Tiny bathrooms in historic house.

17 years ago

I walked through a house from the 1790s today. The bathrooms were built adjacent to the chimneys and semi winder staircases in what was probably cabinet space.

They were 4 feet x 5 feet with the sink tucked in a niche.

The "bathtubs" were foot deep shower receptors with a corner seat circa 1963 or so and there was room to stand in front of the toilet and close the door.

It has been on the market quite a while because I think people are afraid of the bathrooms. (And kitchen which still has its third cooking fireplace. The two earlier ones are still in the basement.) Unfortunately, there is no way to do anything else with the bathrooms without destroying historic fabric.

I hope someone who understands this house, and understands that they may be more of a custodian to this house than an outright owner, buys it. If I had $800,000 I would :)

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golddust
17 years ago
I'm drooling already. Of course, we're still up to our eyeballs with our own old house bathroom issues. $800,000 is a whole lot of money and I'm from expensive/overpriced California. Where is this gem?
palimpsest
Original Author
17 years ago
On Delancey St., Society Hill, Philadelphia. This area was a slum for a good part of the 20th century until the early 60s and this is one of the houses that stayed almost intact on the interior purely through benign neglect. We have seen exterior photos of its condition c.1910 and 1960 (before rehab) and there were clearly restorations to the facade and none of the sash are original, but the interiors were probably just kept as they were--there was probably no interior bathrooms until the current were put in. The 1960 Census shows a substantial number of houses in these areas were occupied without an interior toilet.
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golddust
17 years ago
Ohh! Just googled images. What a beautiful neighborhood! Any grass around? after mowing 2 1/2 acres this weekend, 'no' would be a good answer. LOL!