as the first house ever built by the renowned architect henry hinkle in 1878, who went on to build many of the famed pacific heights victorians. when we bought it last year, it was an abandoned office and had fallen into disrepair. our neighbor says that he'd never seen anyone enter the building in 30 years. we aim to restore the house to its original purpose as a single family. victorian home and raise our children there. we are committed to the true historic preservation of this house inside and out, not just routine maintenance. we're not knocking down walls to make an open floor plan when we fix broken windows, it's with restoration glass where the original crown molding has broken. we restore it the proper way. we even pulled up the office carpet and some old linoleum and restored. they're restored. the original douglas fir floors. we're bringing it back to its original glory in a mills act contract is essential to helping us preserve its historic character because we are deeply committed to rehabilitate and maintain it the right way. but it's expensive work and we're sacrificing a