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“Discovering A Hidden Room In My House That I Bought Over A Year Ago”
If you bought a house over a year ago and suddenly found a hidden room, you’d probably do some cussing, too. This is your warning that there were some colorful exclamations of shock and disbelief. Zara Braley bought herself a 1846 farmhouse about a year ago. She is busy discovering more interesting things about her house.
From the looks of the outside footprint, it’s what we would call a “More-On” house. That’s where you start with a small house and add a little more on here and a little more on there. The result is an interesting bit of architectural mystery. That is how Zara found an entire hidden room with a window she had never noticed from the outside.
@zara_braley Shoutout to my brother who came over with a head lamp and sense of adventure to find out what was behind the door in my bedroom…perks of having an old house you never know what you’ll find on a random Tuesday night #oldhouse #maine #hiddenroominmyhouse ♬ original sound – Zara
It began with the floor-to-ceiling bookcases. They were large and cumbersome and came with the house. Rather than move them, Zara left them in place for a year. Finally moving them, she discovered a door hidden behind them. Opening that door led to another door that seemed locked from the inside.
The Plot Thickens…
Exploration led them to a hidden staircase to the hidden room. Technically an unfinished attic space, the room is quite large and loaded with possibilities. Noticing a window, Zara went outside to find out why she had never noticed the extra window.
@zara_braley Part 2 for everyone asking how I didn’t notice the window #hiddenroominmyhouse #oldhome ♬ original sound – Zara
She found the window on the side of the house above a small alcove addition. Part of her yard is behind a fence in her neighbor’s yard. Commenters are encouraging her to have a property survey done. The odd placement of the fence and the lack of access to parts of her home’s exterior are concerning.
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