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When I purchased my house a few years ago I found that friends and I differed on how old a house should be to be considered old. I'm not asking when a house is no longer new, but how old would it have to be for you to refer to it as an old house?
| 10 Years or newer | 19 | |
| 20 Years | 48 | |
| 30 Years | 41 | |
| 40 Years | 18 | |
| 50 Years | 48 | |
| 60 Years | 23 | |
| 70 Years | 16 | |
| 80 Years | 17 | |
| 90 Years | 3 | |
| 100 Years or older | 37 |
I live in an Old farmhouse built by my great grandfather in 1890. The oak tree in the back yard, and the still-functioning furnace in the basement (Lennox Torrid Zone)are the same age as the house.
I agree with that, but it has nothing to do with whether or not I would call a house "old".
I think i'm the type of guy who would like an old house. Nothing too old perhaps, as long as it was in okay shape.
Where I'm from, the whole city is less than 150 years old. A "mature" or "established" neighborhood is somewhere where the houses are about thirty years old. Anything older than ten years would be considered an "older home".
I like really old homes (50+ years) they were built so well and have more character.
Wow, I guess I am in the minority. My house is about 50 years old which is the average age for most of the suburban homes where I live. I never considered 50 year old houses old. I was shocked when my friend bought a house built in 1992 and called it old. Craziness!
Well, being from New Jersey, the oldest stuff around here is from like the 1800's. My house is about 100 years old. If its still standing, I want in! I love old stuff. More charachter :)
There is a house in my family mostly used as a vacation home that has been in the family since about 1870. Very cool history there!
I think it depends on where you live. In some "new cities", I'll use the example of Milton Keynes in England, there are only new houses for miles around. In other parts of the country, houses of 100 years old are common. I would not call a house younger than 100 years an "old house".
My house is older than your country. It's run better than your country too. Stop killing the world America!