Recently for my historical preservation class my group had to take pictures of a local town. We choose Owosso MI and I decided to share some of these pictures with you. They are all of historic buildings and homes, something that we here in the US take for granted. We tear down these homes to make room for newer homes that are poorly built and will never last as long as these older homes. It really is very sad.

Carriage House

I wish I lived here!

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Right now so many people in the United States believe that new is better then old and we should tear everything down and put up new. This really is not the case and I will tell you why now and continue to tell you why in the future.

One big reason that older homes and buildings can be better then a new home is simple, you can not beat the craftsmanship. People just don’t do the quality of work they use to and there is no way it can be matched. Well, if you build it yourself and put the work into it, maybe. Still most of us can not build a home by ourselves right?

The next reason that older is better is that you waste less. Buying a home and fixing it up means that you are reusing land, materials and are not buying as many new materials as you would have to if you build a home.

The last reason, at least for this post is that an older home can be less work then a new one, yes I said less. Why, well because the home has already settled. So you don’t have to worry about that. Once you do the updating or other work, it’s usually done for a while.

Yes their are downsides to owning a older home, but any home will have to have general maintenance, why not live in a home with charismatic charm, not one that is stark and boring!

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