The house was built in 1925, and is all wood shingled with a fine new roof.  It's the third house from the end of the street, which dead-ends onto a small park and reservoir to the north (which is to the right in this photo; the house faces east).  The living room comprises the entire width of the front of the house, and the dining room is immediately behind the living room on the left side of the house (the second large picture window, half obscured by the small tree, is the dining room window).  The ugly antenna has been removed from the front chimney ... but now there's a mini-dish (NHL Center Ice) attached to the back chimney.  The psuedo-wrought porch supports and railings will be replaced with wood columns, rails, and probably a trellis for wisteria.  There's nothing planted in the median between the sidewalk and street, but Mt Fuji cherry trees are planned, as well as a blue Damson plum in the wee front yard.
 
 

The driveway runs down the left side of the house to the garage.  This will be converted to the woodshop, once I get the eletrical service run into it.  It may also be expanded forward to add more floorspace without impinging on the back yard.
 
 

The back of the house.  The main bedroom is on the upper left with the larger window; to the right is the kitchen with the back door leading into it.  The lower stairs lead into the basement.  The broken screen door is already gone, and the lovely galvanized-pipe-with-chain-and-plastic-sheet awning will be gone REAL soon.  Some day there will be a back porch at main floor level, with french door(s) that lead into the main bedroom.  Underneath that will be a nice large tool and garden shed.
 
 
 

The back yard: small, but nicely landscaped.  The previous owner was an avid gardener, but it was let go for quite a while as his health slipped away.  You're looking west towards the sunset, ergo the desire for the porch overlooking the garden and yard.  The landscaping is biased towards Rhodies, roses, and a plethora of as-yet unidentified bushes.  The large tree at the back right of the yard is a big 'ol pear, and there's an Italian plum tucked behind the shop.  A crabapple will be planted in the left rear corner of the yard, and picture a brick patio with a table under the pear tree.  Note that hummingbirds nest in the neighbor's tree.
 
 

Looking up the north side of the house towards the street.  More unknown bushes, Rhodies, and fuchsias for the hummingbirds.