MiddenMonster
Bronze Member
She says she's "not that interested in old stuff", but I wonder if she has a clue to the value? How can you not know an entire story in a building is there? When I bought my house one of the first things I did was go into the attic and look for a basement. What ever happened to simple curiosity? What do you want to bet that they don't explore the walls or look too hard for other hidden items in this house?
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1120AP_Buildings_Secret.html
Tuesday, January 3, 2006 ? Last updated 2:27 p.m. PT
Building owners find hidden second story
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- A couple touring an old office building they hoped to buy made a shocking find - the structure's second story had been sealed off from the world for some 70 years.
Lincoln and Lucille York Christensen bought the building last summer after discovering that a stairway passage to the second floor had been removed and the floor closed off.
Although most of the hidden floor's furnishings had been removed before it was sealed off, the room still offered a time capsule to the world of the 1930s.
A stack of canceled checks, all dated between June and December 1930, had been left on one of the two fireplace mantels, drawn on the account of the E.M. Bush Hardware Co. - a dealer in cutlery, tools and builders hardware.
Underneath the stack of checks was a ledger book, all entries in pencil.
The floor had three doors with frosted glass panels and overhead transoms labeled: "Receptionist - Come In," "Consultation Room. Private," and "Chemical Laboratory."
The floor was fitted with ceiling light fixtures designed for both electric and gas lights and contained a heavy wooden display rack like those seen at hardware counters of the era.
Lucille York Christensen said she and her husband, who will turn the floor into a loft apartment where they'll live, plan to keep some of the woodwork and old features, but not all of them.
"I'm not that interested in old stuff," she said.
Lucille York Christensen, a yoga instructor, will locate an office on the building's ground floor for her alternative healing therapies practice.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1120AP_Buildings_Secret.html
Tuesday, January 3, 2006 ? Last updated 2:27 p.m. PT
Building owners find hidden second story
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- A couple touring an old office building they hoped to buy made a shocking find - the structure's second story had been sealed off from the world for some 70 years.
Lincoln and Lucille York Christensen bought the building last summer after discovering that a stairway passage to the second floor had been removed and the floor closed off.
Although most of the hidden floor's furnishings had been removed before it was sealed off, the room still offered a time capsule to the world of the 1930s.
A stack of canceled checks, all dated between June and December 1930, had been left on one of the two fireplace mantels, drawn on the account of the E.M. Bush Hardware Co. - a dealer in cutlery, tools and builders hardware.
Underneath the stack of checks was a ledger book, all entries in pencil.
The floor had three doors with frosted glass panels and overhead transoms labeled: "Receptionist - Come In," "Consultation Room. Private," and "Chemical Laboratory."
The floor was fitted with ceiling light fixtures designed for both electric and gas lights and contained a heavy wooden display rack like those seen at hardware counters of the era.
Lucille York Christensen said she and her husband, who will turn the floor into a loft apartment where they'll live, plan to keep some of the woodwork and old features, but not all of them.
"I'm not that interested in old stuff," she said.
Lucille York Christensen, a yoga instructor, will locate an office on the building's ground floor for her alternative healing therapies practice.
