Carolyn Roland, GRI CRS Patterson-Schwartz & Assoc. Inc.
Selling historic properties in Delaware and Chester County, Pennsylvania since 1987. Office located in Hockessin, DE, on the Delaware/Pennsylvania line.
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The DE and PA Historic Real Estate blog
Contact Carolyn at oldhome@verizon.net Call: Direct 800-771-2332 Office 302-239-3000
0 comments • Carolyn Roland-Your Delaware and Chester County Historic Homes Specialist • February 25 2008 02:52PMWith the feeling of a small town and the conveniences of modern life, Smyrna residents enjoy many community events and particupate in meetings of the town council at the Town Hall. The 1869 Opera House building, which also hosts the town library, was restored and re-opened in 2003 and now hosts concerts, performances, and the annual Smyrna-Clayton Heritage Assn. Auction.
Carolyn Roland, GRI CRS Patterson-Schwartz & Assoc. Inc.
Selling historic properties in Delaware and Chester County, Pennsylvania since 1987. Office located in Hockessin, DE, on the Delaware/Pennsylvania line.
Search for properties and learn about the historic scene, past and present at
The DE and PA Historic Real Estate blog
Contact Carolyn at oldhome@verizon.net Call: Direct 800-771-2332 Office 302-239-3000
0 comments • Carolyn Roland-Your Delaware and Chester County Historic Homes Specialist • February 24 2008 06:46PMCarolyn Roland, GRI CRS Patterson-Schwartz & Assoc. Inc.
Selling historic properties in Delaware and Chester County, Pennsylvania since 1987. Office located in Hockessin, DE, on the Delaware/Pennsylvania line.
Search for properties and learn about the historic scene, past and present at
The DE and PA Historic Real Estate blog
Contact Carolyn at oldhome@verizon.net Call: Direct 800-771-2332 Office 302-239-3000
0 comments • Carolyn Roland-Your Delaware and Chester County Historic Homes Specialist • February 24 2008 05:49PMOdessa's early history began in the 1660s when the Dutch settled the Appoquinimink area and adopted the Indian name for the area, "Apequinemy." Its location along the river gave hopes of establishing a trading route with colonies to the west. The English began to colonize the region and peacefully gained control in 1664. The British granted the previously held Dutch area to Captain Edmund Cantwell, the first sheriff of New Castle County under the government of William Penn.
Carolyn Roland, GRI CRS Patterson-Schwartz & Assoc. Inc.
Selling historic properties in Delaware and Chester County, Pennsylvania since 1987. Office located in Hockessin, DE, on the Delaware/Pennsylvania line.
Search for properties and learn about the historic scene, past and present at
The DE and PA Historic Real Estate blog
Contact Carolyn at oldhome@verizon.net Call: Direct 800-771-2332 Office 302-239-3000
0 comments • Carolyn Roland-Your Delaware and Chester County Historic Homes Specialist • February 21 2008 06:40PMThe historic atmosphere of Odessa is the town's most prominent characteristic.The historic district and several individual buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1731, Richard Cantwell erected a toll bridge over the Appoquinimink Creek, called Cantwell's Bridge, and the town took the same name. In 1767, William Corbit opened the first industry in the town, a tannery. 1817 saw a blacksmith shop established, and in 1855 bank was incorporated. Later industries included fertilizers, fruit drying and canning.
Carolyn Roland, GRI CRS Patterson-Schwartz & Assoc. Inc.
Selling historic properties in Delaware and Chester County, Pennsylvania since 1987. Office located in Hockessin, DE, on the Delaware/Pennsylvania line.
Search for properties and learn about the historic scene, past and present at
The DE and PA Historic Real Estate blog
Contact Carolyn at oldhome@verizon.net Call: Direct 800-771-2332 Office 302-239-3000
0 comments • Carolyn Roland-Your Delaware and Chester County Historic Homes Specialist • February 21 2008 06:23PMCarolyn Roland, GRI CRS Patterson-Schwartz & Assoc. Inc.
Selling historic properties in Delaware and Chester County, Pennsylvania since 1987. Office located in Hockessin, DE, on the Delaware/Pennsylvania line.
Search for properties and learn about the historic scene, past and present at
The DE and PA Historic Real Estate blog
Contact Carolyn at oldhome@verizon.net Call: Direct 800-771-2332 Office 302-239-3000
0 comments • Carolyn Roland-Your Delaware and Chester County Historic Homes Specialist • February 21 2008 04:53PMThe spire on top of the Court House - Delaware's Colonial capitol and first state house - was used as the center of the 12 mile circle forming the northern boundary of Delaware and part of the Mason-Dixon Line. The Delaware River within this radius to the low water mark on the opposite shore is part of Delaware. Thus the Delaware Memorial Bridge was built as an intrastate span by Delaware, without financial participation by neighboring New Jersey.
Carolyn Roland, GRI CRS Patterson-Schwartz & Assoc. Inc.
Selling historic properties in Delaware and Chester County, Pennsylvania since 1987. Office located in Hockessin, DE, on the Delaware/Pennsylvania line.
Search for properties and learn about the historic scene, past and present at
The DE and PA Historic Real Estate blog
Contact Carolyn at oldhome@verizon.net Call: Direct 800-771-2332 Office 302-239-3000
0 comments • Carolyn Roland-Your Delaware and Chester County Historic Homes Specialist • February 21 2008 04:37PMThe borough of Wilmington officially became a city in 1832, when a charter was granted by the State legislature. The Industrial Revolution era was reflected in Wilmington with events such as the 1837 completion of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad which made the City accessible by water, road and rail on the main north-south transportation route. The area's economy flourished as businesses and skilled labor provided resources for growing industries.
Carolyn Roland, GRI CRS Patterson-Schwartz & Assoc. Inc.
Selling historic properties in Delaware and Chester County, Pennsylvania since 1987. Office located in Hockessin, DE, on the Delaware/Pennsylvania line.
Search for properties and learn about the historic scene, past and present at
The DE and PA Historic Real Estate blog
Contact Carolyn at oldhome@verizon.net Call: Direct 800-771-2332 Office 302-239-3000
0 comments • Carolyn Roland-Your Delaware and Chester County Historic Homes Specialist • February 21 2008 04:25PMWilmington, like most eastern cities, has been evolving for over 350 years. After periods of Swedish (1638), then Dutch (1655), then British (1664) colonization, (with Quaker influence) and was granted a borough charter in 1739 by the King of England From the granting of the charter until the Revolution, the town developed steadily into a prosperous business and residential community. During the Revolution, its milling industries, geographic location, key leaders and resources made Wilmington particularly strategic.
Carolyn Roland, GRI CRS Patterson-Schwartz & Assoc. Inc.
Selling historic properties in Delaware and Chester County, Pennsylvania since 1987. Office located in Hockessin, DE, on the Delaware/Pennsylvania line.
Search for properties and learn about the historic scene, past and present at
The DE and PA Historic Real Estate blog
Contact Carolyn at oldhome@verizon.net Call: Direct 800-771-2332 Office 302-239-3000
0 comments • Carolyn Roland-Your Delaware and Chester County Historic Homes Specialist • February 21 2008 09:46AMIf you are fortunate enough to live in an old house, proceed with caution if you plan to sell it within the next year and feel you need to "improve" it. Before spending over $1000 on a new kitchen, bath, or other major projects, consult an experienced Realtor who deals frequently with selling old houses. We often find that sellers jump into projects which suit their taste, but may not fit in with future buyers' taste. I have seen sellers tear out walls and install baths just to update an old house right before putting it on the market. The problem is, it may look great in your eyes but net you less than if you had just sold it "as is" to one of the buyers who frequently want to buy a reasonably priced home and perhaps retain more of the old house feel and put in their own "sweat equity" doing so.
It is similar to my putting a new transmission in a car before selling it, only to find out the mechanic who bought it would have done the work himself and saved me the over $2000 I spent on the transmission.
Carolyn Roland, GRI CRS Patterson-Schwartz & Assoc. Inc.
Selling historic properties in Delaware and Chester County, Pennsylvania since 1987. Office located in Hockessin, DE, on the Delaware/Pennsylvania line.
Search for properties and learn about the historic scene, past and present at
The DE and PA Historic Real Estate blog
Contact Carolyn at oldhome@verizon.net Call: Direct 800-771-2332 Office 302-239-3000
2 comments • Carolyn Roland-Your Delaware and Chester County Historic Homes Specialist • February 18 2008 12:39PMContent © 2009 'Frequent Contributors'. Design © 2009 ActiveRain Corp.
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