Monday, March 21, 2011
With a lot of work, over many years, a century-old home on Estaugh Avenue gets a stylish renovation.
When Candida DeLago and David Schwartz first bought their century-old home on Estaugh Avenue two decades ago, it was not a pretty sight–or site. “Our neighbor used to call this house ‘the old shady dog,’” said DeLago. “It was dark and smelly and dirty.” Shrubs obscured the front of the home, maybe not such a bad thing given the state of the house, but the overgrown plantings hid the home’s potential. Slowly, over many years, the couple improved the home, inside and out. Asbestos siding was removed. New exterior paint highlighted the beauty of an architectural style called American Foursquare, one known for its practical box shape, a design typically lacking the gingerbread embellishments of Victorian homes. Heat was upgraded and central …
Monday, March 7, 2011
A gallery of historic homes.
A gallery of historic homes of Haddonfield.
Monday, February 21, 2011
A Dutch Colonial gets a four-level makeover for a family of five.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Judith Winne
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Monday, February 21, 2011
When a home is too small, a homeowner has three choices: Move, make do or expand. Kim Horton, her husband, Greg, and their three sons needed more space in their Hawthorne Avenue Dutch Colonial. “We had basically outgrown the house,” said Horton, explaining that moving wasn’t an option. “I liked the neighborhood. I liked this part of town. There was just no reason to leave. I was happy here. And this way I could make it (the house) the way I wanted. I changed the things I didn’t like.” One was the need for a mud room. More about that in a bit. The Hortons planned a makeover that is attractive in a cozy and livable way—thanks in part to a four-level addition and decorating choices that celebrate different eras. Built in 1922, the house is no…
Monday, February 14, 2011
With pieces large and small from donors, the Historical Society of Haddonfield fills a red brick mansion with the necessities and luxuries of bygone eras.
In Greenfield Hall’s family room—an area 19th-century Americans would have referred to as “the keeping room”—a leather fire bucket sits prominently on the mantle. “This belonged to John Gill,” said Jean W. Lawes, administrative coordinator of the Historical Society of Haddonfield, the organization that calls Greenfield Hall home. “It is probably one of our most prized possessions.” The engraved bucket is one of the few items in the home known to belong to John Gill IV, the man who built the mansion, but it is one of many fascinating antiques in this Kings Highway home. The home’s furnishings were provided by generous locals and reflect various periods of the town’s history. The objects and curiosities provide a kind of peek back at how …
Saturday, January 15, 2011
A house becomes a project and proves perfect for entertaining.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Judith Winne
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Saturday, January 15, 2011
When Janice and David Hunt purchased a 135-year-old Victorian on Kings Highway, the home was ideal–which didn’t mean it was perfect. “When we bought the house, you had to walk through a closet to get through to the bedroom,” said David. “It was nuts.” And the kitchen? “The kitchen was really small,” said Janice. “We were living in a nice, big, beautiful house, and we’ve got a crummy kitchen,” recalled David. Over the last few years, they have fixed these problems, and a number of others. Old homes need a good measure of care and, typically, updating. They added a four-star master bath–complete with flat-screen TV, 35-square-foot steam room, soaking tub and heated floor—that no 19th-century homeowner could have envisioned. The kitchen now …
