True. It is an old house (1880's I believe). They built houses with so much more quality back then. It is amazing because they didn't have the technology we have now. It seems like house quality has declined since then. Haverhill, MA was a rich city back then. I believe it was known as a "shoe capital" or something of that nature before all the manufacturing jobs were sent overseas.
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I guess architects and carpenters took more pride in their work back then. Now it's all about mass production and moving on to the next project, so I imagine it's hard to pour your soul into every product. these days.
It's all about the profit margins.