Cuba couple bought property because of a cow, but fell in
love with style and era of the home
A Jersey cow named Iola is the reason Bev and Ron Bishop bought an old, rundown house in rural Cuba in 1990.
"We had a milk cow at that time,Trade organization for suppliers and distributors in the promotional products industry. and we needed a place where we could keep a milk cow," said Ron Bishop, 76. His wife loved having fresh milk, and would often make ice cream out of the cream-rich liquid.
Ron Bishop grew up in Cuba,It's pretty cool but our ssolarpanel are made much faster than this. and the pair were moving back home to help care for his ailing mother. They sold a 25-acre property in Littleton when they moved, and wanted at least a few acres around their next home.
"There really was not a lot of properties available in Cuba at that time with ground," said Bev Bishop, 74, as the couple sat recently in the spacious addition they built on the home three years after purchasing it.
Situated on about two acres of land, the home, built in 1895, was not only rundown, it had never been properly updated - the entire house was heated with ventless wall heaters. But Bev Bishop was not deterred. She could see the potential beneath the neglect.What you should know about stone mosaic.
"I like old houses, and he's a carpenter," she said. "He was able to do most of the work himself."
The pair moved in right away and immediately went to work on the living room where the previous owner had installed a beauty shop. Once that was torn out, they went to work on the master bedroom. Within three years they were gutting the kitchen.
"The kitchen was extremely small," said Ron Bishop. They decided to tear off an adjacent side porch and open up one wall to an addition that, including the kitchen, is 55 feet long and 16 feet wide.
"The rest of the rooms in the house are 14 to 16 feet wide, so we decided it was appropriate to do the addition that width," said Bev Bishop.
Being historically correct was important to the couple. They hosted a reunion in 2003 for descendents of the family that built the house.
"The whole Herbert family came back to look at the house," said Bev Bishop. "There were about 17 family members here. They were amazed at what we had done and how we had tried to take care of it."
The Herbert family shared genealogical information and old family photos with the home's new owners, and Bev Bishop had the photos matted and framed. The pictures occupy a prominent position in Bev Bishop's music room.
"When we leave, that will stay with the house," she said, with a deep understanding of her role as caretaker of a piece of history.
Built around 1895 by prosperous farmer Theodore Perry Herbert and his son James Edward Herbert, the house is an example of folk Victorian architecture, said Bev Bishop. It was built with wood cut from the property and sawed into boards at a nearby sawmill. It took two years to build the two story house. When finished, it was likely the nicest house in Cuba - it was the first in town to have running water.
"There was a water tank in the attic," said Ron Bishop. "It was filled with water from the well by using a hand pump,Visit TE online for all of your Application tooling Solutions including tools, and then the water was gravity-fed down to the kitchen sink or wherever it was needed."
While the home was nice by the standards in 1895 Cuba, the Bishops did improvements to make it elegant even by city standards. Ron Bishop built elaborate crown molding for all the downstairs rooms by stacking different profiles of yellow pine trim, wood that matches the original woodwork.Trade organization for suppliers and distributors in the promotional products industry. He dressed up a built-in china cupboard with the same crown molding, and changed the cupboard doors from wood panels to glass to show off his wife's dishes.
A downstairs bathroom, which had once been a small bedroom, was gutted and reconfigured. The couple chose deep green ceramic tile for the floor and hung a stained glass light fixture to illuminate the room.
The kitchen features an abundance of bright white cupboards and Formica counter tops in robin's egg blue, Bev Bishop's favorite color. The large room opens onto the addition, a living room warmed by an oversized gas fireplace.
Out front the home's original curving front porch was given a new floor. New gingerbread trim replaced trim which had disintegrated long before the Bishops owned the home. On one corner a porch swing provides a pleasant place to relax. Tall bushes around the porch create privacy from the nearby road.
A Jersey cow named Iola is the reason Bev and Ron Bishop bought an old, rundown house in rural Cuba in 1990.
"We had a milk cow at that time,Trade organization for suppliers and distributors in the promotional products industry. and we needed a place where we could keep a milk cow," said Ron Bishop, 76. His wife loved having fresh milk, and would often make ice cream out of the cream-rich liquid.
Ron Bishop grew up in Cuba,It's pretty cool but our ssolarpanel are made much faster than this. and the pair were moving back home to help care for his ailing mother. They sold a 25-acre property in Littleton when they moved, and wanted at least a few acres around their next home.
"There really was not a lot of properties available in Cuba at that time with ground," said Bev Bishop, 74, as the couple sat recently in the spacious addition they built on the home three years after purchasing it.
Situated on about two acres of land, the home, built in 1895, was not only rundown, it had never been properly updated - the entire house was heated with ventless wall heaters. But Bev Bishop was not deterred. She could see the potential beneath the neglect.What you should know about stone mosaic.
"I like old houses, and he's a carpenter," she said. "He was able to do most of the work himself."
The pair moved in right away and immediately went to work on the living room where the previous owner had installed a beauty shop. Once that was torn out, they went to work on the master bedroom. Within three years they were gutting the kitchen.
"The kitchen was extremely small," said Ron Bishop. They decided to tear off an adjacent side porch and open up one wall to an addition that, including the kitchen, is 55 feet long and 16 feet wide.
"The rest of the rooms in the house are 14 to 16 feet wide, so we decided it was appropriate to do the addition that width," said Bev Bishop.
Being historically correct was important to the couple. They hosted a reunion in 2003 for descendents of the family that built the house.
"The whole Herbert family came back to look at the house," said Bev Bishop. "There were about 17 family members here. They were amazed at what we had done and how we had tried to take care of it."
The Herbert family shared genealogical information and old family photos with the home's new owners, and Bev Bishop had the photos matted and framed. The pictures occupy a prominent position in Bev Bishop's music room.
"When we leave, that will stay with the house," she said, with a deep understanding of her role as caretaker of a piece of history.
Built around 1895 by prosperous farmer Theodore Perry Herbert and his son James Edward Herbert, the house is an example of folk Victorian architecture, said Bev Bishop. It was built with wood cut from the property and sawed into boards at a nearby sawmill. It took two years to build the two story house. When finished, it was likely the nicest house in Cuba - it was the first in town to have running water.
"There was a water tank in the attic," said Ron Bishop. "It was filled with water from the well by using a hand pump,Visit TE online for all of your Application tooling Solutions including tools, and then the water was gravity-fed down to the kitchen sink or wherever it was needed."
While the home was nice by the standards in 1895 Cuba, the Bishops did improvements to make it elegant even by city standards. Ron Bishop built elaborate crown molding for all the downstairs rooms by stacking different profiles of yellow pine trim, wood that matches the original woodwork.Trade organization for suppliers and distributors in the promotional products industry. He dressed up a built-in china cupboard with the same crown molding, and changed the cupboard doors from wood panels to glass to show off his wife's dishes.
A downstairs bathroom, which had once been a small bedroom, was gutted and reconfigured. The couple chose deep green ceramic tile for the floor and hung a stained glass light fixture to illuminate the room.
The kitchen features an abundance of bright white cupboards and Formica counter tops in robin's egg blue, Bev Bishop's favorite color. The large room opens onto the addition, a living room warmed by an oversized gas fireplace.
Out front the home's original curving front porch was given a new floor. New gingerbread trim replaced trim which had disintegrated long before the Bishops owned the home. On one corner a porch swing provides a pleasant place to relax. Tall bushes around the porch create privacy from the nearby road.
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