The owners of this property only lived about a mile down the road, but they fell in love with the large lot here—one nicely wooded acre in an older neighborhood close to downtown. As much as they loved the lot, though, they hated the house. They needed more room for their family, but they also wanted to give the existing structure a more dignified presence. Working within the existing footprint (except for the front porch), we relocated the entry and reorganized the garage doors. Casement windows were replaced with double hungs and a second story was added. Three gables provide a feeling of symmetry, and the front porch gives the entry scale. The owners say “We had no idea—it’s more than we could possibly have imagined!”
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