3809 Duval

Stats:

Address: 3809 Duval, 78751 

Neighborhood: Hyde Park

Year built: 1925

Square feet: 2837

Lot size: .25 acres

Bedrooms: 4 (including attic loft)

Baths: 3

Detached carport with attached workshop

Hardwood floors under carpet and linoleum

Original doors and hardware

Root cellar

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

an introduction

I guess saying a house has potential is a bit like saying someone has a nice personality. Anyone else remember that bit from "When Harry Met Sally"? It's the line you use when there isn't anything else nice to say. But in truth, potential is my favorite thing about a house. A lot of perfect houses don't have it and never did. It means there is something unique and special under all the dirt-caked carpet and peeling wallpaper. This is a blog to document our search for that potential and to turn it into reality. We aren't complete rookies in this process. We fixed up an old condo in Cambridge, MA doing most of the work ourselves. And we are living in a potential-filled old house that will perhaps one day itself grace the pages of this blog. Here we go...