The very first time I walked through the front door … I SAW THE STAIRCASE. That was it for me, I had to have this house. I fell in love immediately!! I didn’t care if the rest of the house was falling down, I had to have this house!
As it turned out, there is a lot of work to be done in the house. There have been a lot of days that I feel overwhelmed with the restoration and think I can’t do one more project; I walk out and look at the staircase and all is right in the world again.
The Grand Staircase Prior to Restoration
Picture from MLS page prior to purchasing the house
Once I purchased the house, I started doing research on it. I was very lucky to come across original blueprints of the house. They were donated to Wright State University. The builder of the home was a prominent architect, Albert Pretzinger of Peters, Burns & Pretzinger.
