~A treasure of historic importance~
I promised I would reveal the wonderful treasure I found in the "ballroom" at The Mulvaney estate sale last weekend. Underneath a table, in a box of junk, I pulled these out... At first, I was not quite sure exactly what I had unearthed. I initially assumed they were the blueprints for the Mulvaney house and I excitedly put them into my pile. After I paid for everything, my friend Catherine and I began to load our loot into the trunk of my car. She saw the blueprints and declared " Wow, I think you scored a serious treasure!" It wasn't until we stopped at my Mom's house, which was just down the street from the estate sale, that we were able to take a closer look at them. It became immediately clear that neither set of blueprints belonged to the Mulvaney house. Suddenly, we had a mystery on our hands. Were they spec homes that J.J. Mulvaney built back in the 1920's or were they drawn up as alternate choices for his personal residence? It's still a m...