We stumbled across a real estate listing for a home that had been damaged in a fire, gutted, and sitting vacant for a couple of years. It didn't initially seem very interesting, but once we drove by and saw the lot, the location, and all the mature trees, we knew this was the place. After working with the bank to figure out what our options were, we put in an offer and bought the place.
Here's the old house. You can see the old concrete pad where the garage used to be. The vinyl siding on the left side of the house is where they covered up the the gaping hole in the house that used to lead to the garage that was destroyed by the fire.
Found these drawings in the basement that show layout after the mid-90s remodel.
