1700 Vine Street: Visions of a Sustainable Over-the-Rhine

This blog was created to chronicle the rehabilitation of 1700 Vine Street, a vacant, condemned building in Over-the-Rhine. Reid and I purchased the building in January 2008 and have been spending our evenings and weekends fixing it up ever since. Construction is moving slowly, but one day we will move in and call this former-disaster our LEED certified home. While rehab takes a lot of time, we are both learning a lot and having fun! Thanks for joining us on the adventure. - Patty

Monday, November 9, 2009

Celebrating 150 Years

Although we originally thought the buildings had been built in the 1870s, we are piecing together information that suggests they are much older, most likely built in the 1850s. A couple of neighbors, known for their intense interest in OTR history, suggested that there were definitely buildings on our property in the 1850s. We weren't sure if they were the buildings that are still present until this past weekend when we discovered a name and year carved into a windowsill. While pressure washing and scraping in preparation for painting, we found the name "Phill Adolphe" and the year "1860" carved into a windowsill on the back building. Could it be that our buildings are celebrating their 150th birthday?!