Went to dinner last night at the home of an Austin artist and his wife. Their house was the highlight: built in 1921, of brick, it is like the houses of our own childhood, and they have kept it largely intact, with wonderful transom windows, original light fixtures, even the original kitchen sink, cabinets, and wooden ceilings and floors; a large usable attic and even a basement, rare in Texas. The place has SEVEN porches.
While walking in the neighborhood we spotted a house for sale, and I grabbed a promotional flyer from the box out front. This small 1938 "bungalow" has two small bedrooms and only one bath. Price: $820,000. That's what it takes to get any kind of place in the city's better center neighborhoods. And that is why we are 30 miles out of town.
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