The old house that we are currently in the process of renovating was built in 1898. Then in 1911, for some inexplicable reason, the owners decided to pick up the house and move it 100 ft back further from the road. I can’t even imagine how they were able to manage that.

Whenever my husband thinks that my renovation plans for the house seem extensive I remind him that it could be worse. He could be married to the woman who hounded her husband until he moved the entire house.

This video is of Harvard law School moving three old houses down the block. Thanks to time lapsed photography you can see the entire house move down the road in minutes rather than the two days that it took it real time.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhPYknymr8o[/youtube]

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