My mom’s house was also built in 1899.I think my house was build in 1899 so about 124 years old if I can still do math.
Ours took almost a year. The old house sold in December, and we broke ground in January, moving in the beginning of the next December. We lived in a tiny furnished apartment while it was being built, which made for a long year.My house wasn't built in a day, took about 6 months to build from scratch.