To: wagglebee
I disagree about the floors. More than likely a house built in the 50's in that part of the country would have hard wood everywhere except the bathrooms and kitchen. Now they could have been covered up with a carpet, but I would bet underneath hardwood.
21 posted on
04/12/2006 6:16:23 AM PDT by
Coldwater Creek
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To: mariabush
The 50's were right in the middle of the transition from hardwood floors to carpeting. The Bushes were fairly wealthy, so it very possible that they had carpet put down over the hardwood. However, standard oak flooring that would have been used in that period can be installed today for $8 to $10 per foot depending on the part of the country you live in.
Homes from this period have almost none of the elaborate crowns or other moldings that were typical earlier in the century. Post WWII were generally well-build, but they were built to be affordable for the middle class and that is exactly what this house appears to be.
25 posted on
04/12/2006 6:37:38 AM PDT by
wagglebee
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To: mariabush
You are correct. They were original hardwood floors and pine walls.
Covered with layer and layers of paint.
34 posted on
04/12/2006 9:36:35 AM PDT by
MeanWestTexan
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