The General Store and Post Office in our village, circa 1900:
As it looks this afternoon:
This is a short sale we've been chasing since March, and our final offer was accepted by the bank on Friday. We should be signing the contract tomorrow. We have a tax and accounting practice which is based in our home office (we live across the street) and due to growth, we need more room. The side facing the camera is where the PO and store were, and is where we'll be moving our office.
It's really cool inside, as it still has some of the original PO boxes and parcel post window:
We'll be incorporating these into the office layout.
The side facing away from the camera, is the original proprietor's quarters, which were up until recently being used as a rental unit. We'll be freshening it up (new paint, carpet, appliances, etc.) and renting it out for some extra income, while we renovate the store side. Much work there...complete heating system, some electrical work, etc. We hope to have the office up and running prior to next tax season.
The original proprietor is currently a permanent resident of the graveyard across the street...pretty interesting.