David: Each week, they get dozens of emails from readers wondering what ever happened to the houses featured in their popular back page column, 'Save This Old House.' We know you're dying to find out if that parsonage owned by the once-famous artists survived the wrecking ball, or if that eye-catching Craftsman in Syracuse ever found a new owner. Some of the houses we featured last year did in fact find new owners—owners who are at work painstakingly restoring them right now. Others were not so lucky.

So, are you ready to learn the fates of last year's STOH superstars? Keep clicking.

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January/February 2009 Stick Victorian
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Status: Demolished

An assisted-living facility put up quite an effort to find a buyer willing to move this cavernous Stick Victorian to another location. Sadly, there were no takers, and the house was demolished late last year. Many inquiries were received regarding this former home of artist Earl Howell Reed (aka Earl the Etcher), whose works were once showcased at the famed Art Institute of Chicago, but no one could seal the deal. The land where the house once stood will soon become the site of 139 senior living apartments.



March 2009 Queen Anne
Location: Union Springs, AL
Status: Still available

Railroad station agent E.J. Pierce built this 2,300-square-foot Queen Anne in 1907—back when Union Springs, Alabama was still a bustling cotton hub. Today, the town is known more for its startling supply of elegant and affordable Victorian-era homes. And this one is an excellent example. The house features red pine wainscoting, oak mantels, and 12-foot Corinthian columns, which divide the home's center hall from the front parlor. The good news is that it's still available, and—bonus!—the price has been dropped from $75,000 to an absurd $55,000.

Call Joyce Perrin at 888-318-8938 for more information.



April 2009 Italianate
Location: Goldsboro, North Carolina
Status: Saved!

A frequent visitor to this house in the 1920s, McArn Best remembers sitting in its elegant living room and listening to classical music on an old Victrola with her grandfather, who built the Italianate in 1894. Thankfully, the music will continue in this old house, which was recently purchased by a couple who is working with the seller, Preservation North Carolina, to restore the place. Don't be surprised if you see the finished product pop up in a future issue of TOH



May 2009 Log Cabin
Location: Elizabeth Township, Pennsylvania
Status: Still Available

There's been a lot of interest, but no one has snatched up this solid-as-a-rock 19th-century log house yet. Owner Jeff Heinichen found the hand-hewn timbers and chinking beneath the clapboards of what he thought as just a regular old Four Square. No one knows who built it. What is known is that it was home to Andy and Dave Kelly, two farmers who lived here from the late 1800s, to the 1940s. The price of the cabin has been reduced from $49,500 to $39,900.

Call Jeff Heinichen at 412-751-4616 for more information.



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Source: This Old House Web Site