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Ballot Box Photos

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The Inside as it was pre-renovation (2009-19):
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100_2129aThe Dining Area
100_1941The Kitchen Area
100_2131aThe Rest of it

An inside tour of the first floor of the Ballot Box
Looking from each corner of the first floor

       
The Inside as it was October 2019:
The Living Area, and looking into the new sunroom


The Dining Area, with a window bump-out attached to the 6-ft bump-out


The Kitchen Area, with a window over the sink and a generous contrasting island

The Rest of it, showing curved stairway upstairs, slider to the deck, and a place to put the big-screen TV
       
The Inside as it was March 2022:

The great room, from the stairs, looking southwest (entrance to the sunroom visible)

The great room, from the sunroom, looking east
 
The sunroom, looking west (south is to the left)
 
       
The Outside, as it was:
Various outside views of the Ballot Box
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May 2010
July 2010
August 2010
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October 2010
October 2010
January 2011
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July 2011
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May 2012
May 2012
August 2013
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December 2013
January 2014
January 2014

May 2014

May 2014

August 2014

August 2014

February 2015

August 2015

June 2016
November 2016
May 2017
     
       
The Outside, as it *is* now:
Pictures coming as soon as the renovations are complete...
       
       
Other Interesting Photos:
Lupines in the Front Yard
Spring comes to Maine
Flowers on the deck
A garden by the door
The Bluebird House on the edge of the meadow
A moth enjoying the thistle flower on a gigantic thistle in the yard
Lupines growing and spreading by the driveway
Ice crystal on the dining area window
Collected water acting as a magnifying glass in a lupine leaf formation
A house swallow on a landing approach to the birdhouse Entryway under construction (August 2014) Lynn presenting the partially-completed deck
Lynn's transplanted lupines in the butterfly garden in the side yard
Dad's heirloom peonies like the Mid-Coast climate!
A bit of snow to shovel to get in!
All decked out for Memorial Day 2017!
   
Pre-Snow XMas Decorations, 27 Nov 2017. The collector for the solar lights on the fence got buried so they don't light anymore
Just how cold WAS it at the BB at 7AM on 30 Dec 2017??
   
       
       
Original Location Views - Outside and Inside:
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Original Location - Outside View
Upstairs - before walls
Kitchen looks the same
Dining Area and Fireplace!
       
View of the deck, pre-move
Cutting the new driveway
View of the deck, post-move (sewing the house back together)
       
       
Before and After Comparison of the House
 
 
       
       
Photos of the House Move! -- Fall 2007
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Preparing to cut the 2nd story off and lift it away
Preparing to cut the 2nd story off and lift it away
Preparing to cut the 2nd story off and lift it away
Preparing to cut the 2nd story off and lift it away
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"Houston, we have separation..."
"...and lift-off!:
Second floor being swung away
Roof and second floor walls gone, only the floor remains
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Roof being lowered onto flatbed truck
Roof being lowered onto flatbed truck
Roof being lowered onto flatbed truck
Entire house gone - looking into cellar/garage
 
 
 
The top half of the Ballot Box, rolling down Route 1
 
       
       

Video of the house move:

52 second clip, no narrative, 7.1 MB WMV file

       

 

 

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