Laura and Robert Dunne have transformed their historic Long Island home—originally built in the 1770s—into a living museum, showcasing America's colonial past through careful restoration.
Laura described her childhood dream: "I dreamed of cooking on the open hearth, making candles, tending a garden and learning about herbs." This passion fueled their extensive restoration efforts.
The Dunnes purchased the 3,000-square-foot timber-frame house for $236,000 in 1989 and invested nearly 36 years into restoring it with period-appropriate materials and furniture.
Unique features like original wood floorboards and hand-hewn ceiling beams reflect the home's colonial charm, preserved through painstaking efforts in sourcing materials from dismantled 18th-century homes.
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