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The Decline & Fall - & Resurrection - of a Stone House in West Philadelphia

An abandoned house gradually falls down (pages 1 & 2), sells, and is cleaned up (pages 3 & 4), is fenced (page 5), with restoration expected.
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Crumbling Roof
Crumbling Roof
Corner elements of the roof
Corner elements of the roof
Which way are the pillars slanting?
Which way are the pillars slanting?
The porch roof has pulled away from the stone wall.
The porch roof has pulled away from the stone wall.
Paint is peeling badly
Paint is peeling badly
March 2005
March 2005
Window tinned, porch roof collapsed
Window "tinned", porch roof collapsed
The pillars are gone so the front and side roofs have fallen
The pillars are gone so the front and side roofs have fallen
an angular mess
an angular mess
Front (41st St) Steps
Front (41st St) Steps
It's been a mild winter so far, so not much has fallen in or down.  Trash has accumulated, even this orange chair.  A good sign today, though: sidewalk trash has been shoveled into neat piles.
January 2006

It's been a mild winter so far, so not much has fallen in or down. Trash has accumulated, even this orange chair.
A good sign today, though: sidewalk trash has been shoveled into neat piles.

On January 19, 2006 the house was bought by
Friends Rehabilitation Program Inc.
They have reduced the building to its essence.
March 2006. The house is sold and being fixed up. So far, it's just cleaning out the rotten wood.

On January 19, 2006 the house was bought by
Friends Rehabilitation Program Inc.

They have reduced the building to its essence.

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