It was Marvin's house

The star of our story, built in 1908.

(Editor's note: Oops. Later research shows it was built in the early 1880s. See details here.)

I don't know how many times we walked by it when we were house-sitting for Sullins, and Marvin Hall was sitting on his front porch, always saying hey. Then Marvin died. Then we bought it.

It's a sweet little thing -- becoming a sweet bigger thing after a few months' negotiations with HARC.