The Watertown House - 1

This Old House: Season 20: Episode 1

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This Old House
The Watertown House - 1

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PBS | Air Date: September 26, 1998
Starring: Bob Vila, Norm Abram, Steve Thomas, Kevin O'Connor, Roger Cook, Tom Silva, Richard Trethewey
Summary: Our 20th year on public television began with the renovation of a circa 1886 Victorian with a large circa 1915 rear addition, in the Boston suburb of Watertown, Massachusetts. Essentially untouched since it was built, the house was recently purchased by a young couple from nearby Cambridge, Christian Noen and Susan Denny, who were attractedOur 20th year on public television began with the renovation of a circa 1886 Victorian with a large circa 1915 rear addition, in the Boston suburb of Watertown, Massachusetts. Essentially untouched since it was built, the house was recently purchased by a young couple from nearby Cambridge, Christian Noen and Susan Denny, who were attracted by the classic neighborhood, spacious yard, and the relative affordability of Watertown. Along with the This Old House gang and designer/architect team Sandra and Tony Fairbank, they plan to address the house's many problems: a boggy basement and backyard. paint-encrusted siding, crumbling chimneys, outdated heating and wiring, and a labyrinthine floorplan that masks the house's spacious 5,000 square feet.

The show opens with the This Old House team visiting a potential project project that the show decided to pass on: ac. 1720 colonial that was nearly destroyed by a chimney fire. They tour the house to see what a fire can do to a building, and meet the homeowner who, with his insurance settlement, is resurrecting his old home. Then it's off to Watertown and the project the show did not pick, a sparwling 1886 Queen Anne-style house in the Boston suburb of Watertown, Massachusetts. Around 1915, the original structure was married to a Colonial Revival-style addition, and then given a period makeover. We receive a tour of the building and meeet its new owners, Christian Nolen and Susan Denny, who have a designer/architect team in place and are ready to get to work.… Expand
Genre(s): Health & Lifestyle

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