Welcome to Thursday Doors! This is a weekly challenge for people who love doors and architecture to come together to admire and share their favorite door photos, drawings, or other images or stories from around the world. If you’d like to join us, simply create your own Thursday Doors post each (or any) week and then share a link to your post in the comments below, anytime between 12:01 am Thursday morning and Saturday noon (North American eastern time). If you like, you can add our badge to your post.

Thursday Doors Schedule Update – There will be no Thursday Doors post here on August 18th. Accordingly, there will be no Recap post on Sunday August 21st. I know, that’s a month away, but since some people don’t participate every week, I will include this announcement each Thursday between now and then.

From the title, you may have guessed that I have a few more doors from the historic district in Old Wethersfield, Connecticut. I don’t have any detailed information about any of these houses, but I am revisiting one door that I shared last week – the gray house with the turret.

Frank, from Beach Walk Reflections mentioned in his comment: “A question about the turret house … I’ve got the feeling that house sits on a corner, so you captured the side door. (Great view BTW) … correct?”

Frank was right. That house is on a corner, but I’m not sure that was a side door. On the day I took the photo I used last week, traffic had been diverted (or detoured, if you prefer) down the street I was on. For the record, the photo I shared last week faces the main street. Being close to the corner, and in heavy traffic, when I pulled back onto the street, I didn’t have enough room to turn down the side street. Other business last week took me near that street, so I decided to check it out.

In addition to a replay of last week’s door, there are two other photos of that house in today’s gallery. I apologize for the then one taken through my windshield. I’m not sure which door is the “front” door. Feel free to offer your opinion in a comment. Keep in mind that, over time, the structure of the porch could have been altered.

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131 responses to “More From Old Wethersfield”

    1. Thank you Henrietta.

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  1. Never mind the doors, that’s some serious property porn there Dan

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    1. These are some very nice houses, Sheree.

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  3. Great doors, Dan.
    The yellow house with a wrapped-round porch seems to be standing on its tiptoes, peeking from behind the curtain of trees :)

    You found some houses with some quaint windows.

    I return to Corvin Castle in Transylvania this week. I had a thought about a door and it kept me awake at night:
    https://alluringcreations.co.za/wp/story-oldest-door-corvin-castle-transylvania/

    Dan, if you comment on my blog but your words seem to disappear, it’s Akismet and I don’t know what (else) to do about it.

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    1. Thanks Patricia. I do like the windows in these old houses.

      I did visit your blog, and I loved your story. I left a comment, but I just tried to go back and check, but I can’t get your site to load. I’ll be back later.

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      1. Your comment is up, Dan. Thank you.
        I had a few hiccups with Akismet during the past few weeks. I hope it’s fixed now.
        Have a great weekend,

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  4. Such great photos Dan those houses really fire the imagination 😁💜

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    1. Thanks Willow. There is so much history in this area of Connecticut.

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      1. It looks that way 💜💜

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  8. Interesting, the turret one was my favourite from last week. If it was here, in Glasgow, I’d be tempted to suggest the house has been converted into flats and all doors are main doors. Somehow, I don’t think there’s the practice of doing that in America…
    Here is mine:

    Thursday Doors – Milreu

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    1. You may be right, Sofia. I did notice that some of these old houses had been divided. I think, when they were originally built, they were designed to serve large, perhaps multi-generation families. That’s uncommon today.

      Your post is very interesting. I love the history you can find.

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  9. Such amazing houses Dan. I’m sure they’re worth a fair bit. Here are my doors for the week https://wrookieschu.com/2022/07/20/thursday-doors-v17/ 😊

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    1. I’m sure these are out of my price range, Wayne. Heating, cooling and maintaining them isn’t something I’d like to think about either.

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      1. I’m sure it’s crazy prices 🙈

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  12. Lovely houses again, Dan. Each looks like it could be a star in a nice romantic or indie movie. That oval window is hilarious. But now I wonder if I’d notice how funny it looks now if you didn’t say anything.

    My post is a birthday present for my sister. It’s long and it has more things than just doors. I hope you like it anyway: https://manjameximexcessive6.wordpress.com/2022/07/21/thursday-birthday-doors-and-stuff-21-7-22/#Piran#Slovenia#birthday

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    1. I’m glad you liked these Manja. I was reluctant to call out the oval window, but I don’t like it. I’m sure there’s a reason they set it that way, but it doesn’t work for me.

      Your photos today are beautiful and a lovely gift for your sister.

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  13. […] neighbours … same in appearance just different door […]

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  14. Some awesome large houses for this week Dan!

    Great timing, I will be away that weekend as well!

    Here are my side by side doors https://mywanderings.travel.blog/2022/07/21/next-door-neighbours/

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    1. These are large houses, Teresa. Too large for me. I think about heating and cooling and painting and maintenance, and I shudder.

      I’m glad to hear that our schedules align for the August break.

      I like the theme of side-by-side. It’s always nice to see how people make their identical door unique.

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      1. Yes same but unique 👍👍

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    Quite a nice collection of buildings, doors, turrets, pop-outs, and those amazing wrap around porches. Then there’s the beautiful properties they each sit on. Nice place to live!
    Ginger

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    1. I’m glad you liked seeing these, Ginger. I won’t be moving into any of them, but they are lovely.

      I’ll be content to try and stay cool in our house. I hope you can do the same.

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  16. Love these old houses Dan.
    Here’s where I met my mate: https://port4u.net/2022/07/21/the-art-students-league/

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    1. I’m glad you liked these, Sherry. Thanks for sharing your lovely story.

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  17. Dan you spoil us with these posts. The architecture is simply beautiful and of course the doors fall into the too.

    A quick one from me this morning on Bristol street art doors: https://scooj.org/2022/07/21/thursday-doors-21-july-2002/

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    1. Driving through these historic districts makes it easy to gather a good crop of doors. I’m glad you like them.

      I love the street art!

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  19. LOL loved some of the comments, Sheree’s “Porn” was so fun….Thank you Dan, this is such a wonderful event… here is my contribution for today.. https://dymoonblog.com/2022/07/21/friends-2/

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    1. The comments are often the best part of my posts!

      Nice take on friendship today!

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  20. What? No doors on my birthday?! Well then, I’ll just have to take that last house (my favorite) and save it (wish I could buy it!!).

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    1. Happy Birthday GP – Manja has birthday doors (for her sister, but I’m sure she’d share). I wish I could buy that last house as well.

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  21. Thank you for those wonderful doors. I like the turret house best, no matter where the front door is.
    Mine for this week is from Goslar in Northeast Germany:

    Doors of Goslar

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    1. I do like that house. I’m guessing I’d be using the back door by the driveway the most.

      Your doors truly are magnificent!

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  22. […] little more than half an hour to reach the Balti Museum at the top. We passed a lovely selection of doors on the way, as you can see. Houses are made with dressed blocks of the local gneiss, and, sometimes […]

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  23. I like a puzzle house: which is the main door? Nice fretwork under the eaves of the house with the flag.

    Turtuk village

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    1. I’m glad you noticed the details of that lats house. That’s what originally caught my eye.

      Thanks for taking us on tour with you.

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  24. These homes…beauties, all of them. The one you said ‘unexpected’ I agree, but unexpected in not a good way. And add-on gone awry, maybe? I now realize I am a shed dormer kinda gal. Those little windows are so cute! I had to smile at your ‘three season porch’ because down here they are called ‘Florida rooms.’ Catchy, right? 😉

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    1. Haha – I like Florida rooms. I guess you don’t have to avoid them in the winter. I agree with your assessment of the unexpected treatment. To each his own, I suppose. The little shed dormers are cute. I imagine they let in a nice amount of light.

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  25. Beautiful homes — and doors. Thank you for walking us through a bit of history and incredible photography, Dan. 😊

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    1. Thanks Gwen. This district is almost as old as it gets in CT (I still favor Windsor as being the first settlement). These houses don’t date back that far, but the area does.

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  26. Lovely houses, Dan. I haven’t read the comments yet, and who knows what the builders were thinking — or how the difference in the neighborhood at that time would have impacted their ideas. Personally, I agree with your original photo as being the front. The second story window placement on today’s photo isn’t right for that to be the front.
    The house with the oval window is probably my favorite (despite how much I like turrets). I love that window for being different and unexpected for being horizontal. LOL, it gives people inside a broader view for watching the neighbors, and it reminds me of an eye.

    My doors this week are car doors. I hope everyone will visit. Hugs on the wing.

    Wednesday Writing, & #ThursdayDoors to My Author’s Mind 2

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    1. I guess that’s a good enough reason to like the oval window, Teagan. I wish it were upright, but it’s not my decision. You make a good point about streets and land usage in deciding which door is the front. I agree, that window doesn’t look like it belongs on the front.

      Your doors are wonderful. I love car doors and the land locomotive is a true favorite.

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  27. Nice doors, porches, windows, and details! I only have a few this week. Running low on Knoxville pictures from #4 Daughter. https://marianallen.com/2022/07/knoxville-again-thursdaydoors/

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    1. There’s a lot to like about these houses.

      Daughter #4 is still bringing us good pictures.

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  28. More great pics, Dan. They’re so New England. I always wanted a home like that, but now, the smaller the better. Less to vacuum and dust. :-)

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    1. I’m with you, Diana. I look at these houses and, as nice as they are, I think about the heating and cooling bills(Connecticut has some of the highest electricity rates in the country) and painting and other maintenance. They are pretty, but I can appreciate them from a distance.

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      1. That’s what I’m thinking too, Dan. And BTW, I have Knuckleheads up on my blog today. Stop by if you have a chance. :-)

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        1. Thanks Diana. I’ll be over soon. Thursdays a blog chaos for me. I’m still catching up.

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  29. DAN’S THURS. DOORS (July 21)


    The longer I look, the more attractive the blue house becomes! It’s a toss up for the yellow and white house to become number two. Thank you for excellently hosting, Dan. Always a pleasure to come and participate!

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    1. Those are all nice houses, Emille.

      I enjoy hosting this challenge, and seeing doors from all over the world. I like the ones you brought to us today.

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  30. I do like the turret house, regardless if it’s the front. And those wrap around porches are wonderful. I wonder how many beans have been snapped and how many ears of corn have been shucked while sitting on those porches. Stay cool in this heat, Dan.

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    1. It’s been a long time since there were farms around this neighborhood, but I’m sure there have been more than a few family picnics, Jennie. Your comment took me back to vacations in Virginia when I was growing up. Beans, corn and fresh berries – all on the porch. We’re doing our best to stay cool. I hope you can, too.

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      1. I’m glad it brought you some good memories. We’re praying for some rain here and a break in the heat.

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  31. Great photos! They simply don’t make houses with these classic lines anymore. Love the gray turret house!

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    1. Thanks Jan. I am always glad to find houses like this being so well maintained. Once these are gone, there won’t be any to replace them.

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  32. These all look classic and lovely. I love the verandas, that detail on the corner of that one porch, and the turrets. My favorite one in this series is the gray/green one with black shutters, white trim and red door and on the opposite corner is that great red bush. I also loved the white two story with the portico and black shutters. I love a white house with black shutters. It’s timeless and classic looking to me.

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    1. These are classic New England homes. That gray house is one of my favorites. I look at the houses they are building today and I wonder if they really think they are improving on these designs.

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  33. These are great doors, Dan. I see what you mean about the house with the door on the porch and the door to the side. The front entrance could have changed over time.

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    1. Thanks Robbie. It’s hard to know what has happened over time, In any case, I like the house. I’d be going in and out by the driveway, anyway.

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  34. What fabulous doors/homes. Nothing I like better than a multi-storied house with a turret! 🕌

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    1. It is a very nice detail.

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  35. Lovely homes, Dan. Two of those entrances look like possible ‘mains’ but I’d guess whichever one faces the main road or has a mailbox in front of it on the street or beside the door. Lots like this in Nebraska too!

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    1. That’s a good point, about the mail box, Cheryl. I need to study the photos again. I’m glad you like them.

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  36. Hey! I’m not ‘anonymous’!

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    1. I guessed that was you hiding undercover :-)

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      1. Practicing my ‘stealth’. 😉

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  37. I do love those wrap around porches!

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    1. That’s a feature I always like seeing.

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    If I lived in America I’d have to get a place with a wrap-round porch &/or balcony or maybe even both. Might as well include shutters as well

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    1. OK, but make sure they’re operable shutters. I’d go for the porch and the balcony.

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        Definitely no fake shutters!

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  39. I always enjoy these homes that are so different from where we live. Thanks for going back to check out the house with the turret. It was worth it. I’ve gone a different direction today and on a much smaller scale. :-) Here they are: https://sustainabilitea.wordpress.com/2022/07/21/thursday-doorsoff-the-wall-doors/#mailboxdoors#candyboxdoors#doorsjustforfun#unusualdoors

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    1. Thanks Janet. I think Frank had a valid question. It’s fun to think about the possibilities.

      I loved the little doors you found for us.

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  40. A turret and a porch, I am in seventh Heaven. It is so lovely that you can see your history, or the town’s history, still alive in these homes. Kudos to those who take care of them.

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    1. That’s the key, Pam. People taking care of older homes are doing us all a service. I don’t want to think about the cost, but I’m glad they are doing it, and I’m glad you enjoy seeing them.

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  42. Lovely houses. I’d go for the yellow one this week.

    Buildings in the Park

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    1. I knew I had to put the yellow on in here.

      I love the buildings you shared today.

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  43. Excellent photos, Dan. Thanks. Beautiful houses.

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    1. Thanks John. I’m glad you them.

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  44. I’m sure I’d sprain my neck trying to look from side to side if I were riding along these streets. So many porches, so little time! Thanks for taking us back there!

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    1. I was going pretty slow, stopping every 100′ feet or so. I try not to look conspicuous. They could name this district Porch heaven.

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  47. I always wonder what amazing stories these lovely old homes have to tell us.

    Thursday Doors – Multiple

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    1. I imagine they saw generations of same family, at least for a while. The porches alone must have thousands of stories.

      You have some very nice doors at your place.

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  48. RE: The Turret House and which door is the front door. I would say the front door is where the steps are and the back door is the blue door. The back door is simpler in style, which would lead one to believe it’s for servants, deliveries, etc.

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    1. Quite possibly, you are correct. It would be nice to peek in and see the layout.

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  49. Glad to know my question sparked more thoughts. Thanks for the additional views of the intriguing turret house! In this collection, the variation in the porches caught my eye. The house you described as “unexpected” reminds me of people with a high forehead. Have a good weekend!

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    1. Thanks for sparking the return visit, Frank. It ended up being a fun question to explore.

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      1. I’m amazed how such small comments can trigger additional thoughts in bloggers. :)

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  50. These are all beautiful homes, it’s such a delight to see them. The homes are much different in my part of the country and I enjoy the intricate detail of the architecture and of course the awesome doors! 🏠🌷

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    1. I’m glad you enjoyed these. I love the styles, and the details.

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      1. Me too, so beautiful, the grounds too.

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  51. Those homes so resemble those of my childhood in New Jersey. My grandfather was a carpenter/builder and constructed quite a few of those in our neighborhood. Wrap-around front porches were all the rage and provided shade any time of day. BTW, I made my first visit to Wethersfield to obtain my Connecticut drivers license. cruised some of the back streets but need to do this again with guidance such as on the town’s Web page. It is only a 15-20 minute drive from our home in Glastonbury.

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    1. I love those porches. I wish they still built them. You’re just across the bridge from that district. The first day I walked around there was after having lunch with some former coworkers. I worked in Glastonbury, near Sommerset Square, from 2004 to 2019 when I retired.

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  53. Love the look of these houses! The porches are really attractive. There’s not a bad one in the bunch, but I’ll opt for number one, if only for that cool and unusual shade of blue.

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    1. That’s one of the colors I have a hard time pinning down, Paul, but I do like it. I prefer the detail in the one at the end, but you’re right, they’re all nice.

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  54. […] so much for stopping in today! I hope you will take time to see the host of Thursday Doors, Dan Antion at No Facilities. He has the directory of […]

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  55. Your last couple posts are just overflowing with great homes! What a great drive!

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  56. Wow, gorgeous, Dan. Some look like Victorian buildings. Okay, I explained in this post why the other post went live last night.

    Thursday Door – Toledo, Spain

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    1. Some of these have Victorian elements (which may have been added later).

      Thanks for updating the post and letting us know, Miriam. I’ll get everything straight for the wrap up – these are great photos.

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      1. Thank you, Dan. I didn’t realize so many photos I took in Spain have doors. I didn’t link the first post to your post. So it’s just the second post.

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  57. I could never get enough of this residential architecture….Love it! As for the turet house…..I couldn’t even begin to tell what is truly the front door. Thanks for sharing!!

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    1. Thanks Kirt. I am guessing the call the more pronounced stairs and porch the front, but they probably use the one by the driveway most often.

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  58. Hi Dan – really late .. but I wonder if it’s not two houses – subdivided perhaps for two generations of family … who knows …none of us – but I always love the houses you give us …turrets, balconies and porches are good! Cheers Hilary

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    1. I think it might be, or might have been a multi-family residence. That is the case with many of the large old houses.

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  59. cool houses. I like that oval window.

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    1. Thanks. I wish the oval was upright, but it is a nice window.

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  60. Hi Dan,

    What gorgeous homes. My wife and I love Connecticut. We did house sits in Norwalk and Danbury but of course, the state changes on venturing outside of main cities into more suburban, then, rural areas. We have sits coming up in upstate NY, Vermont and the Berkshires in Mass; gorgeous area of the country during Autumn.

    Ryan

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    1. That’s a cool way to see a lot of different areas. The upcoming areas must be lovely.

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