Building to code today is lot more expensive than building 100 years back. Labour was a lot cheaper at that time, which was the point of the post ? She could a

Building to code today is lot more expensive than building 100 years back. Labour was a lot cheaper at that time, which was the point of the post ? She could afford two servants but not other things . Commuting was not a problem then most people lived and worked in rural parts of the country.