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Marshfront Cottage, Before

Vanita and Harry Morgan found this rundown, 800-square-foot, late-1920s cottage, which once belonged to auto pioneer Henry Ford, while touring the Ford Plantation. Though it was going to be torn down, the little place -- with its terra-cotta roof, board-and-batten siding, and livable floor plan -- oozed charm.

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