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We have spent much of the past year scouring the local sources of architectural salvage and we’ve never seen a one-off haul like this. Circa Antiques on Atlantic Avenue has taken possesion of the entire inside of a historically perfect brownstone! They’ve got everything from staircases to paneling to fireplaces to bathroom fixtures. Truly mind-boggling and certainly raises our curiosity about why a house like this is being gutted. A new modernist-leaning owner? A developer putting in slick new condos? Wish we knew.
Architectural Salvage [Circa Antiques]


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  1. I still can’t believe how much nice old stuff is thrown into dumpsters and left curbside with renovations. It’s mind numbing. It’s a shame that code and/or money problems won’t let the nonprofit keep the brownstone intact for the girls, but at least they didn’t get guys in there to rip all the original detailing out to throw into a dumpster.

  2. Actually, I’ve lived in old houses my whole life – but that is beside the point. I agree with Roz that it is good that they are salvaging these details.

    However, I think it should be said that I do not think any of the posters on this sight are opposed to the good work that the church is doing for the girls. It’s just a shame that the guts of the house have to be removed. These houses were not middle class places when they were built actually – more than often they were built for relatively affluent families – hence the expensive materials. Unfortunately, there are not many places left that are this intact believe it or not. Over the years they have lost their details or been covered up with suspended ceiling, linoleum or several layers of paint by people trying to maintain old houses on a budget and/or not understanding the value of what they had.