Notes left by previous owners:
Below the stairs and behind the toilet are old wood doors that hide the hot water heater. Last year I replaced the hot water heater because it was 12+ years old, along with a new toilet, I was not paying attention to the back of the doors and missed the pencil writing. One was 1986 and the other was 1889. My neighbor has lived here 45+ years and told me they gutted the house and restored it sometime in 1980’s.
I just recently had the toilet out again to lay down some vinyl tiles and saw these writings. The doors as you can see are right behind the toilet. Skelton key no longer works 🙂
Restored this house in 1986
J.R. Ball
Carolyn Ball
Charles Wellman
Now it’s due again for a restore, I’ll have to write something behind the doors myself for the next owner.
I’m not sure what the other one says but I can read “June the 8th 1889”