Steinbeck House

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She even was able to help us in sussing out a few mysteries on <I>our</I> home. </div> <bR> <div> After touring the interior we noticed a few things that had been "reversed", but other than that, our houses are indeed just about the same! For more information about John Steinbeck, go to www.steinbeck.org</div> <bR> <div> Some day when our ol girl is more presentable, we hope to invite Carol and all the ladies of the Steinbeck house to visit it's near-twin.</div> <bR> <div> Various views of the front of the John Steinbeck House</div> <div>  <IMG SRC="264a8c80.jpg" border=0 width="168" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="26ac89c0.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="156" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="24cc8780.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Front Porch (we intend to restore our front porch to look similar to this)</div> <div>  <IMG SRC="26279f70.jpg" border=0 width="377" height="503" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="2687dc60.jpg" border=0 width="381" height="454" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="25cb9f70.jpg" border=0 width="185" height="247" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="25ec8960.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="26096c80.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <bR> <div> Side porch</div> <div>  <IMG SRC="278ef3f0.jpg" border=0 width="239" height="319" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">         <IMG SRC="27add270.jpg" border=0 width="221" height="295" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="26c9dc80.jpg" border=0 width="157" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="27e96c80.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> West side of House & back of house</div> <div> <IMG SRC="266cd9c0.jpg" border=0 width="205" height="156" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="27cc89c0.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="156" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> The Inside</div> <div> The entry hall as viewed from the front door / as viewed from living room</div> <div> <IMG SRC="26e0b640.jpg" border=0 width="267" height="356" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="2700c650.jpg" border=0 width="268" height="357" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="25a96c80.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Living Room, looking at fireplace/ Master Bedroom/ Wainscotting in Dining Room</div> <div>  <IMG SRC="27296c80.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="27496c80.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="25896c80.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>