Like many modern-day architects and builders, however, Shaw and Hassin found simply copying earlier details wasn't enough. They also needed to make room for the things today's buyers demand. For example, the two-car garage. The Thorburn house is located on a sloped, triangular lot, which made the puzzle even more challenging. Their solution was to position the two-car garage under the house with its entrance to the side.
Every room has phone, television and computer network cables.
Speaker wires are buried in the ceiling and ready for use. And, natch, there's a pre-wired alarm system. For those who are on a much tighter budget but still crave vintage style, a new Victorian-inspired rowhouse at 438 N.E. Fargo St. might fill the bill. It's listed with Ron Garcia of The Realty NetWork. The rowhouse is one of a quartet of homes built on a single lot.