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This Old House
E26 | First Period Gambrel | A Period Restoration
Season 44
Episode 26
A little over a year ago, renovation began on the 1720 first period home. Tremendous care went into preserving the home's history while making modern improvements. Once a modest gambrel style house with a towering two-story ell addition, the house is now three buildings - the original gambrel house, a new two-story primary suite addition, and a new single-story ell that connects the two spaces.
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Prefabricated walls are in place. The house is moved off the cribbing onto the foundation.
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A 1920s brick cottage is lifted off its foundation and moved to the backyard.
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The team arrives in Music City, USA and tours a rundown brick cottage in East Nashville.