In the Hill Country of Texas, they call that a Sunday house. It's for country people to come into town from their farms or ranches and have a place to change clothes for church and visit with other town friends.
Posted on 03/18/2006 12:41:01 PM PST by Lorianne
Very cute! But you have to assemble it yourself, therefore will not be suitable for Katrina victims.
The USofA was created between July 4,1776 and March 14, 1789, in about 32 months. This is imho! On July 4, the British government left. Can you imagine living in a community that had no government? No one to tell you what the "law" says. This period lasted until March 1789 when the Federal government started. During the 32 months more wealth was created by citizens than in any period of comparable times since. There was a law, it was Christian Law. It worked like no other. God Bless Christian Culture.
Yup -
But everyone had a Charleville or similiar.
I have my original hanging on the wall about 15' away below crosses sabres.
It is in fine working condition with a good flint and BP dry and close.
Good post devolve, too bad no government officials will voice these things publicly.
In the Hill Country of Texas, they call that a Sunday house. It's for country people to come into town from their farms or ranches and have a place to change clothes for church and visit with other town friends.
Thats interesting... wonder if the Katrina Cottage architect was inspired by those.
It would probably cost more to clean, refurbish, repair and move them than it would cost to replace them with new units.
You studied math where? (Hint: there are 12 months in a year. There are 10 years in a decade. So add about 120 months....)
These were built by German settlers in the late 1800s and early 1900s, mainly around Fredericksburg, TX. They do bear a resemblance to a lot of Cajun Country bayou camps, the trim and the porches, so that's probably where the general design ideas came from--but "Sunday house" is the first thing that popped into this Texan's mind.
Here's a little more info:
One specific one:
http://www.delforgeplace.com/sundayhouse.htm
What is a Sunday House? -- In Fredericksburg's early years, settlers received 2 pieces of property: a 10-acre plot in the country and a small town lot close to Main St. (usually 100' x 200').
Their first priority was to set up a farm or ranch on their country acreage, which would become their primary home. As the town grew and businesses were established, they came into town on Saturday for shopping, visiting, partying, etc., but found it impossible to return to their farm or ranch Saturday evening via wagon, then come back to town again for church on Sunday.
To solve this problem, many people built one-room structures on their town lots, usually with a loft above where the children could sleep, which allowed them to stay in town on Saturday night. These one-room town houses became known as Sunday Houses, and were at their peak in popularity between 1890 - 1910. Very few remain today.
What happened to many is, as the original settlers grew older, their kids would take over the farm or ranch, so the parents would move into town and add on to their Sunday House in order to make it their primary residence. The Delforge Place is a prime example of this process. It started as a one-room Sunday House in 1898, then gradually grew to its present size as it received more daily use over the years.
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From the Handbook of Texas:
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/SS/cfs1.html
SUNDAY HOUSES. Sunday houses were small second dwellings maintained near a church as a weekend place of residence. They became popular in the late 1800s among farmers and ranchers who lived in areas too remote to permit commuting to services.
The families owning such houses normally left their farms and ranches Saturday morning, journeyed to town, took care of shopping and business, attended an evening dance or party, and spent the night in the Sunday house.
On Sunday they attended church in the morning and either returned home in the afternoon or attended Sunday school in the afternoon, and then spent a second night in town. Sunday houses were also used when a member of the family needed to stay in town to conduct business or receive medical attention.
Some Sunday houses became the residences of retired ranchers when their land was turned over to their sons. Although in Texas Sunday houses were almost exclusively confined to Germans in the Hill Country,qv particularly Gillespie County, the phenomenon was not unique to Texas. Similar houses were used in the 1660s in Middlebury, Connecticut, and a counterpart to the Sunday house exists in the Pennsylvania Dutch country.
Sunday houses were small, usually having only two rooms, and often made of frame rather than rock. Some of them had 1½ stories, with a gabled roof to form an attic, usually reached from an outside stairway, that served as the children's sleeping quarters. The roof was pitched at a little less than forty-five degrees and covered with handmade cypress shingles.
Some of the houses were embellished with millwork in the door and window casings and had ornamented stair rails, newels, and transoms. The ground floor usually had a single room with a lean-to kitchen behind and a slant-roofed porch in front. Occasionally a second room was added. The houses were furnished for light housekeeping with a fireplace to provide heat and a place to prepare meals. There was no running water.
Sunday houses originated for several reasons. Since there were few rural churches, a weekend town residence made it easier to attend services. And the social contact of a weekend in town provided compensation for the isolation of rural life.
Such German settlements as Fredericksburg, New Braunfels, and Castroville were laid out as farm villages, and it was expected that farmers would build their houses in town and journey each day to outlying fields and pastures, in the European manner. To that end, farmers were granted town lots.
Soon after initial colonization, however, Germans moved out to settle in isolated farmsteads on their land, like their Anglo-American counterparts. The Catholic and Lutheran churches, however, did not soon follow their parishioners into the countryside, but stayed instead in the county seats. Many devout Germans therefore erected Sunday houses, often on the town lots originally intended for their homes.
Certain streets in Fredericksburg were lined with Sunday houses, and a surviving cluster is found on West San Antonio Street, near St. Mary's Catholic Church. Others still stand on West Main and South Milam streets. Clusters of Sunday houses also developed around St. Paul Lutheran Church in Cave Creek and in the village of Harper.
Although the custom began to die in the 1920s with the advent of improved roads and motor vehicles, it experienced a resurgence in the late 1970s. Surviving Sunday houses sell at premium prices as restoration and historical significance have become more important in the tourist business.
I don't know that they're asking to live in the houses forever, or if they just want something not rickety. Even if they are overpriced they are cheaper than the "temporary" solution. Maybe I just like a good deal - if you can buy "permanent" housing for the under the cost of "temporary" housing, then I say go for it.
I should have kept reading. Do you really think the British left when the Declaration of Independence was signed?
ROFLOL. Betcha General Cheatchusuckah 's gonna love it.
There is a company that I've heard about that specializes in tiny yet liveable high-efficiency homes. Take a look at these Tumbleweed Tiny Homes models. These houses would be a bit too small for me, but one of them would make a really cool office separate from my home, yet still on my property.
The one pictured above is only 12'x 16' in total! While I don't own any property far out in remote country, I think that would be another neat application. I suppose I just find the home minimalization concept intriguing...even though I can't do it myself at this time.
~ Blue Jays ~
among other things....
interior features a retractile table and vanity, a desk, 100 cubic feet of storage, a cathedral ceiling, a six gallon water heater, a shower, toilet, stainless steel counter, refrigerator, sink, heat stove, a double burner, and a vented sleeping loft for two.
Let me take a stab here and guess that it's the principle of thing here that galling you and not the cost. I don't really feel that strongly about it. It's just that the government wastes so much money, when I see an opportunity to cut costs, I'm in favor of it, even if it means giving someone a "free" home. As best as I can tell, these aren't particularly palacial estates, so I suspect people will eventually move on from them.
That's about the size of the closet in my main bedroom! For the home office arrangement that I've dreamed about, I'd just want a HUGE desk for work, daybed for naps, bathroom, and a small refrigerator. There would naturally be a need a high-speed line for FReeping when not working!
~ Blue Jays ~
That would be cool.. the ultimate "home" office! (and fortress of solitude.)
$12,959
http://www.spiritelements.com
How cute! Afraid I'm claustrophobic about small spaces, but now I'm forced to live in one myself, so it can be done. For an office, that would be "just precious."
Looks like some of the real estate offices out in west Texas. Also, some of the justices of the peace offices. And sometimes, they are both in one.
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