What Year Was Your Home Built?

My small 2 bedroom home was built in 1912 and my great grandparents lived in it. My dad was actually born in my bedroom. :-) It had about 3 or 4 different owners after them, then I was lucky enough to get it. I love it even though the kitchen and bathroom are smallish but the closets are huge, still with the original shelving and coat hooks. My great grandparents even used to run it as a B&B in the summer months!! I def prefer older homes.

1996. Its a rental, too small, and the landlord never really "fixes" anything, just band-aides it to get by. Ugh. I personally like newer homes but would be open to an older one if it had been upgraded. I have a long list of "musts" when we buy a home. =)

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1996. Its a rental, too small, and the landlord never really "fixes" anything, just band-aides it to get by. Ugh. I personally like newer homes but would be open to an older one if it had been upgraded. I have a long list of "musts" when we buy a home. =)

I love older homes...but understand those who love new homes (because older homes are money pits that require a lot of repairs).

My house was built in 1949. It's friggen ADORABLE. I love the gorgeous wood floors and the fantastic floor plan. I hate the plaster walls and the leaky basement. Argh!

I HATE new homes personally. No character at all (unless they are uber expensive fancy houses that I could never afford), but that's me. My house was built either in 1775 or 1810... our real estate papers say 1775, but the historical society has it as 1810. Unfortunately the lineage we have of the house only goes back to about 1846. Wasn't many owners. Our house is made of stone and the walls are about 15 inches thick. It's so neat to stand in a room and just look around and see what used to be where (you can tell that doors have been moved and walls removed... and since things were reused, there are parts of door frames that make up pieces of my basement ceiling). What else is neat is behind the plaster in the walls, is a layer of mud and horsehair that was used as insulation. We renovated the living room so I saved some chunks of wall. Neat thinking that I'm holding hair from a horse that lived 200 years ago. And after it rains, I can go out back and find pieces of pottery that was discarded. My husband has even found numerous glass bottles buried in the yard. I'm obsessed with history so this house never gets dull... there is always something new to discover!

I like houses with charm. I like our friend's Victorian. Small rooms, but interesting doorways and the front room is a hexagon.

Our house was built in the 60s and we've pulled it slowly out of the 70s, which was the last time I think anybody did anything to it. Not major changes, but one of the first things DH did was get rid of the floor to ceiling bamboo in the foyer. It's not as grand as our friend's new home, but it's ours and we can make it what we want over time.

The "family farmhouse" was built before my grandmother was born so it's 90-100 yrs old. You can still see the ax marks on the ceiling beams. I love it.

Never lived in an old historic era home. The area we live in doesn't have as many as some areas of the country, unless you want to basically live in the dilapidated downtown area, or else in an extravagantly renovated "bed and breakfast" type place that costs an exhorbitant amount of money.

I don't prefer the 70's homes either... so I vote newer. The one we currently have was built in 2005/2006. We moved in 6 years ago tomorrow, actually.

A house I lived in when I was in pre-k and kindergarten: 1880
Mom's house: 1877
My TX house: 2008
My SC house: 2006

I think the old houses are neat in character, quality / strength, stuff like that. But I don't like hallways and wasted space, or the fact that most REALLY old homes don't have closets or extra storage space, or the lack of energy efficiency. I like having an open floor plan with walk in closets, more and bigger bathrooms, and energy efficient extras. To have an old home you need to either have money or be very handy when it's time to change the wiring, the plumming, replace pipes, etc, etc.
If I had all the money in the world, I would buy some land and have a house built that is inspired by an old house, but with the updates we enjoy now. I do love the stained glass or dormer windows, the woodwork, and cypress of my mom's house, but I don't think it is a practical house for MY lifestyle and needs.
I think you can make a home quaint or charming with decor and gardening, regardless or age. And the "feeling" of a place depends a lot on more than just age or decor. I need the "feeling" to be good, peaceful, happy.

Old. Definitely old. I grew up in an old house, and my mom's still there.

I find they have higher ceilings and more charm. And sometimes ghosts.

Our first house was built 1969 - cookie cutter houses on 1/4 acre - classic suburbia.
Our second house was built 2006 - 3 acres out in the country, not part of a development.
Neither have neighborhood associations.
I like the new house floor plan - open and airy ranch, and the floors don't squeak.
The old house was certainly better than the apartment, but the windows were painted shut till we replaced them (they were single pane - the replacement windows cut our electric bill to 1/3rd of what it was) and it was constant replacing/fixing one thing after another.
That's true for any house over the long term but we were ready for a new house.
We like the big yard where neighbors aren't piled on top of each other and we can see stars at night.

Ours was built in 1994, and I love old houses much better. My husband doesn't want me to visit his friends' house ever, because it was built in the 1800s and he knows I will never want to leave. :-)

1917. I love finding things in the house. We have uncovered some original wallpaper. I wish I had enough money to have some of it replicated - it's beautiful.

mine probably in the 70's then added onto and remodeled. In our neck of the woods I like an older remodeled home because the lot size with new construction is like 5000-6000 s.f.. Our lot is 13,000 s.f. Other than lot size I think i like new construction for the large closets! But as long as we live where we live, I'll probably always choose an older home. I used to think l loved really old homes, But I'm kind of over it after living in one a while back. I don't like small bathrooms and the musty smell.

1979, and it is UGLY! No character whatsoever--we bought it purely for utilitarian purposes and have been changing it ever since.

I love the look and style of older homes, but prefer the way spaces are utilized in newer homes. I don't need a formal living room, but I could really use a great room that opens into to the kitchen and maybe a sunroom off the kitchen where I could have my kids' playroom.

My dream home is this one. I love Arts & Crafts architecture. Hoping to be able to build this in 5 years or so, as my inlaws are aging and will likely be looking to live with us again.
http://www.houseplans.com/5180-square-feet-6-bedrooms-5-b...

I grew up in a house built in 1917. It was in the same neighborhood my grandma grew up in. In fact, she got married in the backyard of her home, which was only 1 block away from my house. My grandparents operated a catering business, which they ran out of an awesome old house on a historic street in St. Paul, MN. I used to dream of living there. It was up for sale last year, so I found a video of it--my original dream home :) (It is NOT $125million--a typo added too many 0's to the listing.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyGuxh2dXoQ

Cool... I love those old homes but I have never been lucky enough to live in one. The woodwork alone in those homes is just so quality. They just don't do that anymore. Our house was built in 1991. I have to say our house is a nice one and we don't have to spend much time doing any home remodel projects...unless we want to. So, the benefit of having a new home is you can spend your weekends just hanging with family more often.

I grew up in a 1910 house and loved it. It was a small Victorian (no turrets, unfortunately, but fun alcoves, nooks and crannies, great for hide-and-seek). It had the scariest basement (complete with walled-off cistern), the steepest staircase and even those old push-button light switches. I miss that house.

Currently I live in a 1974 A-frame-type house. Everybody says it looks like a ski lodge when they walk in. I love this house too, but I don't really consider it to be "old". I suppose at nearly 40 years it really is.

The house we've lived in since 1977 was built about 1960. To most people, apparently, that's OLD! But not to me. The one we lived in before that was a bungalow which we were told was built about 1917. Later somebody told us that it had been built downtown and moved to what was then the suburbs (now also downtown) later.

The first house I remember living in was a Dutch Colonial built in the 1920s. (It had a milk door, too!). When we moved to another state, we lived in a house built in the early '50s - and, since we moved into it in the late '50s, that was the closest thing to a new house I've ever lived in.

I always liked our houses, but as a kid I used to LOVE visiting my aunt! She had built a big new house outside D.C. in the '30s, so it was old when I knew it, and it was beautiful. Then she downsized to a vintage row house in old Alexandria, Virginia. Vintage? The earliest records for it was that it had been foreclosed in 1791!

When you buy an old house, it is said, you're buying other people's problems; however, it seems that when you buy a new house, you're buying the builder's problems! So you pay your money and you take your choice.

I am always drawn to old houses, because I love the idea of a home's already having a history. I love architectural detail, and the reason I was OK about this 1960 house was that it had one tiny little bit of architectural detail, compared to *none* in the few other options we had. (Don't think it doesn't have more now.)

In my dreams I would love to find a potentially charming old house, restore it completely, and incorporate modern needs like a good kitchen, more bathrooms, and more closets. However, my husband responds, "Right - in your dreams!" :^)

1979. I LOVE older homes but you gotta have a handyman on call/speed dial!

our first home was over 100 years old, not sure what year it was built. I was not in love with that house though. It was built on and rebuilt, so not sure which part of it was 100 years old, except I'm sure the basement was, it was cinder block, and I am 5 feet tall, and had to duck because the ceilings in the basement were so short. That is the part I hated, because my washer and dryer were down there. Our current house was built it 1987, and we have remodeled it, and we really like the area, so I guess I'd vote for the newer one, although i do love the look of an older home.

Our house was built in 1878. It has 1,528 sq ft with 6 bedroom.

Our house needs a lot of tlc!! ( all of the walls are plaster covered by paneling, the wiring is OLD with the turn knobs, the foundation is rock that is crumbling) I like the space our house has. I don't like that there is only 2 closets in the house. I also don't like how when someone built the addition in the back they cut a hole in the wall for the "door". There is no door frame just a hole in the wall to go into the room. The addition has the back door and to get to it you have to go through our bedroom.

I do like all of the character in the hard wood floors ( it took months of pulling up carpet and sanding/ staining to get them back looking nice) and two rooms have large picture windows with the stained glass on top of it. I just wish the old windows kept out some of the cold air! I wish there wasn't layers upon layers of paint on all of the door/ window frames that they were original stained wood.

I know the kids would love it if there was heat upstairs instead of the floor vents ( the grates that just let the rising heat come up).

There is alot of good things about the house... then there are some not so good things ( just needs updated) then there are ones that you just shake your head and wonder what the person who did it was thinking...

I like the older homes just wish ours was a little more updated.

My home was built in 1980 when ugly shag carpeting in oranges and yellows was vogue. If everything goes as planned we will be looking for a new home in the next four years. I love older homes as well but my hubby is worried about the upkeep.

Our house was built in 1977.
I find that the really old houses are so small that they make me claustrophobic, I need space around me. But I don't like empty useless space like in a lot of modern homes with those "open layouts". My brother and SIL have one of those newer ones built in early 2000s and it drives me nuts..you can't put anything anywhere, it just sort of floats in the middle of the rooms and feels so disconnected. I like that we actually have a yard which you don't get with newer homes around here.

Mine was built in 2000... I'm a new construction kinda girl :)

1965.

I prefer either really old homes that have been reworked, or newer ones. The one we are in... not so much. It's a pretty gross rental in a fading neighborhood.

We just had ours built in 2008

1903. I love old homes, but I also love architecturally interesting ones, no matter when they were built. And anything with nooks AND crannies.

our rental was 1998 and our home is 2002. nothing special just another track home, but love it.

we just bought ours built in 1998. We looked at an amazing house built in 1916 that was in great condition mostly but still needed a lot of work namely in the kitchen and bathroom. I REALLY wanted to make it happen but we couldn't. We needed a place to live, not a huge project. A non functioning kitchen and bathroom really made it unlivable. But it had some super amazing built ins and furnace system that was super cool. Unfortunately for me I love old houses but they usually need so much work which to do RIGHT and appropriate to the era means lots of money (that I don't have).

Ours is old (1969) but not "charming" old like yours! I either like charming old or new.

Oh well . . .

OLD all the way. Unfortunately, we live in a home built in 1970. That's not old enough for me!

The + side to our home is that the previous owners did an excellent renov ....flipping the 2-car garage into a great room open to the dining room & what used to be the old family room. From our front door to the far wall, it's about 35'.....& from the front wall to the back where the french door leads out to our screened porch - is another 35'. LOVE the space.

I grew up in an old home. It was built around 1900. When my parents divorced, my Mom bought an old home in an historic village along side the Mississippi River. Her home just turned 100 a few years ago. Visiting my Mom is like stepping back in time....the entire village is on the National Historic Register!

The Flood of '93 was the 1st time the river came into Mom's house. Even with 4' of river sitting in the 1st floor of the house for months....her little house survived - thanks to plaster/lathe walls & real wood floors (instead of drywall & laminate floors). A miracle made many years ago!

mine was built in 1986 I think, or 85. One of those. I love old houses that have been renovated inside. But I like new houses too.

Our current house is 1910. Previous one was 1916. Obviously we love old houses. We love to think about the number of people that lived here before us. And the quality of the wood in the house is amazing. Ever tried to get a screw into one of these window frames? Just about impossible!

Built in 1909 and has PLASTER walls.

Now that the electrical and plumbing have been updated I really like it. I don't have the fear that we're going to DIE in a fire anymore.

1935. I like older homes, because you pretty much know what you're getting so you can be prepared. Newer homes, you don't know. The newer homes look beautiful and cleaner, but have a lot of hidden stuff like "Chinese drywall," (It's made out of a material that can actually cause allergies and deteriorates on the inside causing electrical problems.) chimneys that are set too low causing carbon monoxide to creap into the house, too air tight, thin walls, and sometimes poor workmanship. Sure older homes can have lead paint, but you expect that and can fix that a lot easier than replacing drywall. Older homes can be just as efficient as newer homes, provided you put the money into them. Our 1935 home has walk up stairs to an attic with a hardwood floor! It even has a built in ironing board. The old Exon water heater worked much better than the new Boch water heater. (We had to get a new hot water tank, because it finally rusted out after how many years.) Now the water isn't as hot. We've replaced all the windows ourselves to make it more efficient. Now, we're in the process of moving to another home, which is a 1917. Yes, it's even older; but it's in better shape, bigger, and cheaper than newer homes. Sometimes you can get older homes a lot cheaper than newer homes, then just use the money you saved buying an older home to upgrade it. Be sure to insulate your older home to save mucho dollars. We upgraded all the electric, repaired the huge porch, repaired the bathroom, painted and tiled back splashes...Now, it looks like a new house with the old world charm of an old house. I vote for older houses. Better construction, stronger foundations, thicker walls....What's not to love?

1st house was built in 1920, and incredibly we were only the THIRD family to own it in the 90s

2nd house WE built, 2004

This house built in 1983

I prefer an older house too. I think men get tired of holding the house up around the clock and spending money on it. I think they get to a point where they'd just like everything to be done already so they can watch the ball game.

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Our house was built in the mid 1920s. It had been built by the previous owner's uncle. The uncle lived in the house until the mid 80s and then the house passed to the man we bought it from. The two men who had lived here before us were both carpenters so our woodwork & trim is amazing. People have told us that this house reminds them of their grandmother's house.

My kitchen was quaint with a beautiful built-in pantry and like 2 cabinets in the kitchen itself - adorable but not a working kitchen. We renovated the kitchen a few years ago and although we had to re-configure it to sneak a small bathroom in, we tried to keep the same charm. Our carpenter even took down all the original woodwork, replaced the walls and put the woodwork back up. We've lived her for almost 20 years and there are things that need a little sprucing up, but I wouldn't trade my house for a modern design. Luckily, my husband and I agree on the style of house we like. Never thought that maybe some couples have different tastes in houses - good question.

PS - my dream home would be a big Victorian with lots of oddly shaped rooms and nooks & crannies. I would love a newly built house that's styled like an old Victorian so I'd have the best of both worlds.

Our first home was built it 2000. Our second home was built in 1954. Loved it! Our current home was built in the 80's! It seems as though I don't know what I prefer, ha ha! Each had their pros and cons but I wouldn't do new again.