is this Faith, Hope, or Charity?
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