Ice comes and ice goes

After six and half days without power due to a recent ice storm, life returns to normal in Tryon. Last weekend the final push to remove all the gypsum board in the living room, all the particleboard in the bedroom and kitchen, the false ceilings, and the entire bathroom -- finally paid off. Nearly 95% down to the bare bones and the house is really beginning to show off its true character and original lines.

Classifying the Birthplace has become somewhat of a mental exercise as we're comparing what we’ve found with other documented structures in North and South Carolina (particularly, Mecklenburg County, NC and Spartanburg County, SC). The house is undeniably front-gabled with an inset porch, but the jury is still out on whether it represents late National, Folk Victorian, or a Southern Vernacular style.