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I spent the last half of my 20s and the beginning of my 30s living in a carriage house of an old Tudor revival mansion in New England. The building itself was p
by mgr86 6y ago
I spent the last half of my 20s and the beginning of my 30s living in a carriage house of an old Tudor revival mansion in New England. The building itself was purchased in the 60s and used as a research institute. Loosely affiliated with the large university in town.
I worked at there as a software engineer by day, and took care of the property the rest of the time. There was no shortage of projects. My girlfriend moved in with me eventually. We returned there after our honeymoon, and our son was most likely conceived there. I miss it often.
I still work there, but covid has kept us away. This article reminds me of that time in my life. Thanks for sharing.
- ed312 6y agoWould you be willing to provide more detail either here or via email? This story fascinates me as someone in a similar situation living in New England! I am completely exhausted and done with the modern 1+4 stick slapped together "new construction luxury apartments" aka won't last 50 years.
- mgr86 6y agoI would be happy to supply further information via email. I'd send an email, but not sure where to (profile emails are not visible to other users. :)
- therealx 6y agoNot op, but a good friend of mine did this. Worked in tech by day and rennovated a carriage house by night - all the way from a literal barn to a "fully rennovated" space, all done by himself and friend/family help. Granted, he's a smart guy, and has people he can call with questions that are outside his expertise, but a carraige house is a cool project as the size is manageable, and each problem is much more suited to the scale of 1-3 people working on it. Happy to answer any questions via email as well.