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Historical Photos of our Homestead Farmhouse

1/30/2020

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This photo shows our original farmhouse as it was in 1930. There was an earlier, probably temporary, house built by Frank and Mildred DeMent, but it was torn down. The strong sunlight is probably the eastern face. There was no fireplace at this point, and you can see a water tower, although there was no indoor plumbing. 
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This photo is possibly from 1949, when 29 Palms received a historic 19" of snow. Now you can see the fireplace, and the trees described by Jacqueline DeMent surrounding the farmhouse. 
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This is how our farmhouse looks today. A deep porch was added to the house, probably around the east and south edges. Eventually it was enclosed, so the fireplace is now in the interior of the house.
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Frank DeMent planting palms in the front yard. The lakebed is flat in the distance, so you can see our neighbor's homestead to the south. The Pinto Mountains (Joshua Tree National Park) are behind.
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Same view, now. The dune has formed since the original photo was taken! Before we found the old photos, we had decided to plant palms in exactly the same place Farmer DeMent had. Both of us wanted trees that wouldn't block the view of the mountains from the front of the house.
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Laird Ehlert link
4/17/2020 03:01:00 pm

Was the original roof replaced? It seems to have a steeper pitch than anything that I can see on present-day photos.
Do you know what the purpose of the vented box on the raised platform is, in the old photo?
Did the prior owner leave those photos for you?

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Anna
4/18/2020 09:47:56 am

Good question. Our roof was probably not so much replaced as added on to, as the house was enlarged. And our current situation is not good--lots of leaks, that we've tried to patch but to no avail. A new roof is in our future, unfortunately.
Don't know what the raised box is for, maybe some sort of bird cage? Definitely trying to keep other animals out...
These photos were at the 29 Palms Historical Society, filed under Dairy. They were sent to the HS by the daughter before she passed away. Her granddaughter has now contacted us, and will eventually come and visit the property. So nice!

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