tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post766244917417815623..comments2024-03-21T23:10:18.096-04:00Comments on Hartwood Roses: The Past and the Present at Dunbar's KitchenConnie in Hartwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09127877285792861166noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-81572515740047998392016-03-07T07:49:13.966-05:002016-03-07T07:49:13.966-05:00Dunbar's Kitchen is a contributing structure w...Dunbar's Kitchen is a contributing structure within the Falmouth Historic District, which is administered by the Stafford County Historical Commission and the Stafford County Architectural Review Board. Nothing can happen to it without the consent of those entities.Connie in Hartwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127877285792861166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-79131328342980156042016-03-07T07:47:13.538-05:002016-03-07T07:47:13.538-05:00The 1920s porch probably deteriorated and it looks...The 1920s porch probably deteriorated and it looks like it was 'updated' in the 1950s or 60s. Stuff like that happens. It's not irreversible, if someone is inclined to do that later.Connie in Hartwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127877285792861166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-19294197661623152662016-03-07T07:45:54.743-05:002016-03-07T07:45:54.743-05:00This is what happens when one willingly steps into...This is what happens when one willingly steps into what I call the Internet Rabbit Hole. <br /><br />I want a fence and gate like that somewhere on our property. I was thinking about doing it around the English Garden by the barn ... maybe the Shack would be a better spot ... so many choices! :)Connie in Hartwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127877285792861166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-79129349279124384312016-03-07T07:43:45.898-05:002016-03-07T07:43:45.898-05:00You had to be sitting and looking exactly in the r...You had to be sitting and looking exactly in the right spot, till the Mercedes dealership was demolished. The boundaries of the dealership structures were right against the Dunbar property line. The service area and dumpsters obscured the back of the property, and the building was only really visible on an oblique line near the corner of Route 1 and Carter Street. Connie in Hartwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127877285792861166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-17780902737117030882016-03-07T07:40:23.807-05:002016-03-07T07:40:23.807-05:00As I was finishing up the post, it felt a bit like...As I was finishing up the post, it felt a bit like I was channeling your style. Find an inspiration, run to the Internet, fill in the gaps and tell the story. Connie in Hartwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127877285792861166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-17037453230198434282016-03-07T07:38:50.228-05:002016-03-07T07:38:50.228-05:00I thought about you as I was wandering around on t...I thought about you as I was wandering around on that side of Falmouth. What's good about a place as small as this is that it doesn't take a whole lot to undo the inappropriate modern touches and take it back to reference its former self.Connie in Hartwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127877285792861166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-15930810801375247372016-03-07T07:37:07.760-05:002016-03-07T07:37:07.760-05:00It was a photo that the eBay seller had listed, a ...It was a photo that the eBay seller had listed, a print of the Library of Congress digital file I think, not the property. A friend of mine bought land on eBay once, five acres in west Texas. That's what happens, she said, when it's late at night and she can't sleep and the bargain was more than she could resist.<br /><br />I plan to use these photos as inspiration when it comes Connie in Hartwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127877285792861166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-15310573565022808882016-03-07T07:33:40.935-05:002016-03-07T07:33:40.935-05:00This one makes me sad because it's uninhabited...This one makes me sad because it's uninhabited and a bit shabby around the edges. It's okay, though, because someone keeps it up instead of 'demolition by neglect', which we see around here all too often. Connie in Hartwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127877285792861166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-702725839571514062016-03-07T07:30:34.948-05:002016-03-07T07:30:34.948-05:00The location of this place is definitely not the b...The location of this place is definitely not the best one now, if occupants want to live a quiet country life like it used to be. Things change, I know. Connie in Hartwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127877285792861166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-32991972680074886062016-03-07T07:29:00.829-05:002016-03-07T07:29:00.829-05:00Whenever I visit a historic property, I try to ima...Whenever I visit a historic property, I try to imagine what it must have been like to be there in the past. With this place, fortunately, all we have to do is look at the wonderful photos. The flower border, lined with bricks, neat rows of the vegetable garden, the fluffy dog in the doorway, porch swings and rocking chairs. Connie in Hartwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127877285792861166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-40066312931119576652016-03-07T05:13:47.246-05:002016-03-07T05:13:47.246-05:00I sure hope this delightful little place will NOT ...I sure hope this delightful little place will NOT be torn down but preserved as a reminder of the loveliness of the past. Thank you for sharing.<br /><br />I love the gate with the sign.<br /><br />FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-15047190767276315892016-03-07T03:17:20.882-05:002016-03-07T03:17:20.882-05:00It's a shame they didn't construct a porch...It's a shame they didn't construct a porch to match the original.Ms. Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263882972749791087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-87148817104693976062016-03-06T21:45:22.586-05:002016-03-06T21:45:22.586-05:00A fantastic post...the historical research you hav...A fantastic post...the historical research you have done is amazing to me. The gate has a charm that brings me back to the days as a kid when everyone had gates like that down here♥<br />Rose Petals Nurseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15577776928200863244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-77216888450395235532016-03-06T21:08:18.801-05:002016-03-06T21:08:18.801-05:00This is very cool, I've been down and around t...This is very cool, I've been down and around that many years, and I have never seen that. Bob says it might be a trip soon. Lady Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118924605331267248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-9409940866472833802016-03-06T20:03:05.147-05:002016-03-06T20:03:05.147-05:00I love this post and how you researched it. Ah! Th...I love this post and how you researched it. Ah! That fence! Very cool. Goth Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14304287944330634582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-13196238358359910572016-03-06T19:05:54.819-05:002016-03-06T19:05:54.819-05:00Back in the day, classmates and I did measured dra...Back in the day, classmates and I did measured drawings of several buildings in Falmouth as part of UMW Historic Preservation classes. Although the Dunbar building was not on the agenda that go round, it certainly was well known to the Profs and an often referenced structure. <br />So fun to see the 1920 photos.<br />I can help but to imagine what I could have done with a place like that before MarmePurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13500222210426502889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-28384964278110936552016-03-06T13:25:22.023-05:002016-03-06T13:25:22.023-05:00I didn't ever think to go to eBay to find prop...I didn't ever think to go to eBay to find property!<br />I would love to have such a place like that, in it's earlier days.<br />Makes me sad to see it now.<br />I wish it could be rescued. :(Cindi Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475347748831862659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-87137069021409787952016-03-06T10:35:15.310-05:002016-03-06T10:35:15.310-05:00Aww, it really does seem a shame the place is not ...Aww, it really does seem a shame the place is not restored to its original charm and loved by someone who honors its past. But times change and so do the roads and streets...in the same way, often small-town downtowns once had marvelous little neighborhoods adjacent to them that tend to turn into ghettos once things really start growing. But when I see how lovely these homes are, it does make me HotFlashHomesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894953352910455222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-9418716100393899582016-03-06T09:08:26.835-05:002016-03-06T09:08:26.835-05:00Dunbar's Kitchen must have been a wonderfull h...Dunbar's Kitchen must have been a wonderfull house and place to live in the old days. Such a shame it's no longer inhabited these days, but the traffic is a real nuisance and times are changing. So nice you noticed that old gate...... Janneke https://www.blogger.com/profile/11056916431881916066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489596100395140547.post-78393129138273443102016-03-06T09:03:46.264-05:002016-03-06T09:03:46.264-05:00I enjoyed reading your article, Connie! The changi...I enjoyed reading your article, Connie! The changing fortunes of older properties has always resonated with me, and it is true to say that oftentimes we stand guilty of not giving those houses a second glance, as they lay standing apologetically in their sorry states. And in doing so, we dismiss the glories of the past to solely look at the stark moment of the present, not coming to terms with Nathalie Hachet @ LBM/ Mirabellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16511861716989035345noreply@blogger.com