11/23/2004: Moving house

chrisinhouston · 11-23-2004, 09:54 PM

If I'm not mistaken, this is a "Queen Anne" style house, typified by the porch and the round turret.

Read a story some time back about how houses were moved in the last century or 2 in the USA. Sometimes it was done with one man and a mule and a bunch of logs as the rollers; could take a week or 2. I know of at least 2 old estate houses in downtown Houston where the house was just turned 90 degrees to face a different street that may have become a new main thourougfare. Hard to imagine now adays with slab foundations to turn a house just a quarter turn. Pier and Beam was the foundation of the time and it made it much easier to do.

Best to all as we head to the holidays

Chris in Houston.

11-23-2004, 09:54 PM	#19
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	If I'm not mistaken, this is a "Queen Anne" style house, typified by the porch and the round turret. Read a story some time back about how houses were moved in the last century or 2 in the USA. Sometimes it was done with one man and a mule and a bunch of logs as the rollers; could take a week or 2. I know of at least 2 old estate houses in downtown Houston where the house was just turned 90 degrees to face a different street that may have become a new main thourougfare. Hard to imagine now adays with slab foundations to turn a house just a quarter turn. Pier and Beam was the foundation of the time and it made it much easier to do. Best to all as we head to the holidays Chris in Houston.

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