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I would bring in an a designer and start to make that semi-restore home with today's flow and standards. Its just another old house but who knows.
Chemosphere by John Lauter is a landmark here in an area of LA where we used to do a bunch of work. The owner brought in two architect for the restoration after years of getting beat up by who knows what. The architect wrote books about John Lauter, so naturally he gets the job. They tore up the place pretty good and change out some of the layout like putting a pocket door in an opening that dies into an arch beam. Guess who had to spend days making that damn thing and the rollers to keep it from dragging the frame scratching it all up within two months? Its floor to ceiling. This was a time when I was doing a lot of the finish work myself. Even home that are declared historical bla, bla, bla, but one never know until you submit plans. Just don't let those historical groups know. They don't have jobs and like to btich about everything. No, they are not folks that work for the city.
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