tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post6700784793924933303..comments2024-03-27T04:15:22.918-07:00Comments on BIG OLD HOUSES: Room with a BathJohn Foremanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05062464473900774511noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-31937397174442421362015-06-11T17:21:44.587-07:002015-06-11T17:21:44.587-07:00Can you please film your J.L. Mott Inodoro high ta...Can you please film your J.L. Mott Inodoro high tank toilet flushing? Then send the video to Beast6846@gmail.com. I really love your J.L. Mott Inodoro toilet. Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00327976683879587840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-22381704214382203612012-03-30T04:59:43.604-07:002012-03-30T04:59:43.604-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ann B. Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16263483730433027795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-53129867600957010482012-03-18T17:06:45.868-07:002012-03-18T17:06:45.868-07:00We moved from NJ to St. Louis in 2008 - and were s...We moved from NJ to St. Louis in 2008 - and were seduced by a c. 1902 Renaissance Revival - full masonry construction... She was a Grande Old Dame complete with her original galvanized pipes...and 4 1/2 baths that were in mostly original condition. Nostalgia was getting me nowhere and it was time to bring her up to the 21st century. I did a major renovation/restoration last year - and she cooperated beyond my dreams!!! I gutted three bathrooms - staying as true to the original architect's plan as possible - and repurposing and keeping as many original fixtures as possible. I believe that if the original owner and architect were to walk through - they would be pleased. The vanities in the master bathroom were custom made in walnut with bookmarked veneer door fronts. Most people think it is original. The last bathroom is targeted for a major spruce up next year. It has the original sitz tub and a 7 1/2' Roman tub - all in fantastic working condition. We saved marble from the original master bath and will replace damaged panels and floor with that. My garage is our new "history of plumbing museum"! We have a huge gas fired boiler (Miss Bertha) and for me - moving the thermostat away from a radiator helped. I heat 10,000 sq.ft including a ballroom on the 3rd floor!! We "winterize" a bit at a time and interior storm windows are my favorite! I was thankful for the mild winter - my highest gas bill was $579 and I've just shut it down for the season. Early!!!! Living here is a labor of love...we are simply stewards! I enjoy your blog!!!Gingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-83091951140116625112012-03-17T07:08:12.791-07:002012-03-17T07:08:12.791-07:00Amazing...I love how 'unrestored' and auth...Amazing...I love how 'unrestored' and authentic everything is. Thanks for the very candid tour.doug davishttp://www.douglascdavis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-30029490478585311012012-03-16T07:42:26.802-07:002012-03-16T07:42:26.802-07:00Another fascinating post, thank you. I knew a fam...Another fascinating post, thank you. I knew a family who lived in a rambling mid-19th Century house in northern Westchester County, NY (I believe it had once been a roadside tavern/Inn). Their solution was to simply close up large parts of the place in winter; they mainly lived in a huge combination kitchen/living room wing on the back.<br /><br />I love that oval pedestal sink that you brought from Tuxedo park. My childhood dentist had a similar one in his office bathroom (in an 1850s Italianate house in CT). As a kid, I was fascinated the rubber drain plug attached by a long metal bead chain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-46376500433200744712012-03-15T11:26:55.380-07:002012-03-15T11:26:55.380-07:00I also like the idea of living in a large house, b...I also like the idea of living in a large house, but unlike you I was never able to make it happen.<br /><br />So many great period details, especially (in this post) in the original bathrooms. My favorite detail here is the nickel-plated claw-and-ball foot on the sink--so charming it brought an instant smile to my face.<br />--Road to ParnassusParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.com