Why Did the Knight House Cross the Road?
Heavy lifting is par for the course when it comes to resuscitating homes that have fallen on hard times, but the heavy lifting restoration expert and Farmhouse Fixer star Jonathan Knight undertook on this project was something else entirely. Built in the early 1900s and owned by the Knight family for two decades, this handsome green house was built on land that’s subject to a conservation restriction — which means that only one house can stand on the seven-acre property. When Jonathan decided to build another farmhouse there, this one faced demolition.
Losing all that history? Not a chance. “We found the perfect spot to move the house just right down the road from where it’s currently sitting,” he explained. “It’s so much quieter and the views of the farm and the horses are amazing.” He knew what he’d be facing: “We’re not only going to renovate a house, we’re going to actually going to lift this house up and move it. I’ve never done anything like this and it’s going be such a fun process to watch it all and see how it goes.” When the dust settled, his family would have an even better place to gather.