Comments on: The House History Guy By Hipchickindc

By: hipchickindc

hipchickindc — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:53:50 +0000

“and she sent me terrific pictures of her family moving into our house in 1896.”

Oh, that is sooo cool!

I once brokered a deal that had huge title problems because it had been in the same family since it was built, and nobody bothered to get it legally transferred. It took nine months, but by the end of the deal, the settlement attorney had a chain of title that was essentially a family history. He even uncovered an unknown child born out of wedlock. About three of the family memebrs, probably in their 80′s and 90′s attended settlement. They had been raised in this tiny 2 bedroom house along with a grand total of 9 siblings.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:33:13 +0000

I hired him, too, but had a great experience. He not only discovered the whole history, but a house on the site beforehand, and connected me with the g-g-g-grandchild of the original owners. We’ve stayed in touch, and she sent me terrific pictures of her family moving into our house in 1896. We also had him process a facade easement for us, too.

By: bogfrog

bogfrog — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:48:33 +0000

I commissioned him to do a house history. There were grammatical errors and the document included text moved verbatim from a primary source without a citation. I do not think Paul Williams is trained as a/an historian.

By: hipchickindc

hipchickindc — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:56:52 +0000

Thanks. The books are great gifts!

By: kansas ave

kansas ave — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:06:53 +0000

I have purchased a few of his books for family members and I love this entry!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:22:49 +0000

a very unusual character but full of great information-