12/24/2025
Merry Christmas Eve! This marks the last Christmas we'll be in Morrison. The Brick House will have a new steward/owner as of January 20th! Our closing is on January 20th, but we'll be here about a week longer to move everything out. I feel confident you all will really like the new owners; they love history and are excited to jump in where we left off. You'll also be comforted to know the house is not becoming anything other than a residential home, and the restoration work will continue. So there's that!
Although our story in Morrison is ending, our love of old houses doesn't end here; we're buying another one. This time, however, we're having professionals do the work. We'll do some small things and plan out all the design, but our health issues prevent a lot of what Jason did here. Jason's family lives in Southern Illinois, so we'll be close to them, and I know he'll sweet-talk them to come and lend a hand! This house is the forever home, so we'll have a lot of time to do all the work it needs.
The house we're buying is a 1903 Colonial Revival with beautiful stained woodwork, a big front porch made for sipping sweet tea, and a lot of potential. She needs work, but the house has not been altered in its lifetime, so there's nothing to revert back. Like the Brick House, this house is also a beloved structure in it's town so we'll be creating a page for it as well. For anyone who'd like to continue following our journey, we'll post a link to the new house's page next month. We'd love to take all of you with us, your support, encouragement, and enthusiasm have been incredible and made the effort of breathing new life back into The Brick House enjoyable, despite the bumps along the road. We appreciate every one of you.
May you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
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