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three-car garage, and a large deck
for entertaining; updating all the
mechanical systems; and renovat-
ing the adjoining mudroom. "The
Victorian has lots of separate
rooms," says Sarah. "We wanted
the new space to open to our
kitchen so I could be close to my
children while they are playing."
"%arns are notoriously the first
buildings to be neglected on a prop-
erty because they simply are not
used anymore," says Cummings.
The New England landscape is dot-
ted with derelict barns with gaping
holes in the roof or sagging walls.
Some simply have gone past the
point of no return, but Sarah and
Jon's barn held promise.
Although much of the barn was
in good shape, its sill plate had to
be reSlaced due to rot. 6o the first
