James L. Johnson House - Historic Santa Fe Foundation

fireplace is not fully consistent and the windows aren't centered. The
plank doors seem too rustic. I don't know if this reflects the state of the
building craft out
here then, economic
restraints
on Cutting's
part, or perhaps
just a conscious
informality.
Also, there is a
mystery about
the drainage system
for the patio
and the fountain.
It is still intact
and works, but
where does the
water go? No one has a clue. There are no pipes in the basement.
He: The realtor said that the manufacturer would be interested in the 1950s
boiler in the basement as a museum piece and would give us a new one
in exchange. It was true! They replaced it, and later a local plumber
reported that he saw the old thing clwlking away at a trade show.
She: After we were living here about a month, the ghost of the house came to
me in a dream and said, "I'm friendly; the house is O.K." A few months
later a psychic friend bumped into a ghost in the hallway. About once
a week the hall lights, which are on a sensor switch that makes them go
on automatically when someone enters the room, turn on at night for
no apparent reason.
Q: Have there been any problems or inconveniences in owning the house?
He: There were no hidden problems, nothing beyond what you would expect
with an old house like wiring, plumbing, and the like. It's a good house,
not drafty, with a lot of passive solar.
She: The first week we were here, a very strange thing happened. My husband
was out of town, and our son was out with friends. There was
nothing on the windows yet, and there I was alone doing dishes on a
summer night, when the door opened. I turned to see a strange woman
standing in the doorway. She announced that she knew we were in the
house, but Don Miller (a previous owner) had sold it to her. "I have the
deed," she said, "and you have to leave." She kept saying the same