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Hi all! This is another post about a really cool restoration project - the 1840's Dunnington Mansion in Farmville, VA. You can see one of my previous posts, along with several other on-site pictures, below:

https://www.reddit.com/r/centuryhomes/comments/1ldumv2/1840s_dunnington_mansion_update_updates_detail/

Quite a few people had asked for updates when they were available, so we finally have one!

For anyone unfamiliar, the house was built in the 1840's and was added onto thru the 1890's. It was abandoned in the early 2000's after the investors who owned it encountered financial issues. A storm in 2009 peeled part of the roof off of the back of the house. The ensuing water damage and elemental exposure led to the partial collapse of parts of the house, including the floor in a front room and the front porch, as well. The roof was repaired in 2023, but 15 years of exposure to the elements have left some areas extremely unstable.

The Dunnington Mansion Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, was allowed access to steward the house and take care of day-to-day maintenance, fundraise, and promote the Mansion via guided tours and things like music videos.

After a very, very lengthy process, the DMF formally took ownership of the Mansion from the previous owners this past Summer, and restoration work has begun in earnest.

It's been small steps at first, as donations and grant funds become available, but the brush, bushes, and overgrowth that encroached on the Mansion for decades has been completely cleared, and grading around the base of the building has been completed (so that water flows AWAY from the Mansion, instead of into it). The 20+ years of debris that built up on the floors has also been removed, revealing the original wood floors that are still in remarkably good shape, all things considered.

The next step will be to have a structural assessment completed, to see just how bad some of the damage is, and then to repair the roof and gutters to stop water infiltration.

From there, the windows will all be either replaced or rebuilt and temporary power will be run to the Mansion so that interior repairs can begin in earnest.

For anyone curious about the DMF and the history of this mansion, and some of the really cool features (like the Conservatory, one of only a handful of originals remaining on the East Coast), check it out at https://dunningtonmansion.org/

Hopefully we'll have more updates soon!

Hi all! This is another post about a really cool restoration project - the 1840's Dunnington Mansion in Farmville, VA. You can see one of my previous posts, along with several other on-site pictures, below:

https://www.reddit.com/r/centuryhomes/comments/1ldumv2/1840s_dunnington_mansion_update_updates_detail/

Quite a few people had asked for updates when they were available, so we finally have one!

For anyone unfamiliar, the house was built in the 1840's and was added onto thru the 1890's. It was abandoned in the early 2000's after the investors who owned it encountered financial issues. A storm in 2009 peeled part of the roof off of the back of the house. The ensuing water damage and elemental exposure led to the partial collapse of parts of the house, including the floor in a front room and the front porch, as well. The roof was repaired in 2023, but 15 years of exposure to the elements have left some areas extremely unstable.

The Dunnington Mansion Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, was allowed access to steward the house and take care of day-to-day maintenance, fundraise, and promote the Mansion via guided tours and things like music videos.

After a very, very lengthy process, the DMF formally took ownership of the Mansion from the previous owners this past Summer, and restoration work has begun in earnest.

It's been small steps at first, as donations and grant funds become available, but the brush, bushes, and overgrowth that encroached on the Mansion for decades has been completely cleared, and grading around the base of the building has been completed (so that water flows AWAY from the Mansion, instead of into it). The 20+ years of debris that built up on the floors has also been removed, revealing the original wood floors that are still in remarkably good shape, all things considered.

The next step will be to have a structural assessment completed, to see just how bad some of the damage is, and then to repair the roof and gutters to stop water infiltration.

From there, the windows will all be replaced and temporary power will be run to the Mansion so that interior repairs can begin in earnest.

For anyone curious about the DMF and the history of this mansion, and some of the really cool features (like the Conservatory, one of only a handful of originals remaining on the East Coast), check it out at https://dunningtonmansion.org/

Hopefully we'll have more updates soon!

EDIT: Holy cow this blew up. If anyone would like to support this project or would like to see some of the day-to-day goings-on (filmmakers, artists, photographers, etc), you can check out DMF's Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076580148044

I actually spoke to the DMF after this post went up and the President, Heather, would love to field your questions. Her email is Heather.Beach@dunningtonmansion.org

Kudos to the people who developed these mods. They completely change the atmosphere of the Draugr barrows! Now instead of blitzing through them, I'm taking them step-by-step and wondering what every single little noise was.

Is it the sheer size of the lake, or its depth? I've heard people say that even the Atlantic Ocean is calm by comparison. I lived on Lake Erie as a kid and remember it being mostly pretty calm.

They look so beautiful and yet completely alien and out of scale at the same time. How do mountains like this form, and how are they so smooth and rounded? I havent been able to find anything else like them in the world, but I'm wondering if anyone knows of another location where similar rock formations exist?

u/Jonnasontwas posted some screenshots of his Delta Range city, which was pretty amazing and gave me a lot of inspiration for this build - the City of Ch0nkers.

The town I live in has a pedestrian mall, and I thought it would be cool to mimic but on a larger scale with a kind of Chongqing vibe. The pedestrian mall in this build ends at a river, and I thought it would be a good look to have it face Central Ch0nkers. I layered the downtown area, so it steps up away from the river. It gave some unexpectedly cool ways to play with railroads and bridges and create a really unique look.

Map is Delta Range, population 30,000 and I'm maybe 20 hours in. Delta Range is weirdly divided up and has proven particularly challenging to build on, so feedback is welcome, as always!

Hi all! A while ago (like, last year) I posted a really cool restoration project that my company was aiming for - the 1840's Dunnington Mansion in Farmville, VA. You can see that post, along with several other on-site pictures, below:

https://www.reddit.com/r/centuryhomes/comments/1ldumv2/1840s_dunnington_mansion_update_updates_detail/

Quite a few people had asked for updates when they were available, so here they are!

For anyone unfamiliar, the house built in the 1840's and was added onto thru the 1890's. It was abandoned in the early 2000's after the investors who owned it encountered financial issues. A storm in 2009 peeled part of the roof off of the back of the house, and knocked out the front windows. The ensuing water damage and elemental exposure led to the partial collapse of parts of the house, including a front room and the front porch. The roof was repaired in 2023, but 15 years of exposure to the elements have left some areas extremely unstable.

The Dunnington Mansion Foundation was allowed access to steward the house and take care of day-to-day maintenance, fundraise, and promote the Mansion via guided tours and things like music videos.

After a very, very lengthy process, I'm excited to say that the Foundation has formally taken ownership of the Mansion from the previous owners and restoration work can finally begin in earnest.

Some of the details in the house are insane. The level of craftsmanship in this house is exquisite by any standards. Come for the 9'x9' pocket doors, stay for the blue marble mantle (missing its corbels, unfortunately), the original conservatory, and the beaded wainscoting.

If you'd like to learn more about the house, the Dunnington Mansion Foundation has an excellent website dedicated to the house, its history, and the restoration effort. You can visit it at https://dunningtonmansion.org/

The restoration fundraising effort is going to be quite lengthy since the Foundation is a 501c3, but we're all confident we can get there! Our first order of business will be to make the building envelope weathertight by replace the flashing at all the valley rafters (especially by the tower) rebuild the missing front porch, and install new windows and doors throughout since many of them are either broken or missing.

From there we're running new power lines and temporary electrical panels to get the inside climate controlled and dehumidified, and at that point we'll reassess how much of what needs to be removed entirely, and what the next steps will be.

The estimated restoration budget is $3-5m, and the estimated timeline until we can get a full Occupancy Certification is around 2-4 years, contingent on the state of the existing house and everything we can't see behind the plaster.

Hi all!

A while ago (like, last year) I posted a really cool restoration project that my company was aiming for - the 1840's Dunnington Mansion in Farmville, VA. You can see that post, along with several other on-site pictures, below:

https://www.reddit.com/r/centuryhomes/comments/1ldumv2/1840s_dunnington_mansion_update_updates_detail/

Quite a few people had asked for updates when they were available, so here they are!

For anyone unfamiliar, the house built in the 1840's and was added onto thru the 1890's. It was abandoned in the early 2000's after the investors who owned it encountered financial issues. A storm in 2009 peeled part of the roof off of the back of the house, and knocked out the front windows. The ensuing water damage and elemental exposure led to the partial collapse of parts of the house, including a front room and the front porch. The roof was repaired in 2023, but 15 years of exposure to the elements have left some areas extremely unstable.

The Dunnington Mansion Foundation was allowed access to steward the house and take care of day-to-day maintenance, fundraise, and promote the Mansion via guided tours and things like music videos.

After a very, very lengthy process, I'm excited to say that the Foundation has formally taken ownership of the Mansion from the previous owners and restoration work can finally begin in earnest.

Some of the details in the house are insane. The level of craftsmanship in this house is exquisite by any standards. Come for the 9'x9' pocket doors, stay for the blue marble mantle (missing its corbels, unfortunately), the original conservatory, and the beaded wainscoting.

If you'd like to learn more about the house, the Dunnington Mansion Foundation has an excellent website dedicated to the house, its history, and the restoration effort. You can visit it at https://dunningtonmansion.org/

The restoration fundraising effort is going to be quite lengthy since the Foundation is a 501c3, but we're all confident we can get there! Our first order of business will be to make the building envelope weathertight by replace the flashing at all the valley rafters (especially by the tower) rebuild the missing front porch, and install new windows and doors throughout since many of them are either broken or missing.

From there we're running new power lines and temporary electrical panels to get the inside climate controlled and dehumidified, and at that point we'll reassess how much of what needs to be removed entirely, and what the next steps will be.

The estimated restoration budget is $3-5m, and the estimated timeline until we can get a full Occupancy Certification is around 2-4 years, contingent on the state of the existing house and everything we can't see behind the plaster.

I've been having fun developing a bus rapid transit line throughout my city, and seeing how realistic I can make some of the intersections with Intersection Marking Tool. Some intersections look pretty slick, others kind of look like an epileptic on meth designed them. Feedback is always welcome!

This is one of the first games in the tournament, and nosebleed tickets START at $984. Not including transportation and hotels, of course.

This tournament's gonna be awful.

Hi all, I have a mammillaria cactus that's going on 35 years old that I think has a fungal infection. The base has started turning yellow and is soft to the touch...see the photo. We moved in December and I dont think it was getting enough light in its new location.

I read that you can remove the top, not-infected part of the cactus, let it sit for a couple of weeks until it scabs over, then pot it and it'll grow new roots within a few weeks. Is this true?

My father died last year and this was his...he had it since as long as I can remember and I'm 38 now. So, I really dont want to lose this guy, but cactii are also brand new for me!