tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740556909864494483.post3426312703752967844..comments2024-03-22T16:30:48.999-05:00Comments on Key West Properties: This Old HouseGary Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03006513292595034076noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740556909864494483.post-90174994071533449512007-12-16T12:33:00.000-05:002007-12-16T12:33:00.000-05:00Hi Gary,I enjoyed your article on DC pine. That's...Hi Gary,<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed your article on DC pine. That's our house shown in the five photos in your article. They show the inside of the old core house before the demolition of some later additions (after HARC approval, of course!) <BR/><BR/>The entire core, inside and out, is DC pine. We are leaving several of the inside pine walls and saving the rest to use on the interior walls of the new addition. Also, during demo we found out that the original ceilings were 10 feet high, and we will keep those.<BR/><BR/>The house was built in 1884 by a Francisca Lopez, as we learned after research with Tom Hambright in the KW library archives. She bought the land from Francisco Marrero, the cigar factory entrepreneur of the late 1800s. You probably know the story of his two wives, his demise, and the ghost of wife #2 who still allegedly wanders through his mansion, now the Marrero House, a B&B.<BR/><BR/>The renovation is due to be completed May 1 (yes...and the check is in the mail, etc., etc.) We will send you an email once it's finished if you want to come by and see the "After" view now that you've seen the "Before" view.<BR/><BR/>Best, Bill and EricBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965472333419478617noreply@blogger.com