Name that House

[fluter]

It's not very common in the States, except for estates, ranches and some farms.

And some vacation homes, for example at the coast or in the mountains of the Carolinas. My mother's uncle built a beach house which he called "Elderslie by the Sea." Three guesses what his surname was... see avatar, if you don't recognize the place name.

[Sheep In Wolf's Clothing]

I just finished the book "The Braes of Glenlivet" by Isobel Grant. It's a charming book about life in the Highlands from the end of the 19th century to the middle of the 20th century. Most of the crofts at that time (and from what I hear still do) had names instead of addresses. The editor includes a map of the Braes, with all of the crofts mentioned in the book, and an appendix of why they were all Christian as such. Most were named after geographical markers. (such as Rough Burn was close to a fast moving stream). It's an informative book about turn of the century rural life in Scotland that I highly recommend.

Sara

[Pleater]

It is fairly common in England, even where the house has a number and street name too.

The first place I lived was The Beeches, No 10 High Street, then I moved to Summerville, 45 Woodstock Road.

Then there were a series of un named houses, but where I am now - which is No 28, the houses 2 to 24 all have the names of football teams from the early 20th century as they originally faced a football pitch. The developers either ran out of names, or the houses 26 and 28 - which are at the end of the cul de sac were not considered to qualify as they did not overlook the pitch.

Anne the Pleater

[Ian.MacAllan]

When my wife and I bought a few acres I wanted to call the place "Briar Bog Farm" but my wife refused, complaining that that was too accurate a description. We finally agreed on "Folly Fraction Farm" but gave up on that too when five of our signs were stolen in less than four years. Country life too has both rewards and challenges.

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[Tartan Hiker]

I don't think that there is a house in Montreat, NC that doesn't have a name. Then again, Montreat was founded and populated by Presbyterians wtih names like Anderson and MacCallum.

But my own home in east Asheville doesn't have a name! This will have to be remedied!