Some House 173 stories have a habit of becoming series.
A photograph leads to a memory. A peculiar detail in the house leads to a little historical detective work. A tree, stone, flower or forgotten corner of our one-tenth-acre lot turns out to have a story of its own.
These are the recurring series at House 173. Choose one below and wander in.
Why Is My House Like This?
Strange windows, old woodwork, enclosed porches and other clues hidden in a nearly century-old house. We start with House 173, follow the historical rabbit hole wherever it leads, and eventually find our way home.
One Photograph, One Story
Sometimes one photograph is enough to bring back an entire part of a house, a project, a season, or a life. These stories begin with a single image from House 173 and follow whatever it happens to remember.
One-Tenth of an Acre
House 173 sits on roughly one-tenth of an acre in the city. These stories follow the trees, shrubs, flowers, birds, garden corners and ordinary bits of ground that have slowly gathered their own history over the years.