The original white porch columns were removed from my 1913 house during a 1950's renovation. I don't have many photos of the original porch, but I have enough to know how it looked. During a road trip this past week, we visited Cunningham Lumber Company in Hillsboro, Texas. I found six columns from an 1890's house in Waco, Texas that had been deconstructed a few months ago. We aren't sure yet whether they are old growth yellow pine, or cypress (have lots of paint to remove), but I'm happy either way! They are solid, they are real wood, and they are in fantastic shape (no rot!). They are the same size/style as the originals, except we'll have to shorten them a bit. The curve of the column is so slight, that it will not mess up the proportions. I even found the newspaper article about the home they came from, so I have been able to glean a little of the history of the house. It's sad the house was taken down, because it looked to be in good shape, but I'm giving these columns a good home.
On top of all of that...we were able to purchase the columns for $80 each.
The original porch had four columns, but we are putting up six for better support of a large roof.
"What do you mean you don't replace telephone poles that are dirty and scratched?"
