The Thomas farmhouse is one of my favorite farmhouses. On a beautiful road just outside of town, the house and the farm sits like a  monument to the best day of the family farm. I used to buy my hay from this farm, Mr. Thomas is a person of great character and integrity. His house  reflects that, which is why I have been anxious to add it to my collection of great buildings.

Sometimes these wonderful old houses are beautiful because of what’s on the outside, sometimes they are beautiful because of what they reflect on the inside. These houses remind me that it was once possible in the country to have very beautiful homes even if you were not wealthy.