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Sunrise Point · 01-11-2007, 05:41 PM

Hello wMw,

I love old houses. It sounds like your has had a lot of "improvements" over the years. I bet that you could find an older resident in your area who will remember how things were 50 or 60 years ago. Weirs Beach is so well known that just mentioning it anywhere will get people talking.

I'm not sure it's worth going to the building department to research it, (that's a sleeping dog that I usually leave alone!) but sometimes builders/developers even then, used the same plans and built several similar camps in an area. You might find a camp similar to yours that way.

Keep your eye on dumpsters and construction sites, especially where they are tearing down an old camp to build a McMansion. You can often salvage doors, windows, knotty pine, etc. with the builders blessing. If you like old houses, you should definitely visit Blue Moon Salvage. I think that it's in Rumney. It's a great source for hardware, doors and all sorts of things.

Good luck!

01-11-2007, 05:41 PM	#12
Sunrise Point Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Meredith Center / Winnisquam Posts: 250 Thanks: 87 Thanked 34 Times in 21 Posts	They don't build them like they used to... Hello wMw, I love old houses. It sounds like your has had a lot of "improvements" over the years. I bet that you could find an older resident in your area who will remember how things were 50 or 60 years ago. Weirs Beach is so well known that just mentioning it anywhere will get people talking. I'm not sure it's worth going to the building department to research it, (that's a sleeping dog that I usually leave alone!) but sometimes builders/developers even then, used the same plans and built several similar camps in an area. You might find a camp similar to yours that way. Keep your eye on dumpsters and construction sites, especially where they are tearing down an old camp to build a McMansion. You can often salvage doors, windows, knotty pine, etc. with the builders blessing. If you like old houses, you should definitely visit Blue Moon Salvage. I think that it's in Rumney. It's a great source for hardware, doors and all sorts of things. Good luck!