Hills and Dales

Our new (to us) house is in an old neighborhood near Purdue called Hills and Dales (H&Ds). It's one of the few areas of W. Lafayette, besides along the river, that has any semblance of hills, given there's lots of cornfields-turned-subdivisions that sprawl in virtually all directions around us.

Many of the houses here were built in the 1930s and '40s and have preserved their original character and details. The architecture is a mixture of English Tudor, Colonial, and Cape Cod. I took Ellie for a quick walk today and snapped these photos of a few houses near us. The neighborhood was a big draw for me, since I like a little variety in a neighborhood. Ellie sneaked into one of the shots. Can you see her in the snow? :) I included the picture of our house again, for the full effect.

Also, many of the houses around us have plaques from the Wabash Valley Trust for Historic Preservation. We're planning on applying for a plaque for our house too!

For a little more info. about the neighborhood, there's a video online you can watch here. The second house profiled in the video across the street from ours (and top right in the collage).