Spring Plans

The spring will bring change to the Pink Palace, including a promised new coat of paint. We'd considered taking a vote during the town's fair, since the house sits so prominently on the corner -- and since the color scheme has brought more comment than anything else.

Our plans were delayed, and we're left to select the color on our own. (The rest of the block is currently white, and many of the neighbors have suggested we follow suit). The girls want the Pink Palace to stay pink, but we're looking at these palettes: Sherwin Williams and California Paints.

We're also looking into a metal roof. Details, and product options, to follow.

House History Continued

I've had a fantastic email exchange with Victor Hugo's granddaughter, now in her 80's, regarding the original house plans. There have been several stories of the architecture of the Pink Palace and its brother, including the thought that it may have been a Sears Home or a Sterling such as these but can find no interior evidence (numbered joists etc) and the idea that the wood for some of both of the houses came from The Palms (the original home, known so for its attached conservatory with two-story high palm trees) has more support.

I'd welcome your thoughts, and am hoping to collect more from his granddaughter, who is also the town historian and an accomplished writer, soon!