John Rodgers's Page

Welcome to the site John. You have a great house--would love to hear more about your projects on it.-Demetra

These projects are in various stages of completion. All have been assessed on an individual basis holding firm to the belief that all buildings mature at varying rates with varying levels tastes and impacts. I have been working with the city for nearly two years now to manage rehabilitation activity in the downtown. I work with property owners on a case by case basis creating phased rehab plans that work with their individual budgets that result in a completed rehab over time. I teach them to manage their investment by making the right choices and addressing priorities first. I also give quarterly contractor workshops (half-day) that teach local builders the correct techniques required to restore historic structures. These have been a tremndous success. One builder told me that he appreciated the workshops because "he was learning how his great grandfather built buildings." We use private investment, a facade grant program developed by the city, low interest construction loan (2 and 3 percent through a banking partner), and various other grants that are available through the state and federal government. In two years we have completed 18 rehabs and 2 complete restorations which includes the historic courthouse and grounds (SPLOST). As an architect and designer I have really enjoyed this project because of the economic incentives and energy it has brought to the downtown area which for years had been nothing more than a ghost town of empty buildings and struggleing businesses. The Northeast Georgia mountians are the second most popular region in the State of Georgia. I strongly believe that people are attracted by beautiful places and and quality character areas. As we strive to restore the mountain communities and regulate trends for over development and SPRAWL, our section will continue to offer visitors and residents a higher quality of life for years to come. Historic Preservation works for communities who think outside the box, have an appreciation of their history, and understanding of the economics behind growth and resource managment.

Hi John,
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Thanks-Demetra

Still trying to find an exact date here. I was told the 1910's or up but found a book a couple of weeks ago tht was displaying postcards for the early 1900's and it had a postcard with this house on it that was dated 1902. So I know it goes back at least that far.

I can't begin to tell you about everything. The house was "redone" in the early 60's. Rich avacado greens and burnt orange's. Wood work was cut and sanded so it was flat. Flocked wallpaper everyware. On the outside they tried to make it look like the white house. Since then the only work done was to put band-aids on problems as cheaply as possible. I've had to remove all the band aids and repair damage then restore everything. I'm now over the purchase price in repairs and the labor has been mine. After the last summer I think we are now on the road to maintainance. I've replaced everything.

Thanks, John, I'm glad you find the oldhouses.com useful. Always looking for ideas to improve it, so let me know if you have any.

We generally keep all of the information that sellers provide, although we remove promotional content from archived listings. We don't display the seller's contact info or the listed price (which may differ from the actual price), but everything else is displayed.

I invite you to add your own home to the archive. Most of our archives come from expired for-sale listings, but we'd love to get more people to add their homes, even if they have no intention of ever selling it. I haven't figured out how to persuade large numbers of people to do this.

I think Phil is on the right track--weights getting stuck up. Open up the pocket and check out the weights, make sure they run free and clear.

The upper sash should have weights that are slightly heavier than the sash to hold the sash up and closed. The lower sash should have weights slightly lighter than the sash to let the sash go down and closed.

Thank you. Yeah--that drive is going to kill me. I need to get a pilot's licence, oh--and maybe a plane......

Thanks for the info, I'll check those sites. I'll post some more pics. The architectural elements on the porch are really neat... From my understanding, not many Second Empire houses were built in the south. There are apparently only four others in Alabama. I imagine that there were not many people in the South that either wanted or could afford the style during Reconstruction, but that's just my guess.