I was on my way home from hiking the Red Dot Trail with my five youngest dogs when I decided to make a detour and explore the little town of Dickinson Center. It's quite near me, but just over the line in Franklin County and on county roads, where I'd so far had no reason to travel:
And I was surprised to discover that such a nice (and sizable) village flourished so far from bigger cities and from state highways. But there it was, an old fashioned rural town which looked entirely livable and totally pleasant:
I thought this was a home when I snapped the photo but now, looking again, I wonder if it might have been doctors' offices or something. Hmmmmm:
This home was for sale. I checked it out and it was listed for $74,900. It had three bedrooms, one bath and .58 acres. That's a higher price than I'd have expected, so perhaps life in Dickinson Center is so pleasant that local people find it highly desirable:
This pleasing home still had Halloween pumpkins on the front stoop. They must have been fairly rotten by then, but I didn't get close enough to look:
A very nice front porch:
Set close to the woods:
Up on a hill, with the front porch now totally enclosed against the rugged winter weather:
A stately old home with what appeared to me to have been a carriage house converted into living space:
And a very elegant brick home:
I thought the wagon wheels gave this home a western look:
The Dickinson Center Post Office and Fire Department. See, I told you this was a substantial town, not just a couple of old farm houses in the middle of nowhere. But I took even more photos and will post them tomorrow. Stay tuned:
I lived in Dickenson Center in the 1960's. The house I lived in was next to the old fire station. I am looking for picture of the old fire station and the old school that was just down the street in town.
ReplyDeleteI don't remember seeing either building, but perhaps I just didn't know what they were. I'll try to remember to drive over there one of these days and take a look. It's really quite close to me although not on the way to anything, so I don't generally drive there. I have no way to contact you, however, except to leave a comment here. You can email me via the address on the top of the blog.
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I don't know if you are still looking for pictures of the old schoolhouse as that was posted 4 years ago, but if so reply and I can get some to you.
DeleteI haven't given it any thought in years, but if you have photos of the old school house, I could work it into another post by revisiting Dickinson Center. You can email me via the contact page on the farm website (link at the top of the blog). Thanks.
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