look what they did!

i suppose since it is designated 'heritage' structure they're leaving the old house alone. i hope they will restore it next. that ugly house that they're building is all wood. if it burns down it will be reduced to ashes in a trice.

https://365project.org/summerfield/365-still/2022-11-25
https://365project.org/summerfield/365-still/2022-10-28
https://365project.org/summerfield/365-still/2022-06-14

this is a diary shot; no need to comment, but if you do, thank you so much.

tagging this belatedly for week 9 of the 52 captures challenge which was "ugly".

[Susan Wakely]

Nice shadow of the tree. It was such a lovely property.

[katy]

This new house dwarfs the other one. Your photo shows a nice contrast between old and new. I hope they don’t eventually tear down the old one.

[Merrelyn]

Perhaps it will look less ugly when it's finished.

[Kathy]

Interesting comparison between new and "historic". The shadow of the tree is sharp. Funny that so many giant houses these days have very little yard.

[Helen Jane]

the windows all look a bit random in the new build and it rather overshadows the older property which is quite stylish and attractive.

[Mary Siegle]

Oh, dear. Good shot for “ugly”. Fingers crossed like @merrelyn says that it might not be so bad when finished. I think mainly it’s out of place and proportion next to the older, smaller house. Since you kindly provided the address in one of your previous shots, I went out on Google Street view and took a look at it from a whole bunch of different years going back to 2007 interesting! (And an incredible time waster, since I'm supposed to be working on tax stuff! Curiosity killed the...) In 2007 there was Ivy growing up the side, like we see here and some untidy brush growing up in the yard. Next date is 2009; the vines and the yard is cleared, bushes clipped by the front door. 2011 the view is partially blocked by overgrowth at the fence line but you can see that the vines are back. 2013, '14, 15, 16, mess of trees and brush just gets worse. you can barely see the top of the house. 2017 no better, but there is a Notice on the fence--probably the proposal for the property that you mentioned on an earlier pic. 2018 the notice is still up, but no noticeable change to the situation on the other side of the fence. 2019 the view is blocked by a bus going the same speed as the Google camera car. 2020, the notice is on the fence and the yard is cleared of trees etc. A clear view of the house with a small amount of dried up vines on the side, windows boarded up...2021 the vines are leafed out again... This shot of yours is winter (duh!) and the vines are dry and leafless again. Vikki, I bet you could BS your way in to see what it looks like inside. I'm with you. I really hope someone restores it.

[summerfield]

@mcsiegle - what industry you possess. i never even thought of googling the address because i thought what i read on the plaque was enough for me. i knew it was a beautiful house in its heydays and those old pics proved it. if i had been aware of it 20 years ago, i would've bought it and i'd have a reasonable accommodation in my old age. i see that it had been parceled into 4 sections. $900K for the smallest one, the one that's being built here. thanks for the info. see you tomorrow!