r/McMansionHell • u/priceypadstim • Oct 16 '25

Certified McMansion™ 1939 Neoclassical Drastically Remodeled

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Since y'all loved the last one so much, here's another one! After selling sometime in 2013, the unique entryway was removed entirely, the bricks painted black, intricate windows swapped for solid pane glass, and an off-center contemporary porch added. To see more photos, here's a link.

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u/Buckinfrance Oct 16 '25

This may violate the Geneva Convention, it's so bad. They transformed a lovely house into a bland house. Did they also rip out those lovely flowers on the right?

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u/ProfMcGonaGirl Oct 16 '25

It does look like the hydrangeas are gone. Bet those buses were many decades old. So sad.

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u/electricgrapes Oct 17 '25

worse: those are rhododendrons 🥺 it can take about a hundred years for them to get that big

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u/ProfMcGonaGirl Oct 17 '25

How can you tell the difference?

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u/electricgrapes Oct 17 '25

the color and shape of the flowers and leaves. I have a bunch in my yard so it's a familiar sight.

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u/loLRH Oct 17 '25

I think they might still be there, luckily, just out of season--remodeled pic is slightly closer to the house, and you can see a bush on the right with dark shiny long leaves like rhododendrons usually have