Do you know how to find your house before the 1990's?

Question

my parents bought a house 14 years ago, and I know that the man who sold it to them, did a big remodel before he sold it. I would love to find out what it looked like before the remodel, and I didn't know if I could find pics. of it on the internet, or if that was even possible???

Answer 1

This might take actual footwork, not just internet searching.  You want to contact the Hall of Records at your city hall or department of city planning to find more information about your house.  while they may not have pictures (but they might) surely someone has the blueprints of the original house, and possibly of the remodeling changes if they had to be filed.  Additionally, the insurance company that held the policy for the previous owner may have pictures, but that's a stretch.  Also check newspaper archves to see if the address was ever featured in the local press or if they have photo archives of various neighborhoods.

Answer 2

that's a tough one, did you try to contact the person whom they bought it from to see if he had any? otherwise, maybe try finding out who originally built it and contact them. =)