"Russ" wrote in message
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There is a basement but they are not near any basement windows. They
look like some sort of utility pipe. They are not decorative at all.
The house was built in 1949. I don't think it's for a flower box.
One
of them is above the water line and one on the side is near the
natural
gas meter. The other is near nothing. Hitching post, rodent chin ups
or
boot scrapers? Hmmm, great ideas but I don't think it would work
well
for those either . Hopefully I can rule out an underground oil
tank.
That was my main concern. More ideas?

They nmay have been there to protect utility meters and lines that
were originally there from dmage from mowers, etc...