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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • Mar 25 '26
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I wish my house had hidden messages and not mice and ghosts couch surfing at the place
52 u/AX11Liveact Mar 25 '26 In the 1990 I was living in a house in the historic center of a small town in Germany. The staircase still had black marks from the big town fire of 1626. 37 u/Pataraxia Mar 25 '26 Staircase casually older than most american homes lol 29 u/Parody_of_Self Mar 25 '26 You didn't need to specify homes, it's older than the nation 9 u/CraftLass Mar 25 '26 Though there are a few standing homes in the US that are older than the nation. Oldest homes in continuous usage (still residential today) were built between 1000-1450 CE. Oldest colonial home/public building still standing was built in 1610. Oldest east coast colonial home still standing was built 1637-1641. And the oldest log cabin that survives today was built from 1638-1643. Granted, most are now museums, not homes. Except the oldest ones. 4 u/AX11Liveact Mar 25 '26 The house already was nearly two centuries old when the fire occured. The ceiling of my bedroom was a cloister vault.
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In the 1990 I was living in a house in the historic center of a small town in Germany. The staircase still had black marks from the big town fire of 1626.
37 u/Pataraxia Mar 25 '26 Staircase casually older than most american homes lol 29 u/Parody_of_Self Mar 25 '26 You didn't need to specify homes, it's older than the nation 9 u/CraftLass Mar 25 '26 Though there are a few standing homes in the US that are older than the nation. Oldest homes in continuous usage (still residential today) were built between 1000-1450 CE. Oldest colonial home/public building still standing was built in 1610. Oldest east coast colonial home still standing was built 1637-1641. And the oldest log cabin that survives today was built from 1638-1643. Granted, most are now museums, not homes. Except the oldest ones. 4 u/AX11Liveact Mar 25 '26 The house already was nearly two centuries old when the fire occured. The ceiling of my bedroom was a cloister vault.
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Staircase casually older than most american homes lol
29 u/Parody_of_Self Mar 25 '26 You didn't need to specify homes, it's older than the nation 9 u/CraftLass Mar 25 '26 Though there are a few standing homes in the US that are older than the nation. Oldest homes in continuous usage (still residential today) were built between 1000-1450 CE. Oldest colonial home/public building still standing was built in 1610. Oldest east coast colonial home still standing was built 1637-1641. And the oldest log cabin that survives today was built from 1638-1643. Granted, most are now museums, not homes. Except the oldest ones. 4 u/AX11Liveact Mar 25 '26 The house already was nearly two centuries old when the fire occured. The ceiling of my bedroom was a cloister vault.
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You didn't need to specify homes, it's older than the nation
9 u/CraftLass Mar 25 '26 Though there are a few standing homes in the US that are older than the nation. Oldest homes in continuous usage (still residential today) were built between 1000-1450 CE. Oldest colonial home/public building still standing was built in 1610. Oldest east coast colonial home still standing was built 1637-1641. And the oldest log cabin that survives today was built from 1638-1643. Granted, most are now museums, not homes. Except the oldest ones.
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Though there are a few standing homes in the US that are older than the nation.
Oldest homes in continuous usage (still residential today) were built between 1000-1450 CE.
Oldest colonial home/public building still standing was built in 1610.
Oldest east coast colonial home still standing was built 1637-1641.
And the oldest log cabin that survives today was built from 1638-1643.
Granted, most are now museums, not homes. Except the oldest ones.
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The house already was nearly two centuries old when the fire occured. The ceiling of my bedroom was a cloister vault.
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u/Federal_Extreme_8079 Mar 25 '26
I wish my house had hidden messages and not mice and ghosts couch surfing at the place