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William Hooper was a cotton broker who lived 3 houses up from Maplecroft.
The Hooper house was much bigger than Maplecroft, much bigger. Also the design was very different. Built in the in the mid 1870s it was built along the French Second Empire design with a mansard and elaborately decorated with tons and tons of massive corbels. Quite the building in its time.
The owner has been working on it for over 16 years, though I have probably spent more money than he has in one week on my place.
This week he is working on the old Carriage House. Most of its trim has been stripped off and side walls covered with vinyl. This week he was working on the soffits and gutters of the Carriage House. Massive decorative corbels have been bashed, hammered off and smooth vinyl put in their place.
Now it looks like the cupola on top of the Carriage House is being dismantled and demolished.
I would like to think that they are working on it to rehab it.
But, don't think so.
Sad.
What beautiful Architecture.
Going, going almost gone forever.
When there is no love there is no beauty.
When there is no beauty there is no delight.
Without delight love is just a vinyl dream.
THE FIRST PHOTO IS OF THE WIDOWS WALK ATOP THE MAIN BUILDING-HOOPER HOUSE. THE OTHER 3 ARE OF THE CUPOLA ON/AND CARRIAGE HOUSE.
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