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“Duffer’S House” by Von Smith

November 19, 2025

Junior Von Smith from Louisville documented Jimmie Duffer of Park City, Kentucky as he works to renovate one of the oldest homes in the town, dating back to the 1880s. As he gets older, Jimmie wonders if his plans have become much larger than what his body is able to accomplish. Battling old age and Parkinson’s, Jimmie says he made a commitment to rebuild the house and that is what he has to do.

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