Sunday, October 25, 2026

The Sunday Five: Old or Historic


1: How old is the home you live in? 

2: For you, what is the difference between an old building and a historic building?

3: When restoring a historic building, should we tear down the additions that were made 50 years ago? 

4: Have you ever moved into a new home? 

5: What is the closest "historic" site to where you live? 

My answers:

1: How old is the home you live in? About 40 years old.

2: For you, what is the difference between an old building and a historic building? To be historic, something important had to have happened there. 

3: When restoring a historic building, should we tear down the additions that were made 50 years ago? I am not troubled by this, Alexandria City Hall is removing the 1970s additions to a building dating to the 1800s. 

4: Have you ever moved into a new home? Three times. 

5: What is the closest "historic" site to where you live? The Fairfax Family mansion was where the front parking lot is, George Washington had dinner there a week before he died. 

Please share you answers in the comments.

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