Saturday, June 14, 2008

Century Plaque

I finally received the Century Plaque for the house and installed it above the plaque I had made awhile back. The plaques are made available for houses that reach the century mark in Ridley Park. The research submitted with the application is kept in the archives to help document the houses in the area.




In restoration news, I finished the final coats of paint on the back and have set up the scaffold for the first half of the driveway side of the house. I finally have some new inspiration to look at and keep me painting MORE shingles....







And once again the sparrows built a nest under the shingles that I had to remove..... this time no eggs but actual kiddies. Boy they're quick family makers! So I managed to get them into a hanging basket and put a shake on top for sheltering - and so far ma and pa seem to be tending to them in between my time up on the scaffolding.



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3 comments:

Omar said...

That's a neat idea about the plaques in your neighborhood -- I've been pondering having a plaque made to put by the front door with the original owner's name & year built. I still need to completely verify the year built though. It's one of those things you put on the bottom of the to-do list. Someday.

Sandy said...

The house looks so good! Good job on moving the "kids"!

Christopher Busta-Peck said...

I've been reading your posts for a little while, as I look for inspiration and ideas for the house that my wife and I will soon buy. Just wanted to say hello.