This small family cottage in Laurel, Mississippi began as a 1920s shotgun house and was expanded after World War II.
I wrote about its history, why it works (and doesn’t), and a renovation plan that exists mostly as a long-held dream.
https://imitationofmink.com/a-shotgun-house-a-post-war-remodel-and-a-dream-renovation-rethinking-my-laurel-cottage/
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Reimagining a 1940s Cottage Near Laurel, Mississippi
A century-old family cottage in Laurel, Mississippi—its original shotgun layout, a 1940s expansion, and a long-dreamed renovation that may never happen.
Imitation of Mink