David lived around the corner in the late 80s, when the house was still occupied by members of the family that built it in 1903. When David set out to buy a place of his own years later, he remembered the little cottage on Pulaski Heights that he had always thought ideal. It had since become a rental so he found the owner and after a surprisingly brisk and successful negotiation signed a sales contract without even having been inside. Naively, he took three weeks off work to “fix the place up,” but it wasn’t until many years later, under Cassie’s influence, that the table saw finally disappeared from the of the living room and hammers and drills from the kitchen counter.

The house sits very near the street, so we installed the shutters you see in these photos to maximize privacy while preserving ventilation.   French doors lead from the front porch into the library and we are able keep the house open to the outside for three seasons of the year.

Most of the art in the house is by local artists and friends. The blue bird was painted by Andy Cherwick.

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