Author: Stephen Worth
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An Early Christmas Present
December 18, 2023 As luck would have it, I was filling up my car at Neighbor’s last Saturday, December 18th, when I observed Stuart Harris writing on the community chalk board near the post office. To say I’d been out of touch with the renovations of the steeple at the town hall would be an…
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Kitchen Remodel
The kitchen in this old farmhouse was part of the original structure dating to the early 1830’s. Although the structure had been updated several times during the twentieth century, the last meaningful renovation took place approximately 50 years ago in the 1970’s. Aside from outdated cabinetry and well worn wide pine floor boards, the entire…
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Homage to Charles Edgar Cope, Architect
I owe my life-long love of house designing and building to my grandfather, C. Edgar Cope. Born in 1888, he studied architecture and fine art at the Beaux-Art de Paris before beginning a long career in residential and commercial architecture in Chester County, Pennsylvania. I came across an old rolled up blueprint of his and,…
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Stair Solution
The two choices for building a new back stairway in a limited space were a closed staircase with a built-in storage cabinet or an open staircase. The open staircase provided more light into the small space from two new windows, creating a picture gallery space. This old farmhouse was sorely in need of updating. After…