Last month, we updated you on the large, mixed-use project going up at the corner of 19th & Poplar, in Francisville. At that time, about half of the homes in the development looked nearly complete on the outside, with framing underway on additional units.

Last month

A reader checked in the other day, and gave us the heads up about some unusual sheathing being used on the southernmost house at this moment. We confess, it’s like nothing we’ve ever seen. We’ve heard of adaptive reuse, but this is unprecedented.

Huh?

Closer look

What in the world is this doing here?