In this episode, my long-time dream of talking to someone who has moved an old house comes true. Larissa and Kris Munsch moved a bungalow, affectionately titled, “The Governor” from Ness City Kansas to their farm 71 miles away. The process was just as exciting and nervewracking as you can imagine. Devyn and I listened with rapt attention as this charismatic couple described the process.
Today’s episode is Part 2 of 2.
Thousands of people became acquainted with the Governor’s journey first via Larissa’s wildly popular Instagram account, Old House Love. With over 100k followers, Larissa never set out to be Insta-famous, but the old house loving community had other plans. Now, via hashtags and weekly photo features, Old House Love spreads the word about irreplaceable craftsmanship, preservation, and saving old houses all over the world. You’ll find the Old House Love podcast here.
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True Tales From Old Houses will be on hiatus through June as we get prepared for an exciting season two. The first episode of season two will be available on July 15th. Thank you for all of the support and encouragement for this podcast. Season one has been an enormous learning experience and it has been a joy to talk to so many other old house lovers like you and me.
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5 Comments
Architectural Observer
Fascinating episodes! As another resident of western Kansas, I can assure you that Larissa and Kris are absolutely correct about the lack of interest in preserving old houses (and old buildings) here. It’s no wonder that Kansas consistently ranks near the bottom of lists of the most popular states in terms of tourism. Despite the fact that we have lots of fascinating history at the center of the nation, it is largely overlooked and has not been successfully marketed. I share their desire to help educate others about the history and potential which is still routinely discarded. I feel more optimistic now – thank you!
Stacy
Thank you so much for listening. It is disappointing to hear this about western Kansas. My dad loved the history of western Kansas and Colorado. He couldn’t get enough of it. I feel like it might be time for a trip that way soon to see what I’ve been missing. Education is crucial, and if I can be a conduit, I sure will.
Architectural Observer
Please let me know should you ever plan a visit — I’d be happy to steer you toward some of the more interesting, but less celebrated, destinations. In much of this part of the state (excepting Hays and other larger towns) the population is actually less than it was a century ago! Where I live you don’t have to really imagine what the past was like because a lot of the landscape has not changed significantly. Thanks for your offer to serve as a conduit… I’m filing that away for future reference!
Stacy
I will let you know. Thank you for your offer to point me in the right direction. The town where my Grandma lived, on the northern border of MO and IA, suffered a similar fate. Once semi-booming (1000 + a railroad stop) is down to 494 residents–almost 100 in the last 25 years. They lost my Grandma last year at 102 years old.