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Odd little door on stair landing going into bedroom

4 years ago

last modified: 4 years ago

Hi this door is on the stair landing going into a bedroom its quite a bit up from the floor and the door itself is only maybe 4 foot tall and sort of narrow. It is on a bedroom wall it opens and closes so it works and isnt a secret passage as it's in plain sight on both sides. Can anyone tell me what this is for? Why its there? I cant find how to post the picture will gladly send to anyone interested. Thank you!

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kudzu9

4 years ago

There's an icon below the box you posted in that says "Photo." Click on that, and then navigate to where the photo is on your computer and add it.

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greg_2015
4 years ago
It might just be a fun entrance that they made for their kid. It doesn't need to have a purpose.

But I'd love to see a picture of it.
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HU-648612252
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4 years ago
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mainenell
4 years ago
I would think it is for storage or access to a crawl space. Have you looked inside?

Beautiful woodwork. I hope you aren’t thinking of painting it.
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ci_lantro
4 years ago
If the house has been added onto on the bedroom side, maybe it used to be a window opening & the door was added to cover the hole just for S's&G's?
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greg_2015
4 years ago
Do the stairs go into the basement? It could be a shortcut between the playroom in the basement and a kids bedroom so that they don't have to go through the main section of the house.

Maybe the parents liked to have dinner parties and got annoyed with kids running back and forth between the two rooms.
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toxcrusadr
4 years ago
It's not behind a bathroom is it? These little doors are also used to access the plumbing for tubs, showers etc.
greg_2015
4 years ago
He said it goes into a bedroom.
kudzu9
4 years ago
What's inside? Could it be a chute for dirty clothes?
deborah frantz
4 years ago
Is the laundry in the basement? Maybe it was to pass clothes through? Is there any kind of shelving inside or is the other opening right behind this one? Does the bedroom door have this same nice woodwork on it? Is that door the same distance up from the floor?
kathyg_in_mi
4 years ago
Open the door and take a pic! Very curious.
toxcrusadr
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
>>He said it goes into a bedroom.

Oh, duh, bad reading comprehension on my part! Makes more sense now.

Maybe it was for passing or retrieving something like laundry without going in and out of the room?

An entrance for a legless person? [I'll let myself out!]
Olychick
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
It's possible it was a door to a linen closet that used space in the bedroom. Perhaps the enclosed closet area was removed to make more room in the bedroom? Is it a small bedroom?
party_music50
4 years ago
Where is the bedroom door located? Could this be an emergency exit?

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