The historic Maplewood home, Woodside — built in 1848-50 and owned by the city for 15 years — was bought by Brendon D. Papineau and Elizabeth M. Papineau of Richmond Heights, as reported in June. The couple have started started work restoring the house and are sharing their progress online, with A Farmhouse in the City.
The first post, on July 18, is called, ‘How This Whole Thing Started.’
It begins:
When people find out we bought a farmhouse that was built in 1848 and needs a complete renovation, they are mostly unsurprised. To grasp why, you must first get acquainted with the men of the Papineau family: Brendon, his dad, and his uncles, who I like to joke that if you put them in the middle of the field, they could build a house with their bare hands…
Follow the Papineaus as they work on Woodside on A Farmhouse in the City. They’re also posting on Twitter at
https://twitter.com/WoodsideHouseMO/status/754849010695954432
It will be interesting an encouraging to what the progress on line. Best of Luck.
Thank you for this post!
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