If Walls Could Talk

I would love to see what this old farm house looked like when it was filled with a huge farm family. It must have been a wonderful place to grow up. Is there a word for lovers of old houses? I was driving around my small town today and was stunned to see the sad disrepair of some of the older homes. Mostly huge Victorians with lots of character which must cost a fortune to heat and maintain. I live in an old house and have always wondered about the people who built it. What were their lives like...did they love it as much as I do? Were they happy? I just realized what the word for lovers of old houses is- crazy! lol Thankfully my husband agrees with me that the challenges are worth the rewards. He deserves a medal for maintaining ours and implementing all those loving improvements I dreamed up through the years.