Help! With this Toasty OLD house???

Post by **Tom Hull** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:11 pm

I am still trying to figure out this house I have NO idea what it is or may be trying to be and ANY ideas may be helpful. The proportions of this little house are VERY weird but the Odd thing is the size of the two windows in relation to the house but the real mystery is why do they have a recessed entry way. There is was (and will be) a paper door in the back of it and as you can see from the last photo when I lifted up this very disconnected house that the entry way is open on the top with NO cover ever over it that I can see. Any ideas about why this was done this way? Anything??

Post by **Tom Hull** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:21 pm

The second big question area I have are the Round Spots on the right and left side of the base. I think that they may have at one time had small bottle brush trees glued their with the one on the right side covering the site of an earlier base mounted loofha tree in my opinion. Notice the small hole on the right side of where the entrance is, I believe that is where a figure was at one time. But is this a rectory, Charter house?? That would mean a priest figure would be there. Any ideas?
Notice also that this house DID NOT have white coconut on the top of the roof or the base. In fact the white paint more or less resembles shiny white icing with Diamond dust "sugar" sprinkled over it. The sidewalls of the house and the red parts of the roof and the entryway are the ONLY parts with coconut on it.

Post by **Tom Hull** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:39 pm

The first photo in this set illustrates how the sidewall is painted in blue and the back in white. This was a fairly common arrangement later but not usually at this time. Note that the blue and white paint is under the eaves of the roof.
This second picture shows how terribly brown the coconut is. If I didn't know what it was I would never be able to figure it out. REALLY TOASTY!
This last photo shows what the railroader did to the bottom of the house. But the white paper that is missing is the result of bug damage - something like silverfish I would imagine. Bookworms would NOT have stopped at the white paper nor would termites. Anyway on this house and the other one I bought from this seller there was this damage and the Japan mark does NOT appear.

Post by **paulrace** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 11:44 pm

Quite the mystery, huh Tom? I see similarities to other houses, but taken as a whole the thing is pretty unique. The recessed entry especially. Best of luck with it - Paul

Post by **Pete R.Oehmen** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 12:19 pm

My best engineering guess for the lack of an entry way ceiling is that you'll get the light coming through the main door, as usual, but you will also get an indirect lighting radiating from the inside. I should look like the porch/entry way has a light suspended from above. Sort of an illusion that should have been created on many other Putz Houses. Even if it wasn't intended it sure is a great effect.

Post by **BrianB** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 1:27 pm

Cool and weird!! Wish I could contribute to the answers.

Good luck getting it all sorted. The only recessed entry way Ive seen like that was on one of the Giant Cocos. Im curious about the windows...look fwd to seeing what you find out!

Post by **Tom Hull** » Fri Jan 09, 2015 9:06 pm

Pete R.Oehmen wrote:My best engineering guess for the lack of an entry way ceiling is that you'll get the light coming through the main door, as usual, but you will also get an indirect lighting radiating from the inside. I should look like the porch/entry way has a light suspended from above. Sort of an illusion that should have been created on many other Putz Houses. Even if it wasn't intended it sure is a great effect.

I agree about your observations about the light. It DOES however make a difference. Is this a rectory with a priest or do you think a Santa, Snowman, or child figure would be the best for it? I think what figure is on it may make the identity of this building. If a rectory it might need a cross overhead though it doesn't seem to have had one.