FULTON- What is old becomes new. A house in Fulton will soon return to its turn of the century grandeur.
A historic home under renovation, but not at the hands of the family who owned it for more than 100 years.
The exact year the home was built is unknown.
"It was like turn of the century, 1901 something like that," said Jennifer Jameson Marquardt, former owner.
Although they may not be sure when the house was built, there is no mistake about the family who owned it, the Jameson's.
"After W. Ed died, my parents bought this house for $16,000," said Marquardt.
W. Ed Jameson, the former mayor of Fulton, had the house built, then passed it to his son and daughter-in-law.
"When I was here after both my parents died, going through it day by day, the memories were in every closet, every corner, and you would just have to stop and go wow. I used to play in the attic, and sneak through the top window onto the roof. And all those things are gone," said Marquardt.
They are gone because Jennifer Marquardt and her brother John Jameson decided to sell the house, a hard decision because it was in their family for more than a century.
"We all have our own lives, and nobody was coming back here," said Marquardt.
"I think its time for a face lift. time to move on," said John Jameson, former owner.
The facelift is in the works hanks to the new owner, a Fulton native who has made it his goal to return the house to its original glory.
"We had a set of plans from a fire that happened here in the early 40's and the house was extensively remodeled. basically, we took those plans and reversed them and put them back before the fire," said David McDaniel, the new owner.
This is a picture of the house after an ice storm in the 20's... McDaniel plans for his house to be a very close replica.
"A lot of the, what i would consider, Victorian features were closed up. We're basically just putting those back," said McDaniel.
"They took the front of the house 18 inches out to expand it," said Marquardt.
"I'm the first non-Jameson to ever own the property," said McDaniel.
McDaniel's dedication to this renovation is not because of the Jameson family legacy, but because of the city of Fulton's legacy.
"There's just something about old buildings that it adds to the character of our town, and it gives ours a lot of personality," said McDaniel.
Court Street in Fulton has some fascinating old world features.
While it is still the house they grew up in, it is somewhat unrecognizable to John and Jennifer.
"(It's) just kind of strange," said John.
"Where is the staircase? Is that the staircase? I'm lost," said Jennifer.
For these Jamesons, letting go of their family home was not easy.
"It was definitely emotional, but it was something, like I said, I think we felt it was time to go to the next chapter," said McDaniel.
By the end of this year, the house should be back to its turn of the century glory.
"Now, I think it's great that it will carry on with a lot of enthusiasm and care by a person who knows how to take care of houses," said McDaniel.
"I can't wait to see it when it's finished. It's wonderful. I mean, its amazing," said Marquardt.
McDaniel says he and his family plan to move in by the end of this year. We will bring you a follow up to this story so you can see how renovations on the old home turn out.
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