We found out how old our house is

Yesterday RenoHunk's brother stayed overnight at our house.  In between too many beers he was able to install the outdoor pendant light we got from Home Depot. I had a crying fit about this same light a few weeks back, we had some difficulty with the installation...and I really just wanted the light up that day. With a $45 light you definitely get what you pay for in terms of difficulty of installation and ability to change the light bulb.....but it is up and looks great. Before this light the front of our house was pitch black and dreary. I feel kind of silly for the crying fit but I just wanted to have the light up and hit my first reno temper tantrum.

Yesterday we also found out when our house was built courtesy of the municipal property assesment showing up in the mailbox. Our house was built in 1895 and the approximate size of our home is pegged at 1900 square feet. I think that is before the small addition that we have in the back of our house which adds another few hundred square feet. 1895 is pretty old....