Our House – Now and Then

July 8, 2010 11:43 am Comments Off

Most of the time it’s annoying when a government agency doesn’t update their files regularly, but occasionally it can be a blessing. The local tax assessor is still using photos from the 80s as their “current” house photo database. Since we don’t really have any historic photos of our home we’re clinging onto this 1988 tax assessor photo as our “historic” photo.

It’s crazy to see that the oak tree in the front yard was nothing more than a little stick, and the hedge facing the sidewalk does not exist yet. However, the bush next to the driveway and the holly bushes next to the steps are already there! The screened in porch had already been removed when we bought the house.

Our house, 1988: