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\”The house really spoke to me,\” Freeman said. \”I love the architecture. Of course, I follow McGill and know canada goose outlet real all of his work. I know a lot about the history of the neighborhood because I live and work there.\”
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canada goose uk black friday \”It was really in bad shape,\” she said. \”They were excited that I was preserving a lot of detail and really honoring the work that McGill did instead of stripping it all down. I really tried to bring it back to life but keep a lot of what was really architecturally beautiful.\” canada goose uk black friday
McGill designed elegant and ornate houses for the upper classes.
\”I love the fact that McGill was a detail person and I am a detail person,\” Freeman said.
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canada goose store The details are what make the difference in a McGill house. Bricks are tightly packed with nearly invisible mortar joints. They are laid in eye catching designs. The house has beautiful cornice and lattice work. It has tall windows and a turret. The trim is custom milled with dovetail joints. canada goose store
Canada Goose online \”For him, that was a way to distinguish the property\’s elegance and uniqueness,\” Freeman said. Canada Goose online
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\”It was really a challenge for me to preserve what was historically beautiful about the house and bring it up canada goose fleece uk to what is today\’s standard and relevant,\” Freeman said. \”I didn\’t want to disrespect her. I call it a her. For whatever reason, she\’s a female to me. I didn\’t want to disrespect her in any way.\”
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\”I try to leave a piece of the original house in every house that I do,\” she said.
To make the house more suitable for today\’s living, Freeman took down walls to open up the main living space. She dug out the basement and turned the attic into a family room.
\”I was very fearful of disturbing Mcgill\’s vision,\” Freeman said. \”In opening it up, I was very fearful it would take some of the charm and the history out of the house. It actually did the opposite.\”.