VicMan Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 I know that in Bermuda and in Grand Cayman people give houses names, and in Bermuda there are no house numbers, only names.Why don't people name their houses? I think that naming a house is the first step to giving one's house an individual touch.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineda Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 I don't know if that's just a good idea (encouraging people to become more attached to their houses) considering the recent Supreme Court decision on eminent domain... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicMan Posted June 25, 2005 Author Share Posted June 25, 2005 The eminent domain thing will effect people in the East Coast more than in Texas, won't it?.I still hate it, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 I don't know if that's just a good idea (encouraging people to become more attached to their houses) considering the recent Supreme Court decision on eminent domain... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 i think it is an awesome idea...but there are SO many homes here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual Observer Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 That sounds like a neat concept, but maybe only for small towns where it wouldn't be confusing maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineda Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 The eminent domain thing will effect people in the East Coast more than in Texas, won't it?.I don't know what the ramifications will be here in Texas, where Gov. Perry's ambitious Trans-Texas Corridor idea reigns supreme. But giving TxDOT a virtual Pandora's Box with HB 3588, the secrecy surrounding the Cintra agreement, and now this... We might just as well ask the Governor where we should live and not fear the possible future of eminent domain. Maybe apartments will be the future for everyone, who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicMan Posted June 25, 2005 Author Share Posted June 25, 2005 I'm aware that there are a lot of houses in the city proper alone, but I bet a little bit of imagination will spark ideas for unique names..I'm not proposing that the mailing system should be altered, though. I'm just saying that people should give their houses names...As for the one I live in, I would like to get a sign with the house's name and stick it on the exterior.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 Unfortunately not many people have good imaginations, so in a city our size there would probably be 1000 houses named Jack, 500 named Haley ,etc. and people would be in all kinds of confusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 Actually a few friends have had named their homes after their streets, or at least got to doing that as we kept asking WHICH home we were heading for a party/nap/drink/etc...."let's head on down to Valerie (in Bellaire) and get drunk."Or"Time for me to go to the Delmar, I'm tired."Didn't say it was creative, but it was easy to discern WHICH home we were going to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted June 26, 2005 Share Posted June 26, 2005 House naming is very common in British and formerly British countries, as well as parts of continental Europe. Even tiny falling down cottages will have names like "Southington Hall" or "The Groves." I think it comes from a time before there were universal postal standards. Sometimes you need to talk about a house and not necessarily the owner, so it comes in handy.There are a number of "named" homes in the United States, too, though they tend to be mansions. Places like "The Breakers" in Rhode Island come to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicMan Posted June 26, 2005 Author Share Posted June 26, 2005 My parents thought of the idea of "Casa <last name>" for my house, though it isn't really creative..If there was a colorful house along T.C. Jester, perhaps it can be called "The Jester's Funhouse". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 I grew up across the road from a cobblestone house (circa 1837) called Gaywind.Please keep any witty remarks to yourselves. It was named for the gentle breezes which usually waft across the hilltop location.Naming a house makes sense to me only if it (the house) is distinctive. Naming every house in a tract development would be like Mr. Tyson naming each of his chickens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 I like "Renazi" on Lazy Lane. Beautiful. People do it here, you just don't notice it that much.We named ours "Freakdom". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stolitx Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 I'm aware that there are a lot of houses in the city proper alone, but I bet a little bit of imagination will spark ideas for unique names..I'm not proposing that the mailing system should be altered, though. I'm just saying that people should give their houses names...As for the one I live in, I would like to get a sign with the house's name and stick it on the exterior..<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I'm in and I'm claiming Midge as my house name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 I haven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 I like "Renazi" on Lazy Lane. Beautiful. People do it here, you just don't notice it that much.We named ours "Freakdom".Thanks. Now I have Ovaltine dripping out of my nose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 The tailpiece was still there, and I salvaged it and brought it down to the house. I will probably paint it as a Texas flag. No! Don't paint a flag on it! Restore the original lettering. Paint it the way it was originally painted. Save a bit of Texas history. You might be able to find pictures of how it looked through the local historical society. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Now that I think about it, I love "Pigdom" under 59.Does the Orange Show own Pigdom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 No! Don't paint a flag on it! Restore the original lettering. Paint it the way it was originally painted. Save a bit of Texas history. You might be able to find pictures of how it looked through the local historical society.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>My thoughts, too. You can paint a flag on nearly anything, but this relic is unique. Consider leaving it as it is (perhaps a protective coating would be a good idea). I've seen objects at the Menil which IMHO are less appealing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineda Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 No! Don't paint a flag on it! Restore the original lettering. Paint it the way it was originally painted. Save a bit of Texas history. You might be able to find pictures of how it looked through the local historical society. My thoughts, too. You can paint a flag on nearly anything, but this relic is unique. Consider leaving it as it is (perhaps a protective coating would be a good idea). I've seen objects at the Menil which IMHO are less appealing. I agree, it's beautiful just the way it is. Clear-coat it and leave it alone. The windmill is very interesting, are there trees growing up between the blades? Your property looks absolutely gorgeous, you're a lucky guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 As an aside, if you'd like to read an amusing short story about naming houses, try "The Ship Shape" from David Sedaris's Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rps324 Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 I'm in and I'm claiming Midge as my house name. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 I'm way ahead of you guys! There's no way in hell I'd paint over that lettering. But then, there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb434 Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Just a little note from my home state: On Grand Isle in Louisiana, most of the homes have names. Some are quite funny and some are simple. Many of them are play on words with the owners names. They put the names on the front of the house so everyone know about it.I wish I had pictures of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Anderson Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 My in-laws have lived in a two-story greyish place in Maplewood ever since it was built in the 1960s. When they were living and working in the UK for a while in the mid-80's, they lived in a place called Tanglewood Cottage, and we thought naming their Houston house would be a great idea. Being Houston and all, we named it "Roachcroft," for the huge critters we used to find in the kitchen when we'd turn on the light in the middle of the night and for Hillcroft which is about a block to the north. The roaches are mostly gone now, but the name stuck. We're still traveling around (32 years in the military, I'm thinking of staying and making it a career), but whenever we come home, it's always to "Roachcroft." My own parents, who live a scant 2 miles away in Meyerland (since 1959) were horrified, but so what. Our home in Spain from 97-2000 proudly bore a sign beneath the normal name/rank sign on the front door proclaiming it "Roachcroft de Andalucia," much to the amusement of our Spanish Navy neighbors and to the consternation of the Americans.Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 I call my house "Mr.Pitt", not after "BRAD" though, named after "Money". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmainguy Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 We're leaning towards "Eminent Domain on North Main" or maybe just "Ed" for short... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 (edited) My family has a house down in Port Lavaca that is called "The Beehive". The whole town knows about this house. They bought the house on the cheap about 5 years ago. The reason, The house was infested with over 400,000 BEES ! The Bees were ankle deep through the whole house after the extermination, no BS! over 400 pounds of honeycomb was removed from within the walls. Edited December 27, 2005 by TJones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 My in-laws have lived in a two-story greyish place in Maplewood ever since it was built in the 1960s. When they were living and working in the UK for a while in the mid-80's, they lived in a place called Tanglewood Cottage, and we thought naming their Houston house would be a great idea. Being Houston and all, we named it "Roachcroft," for the huge critters we used to find in the kitchen when we'd turn on the light in the middle of the night and for Hillcroft which is about a block to the north. The roaches are mostly gone now, but the name stuck. We're still traveling around (32 years in the military, I'm thinking of staying and making it a career), but whenever we come home, it's always to "Roachcroft." My own parents, who live a scant 2 miles away in Meyerland (since 1959) were horrified, but so what. Our home in Spain from 97-2000 proudly bore a sign beneath the normal name/rank sign on the front door proclaiming it "Roachcroft de Andalucia," much to the amusement of our Spanish Navy neighbors and to the consternation of the Americans. Jim Jim, That has to be one of the lovliest references to a Houston house I've ever seen. To know that we're known for our lush, infested climate (instead of some less appealling reasons) is so refreshing. I stepped on a roach in your honor today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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