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What is a Shotgun House?
Shotgun houses are quite common in New Orleans, but you can also find them in other southern states. They are characteristically long and narrow, and are generally a single room wide and a few rooms deep. Folklore says they got the name shotgun from the idea that a bullet could travel all the way through…
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Judge Emmet Field House
The Judge Emmet Field House is located in the Crescent Hill Neighborhood of Louisville. It was built in 1878 and though it got its name from its well-known resident (Field), it was originally built for Jonathan C. Wright who sold the home to Field in 1890. It’s an Italianate with a beautiful wrap around Eastlake…
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Swirly Gables in Louisville
This old house, with the swirls in the gables, is another one in the Crescent Hill neighborhood of Louisville. It was built for Kentucky Distilleries and Warehouse Company Executive, Henry Wilken in 1875.
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Semple House, Louisville, KY
How about a castle? Well not exactly, but close! The Semple House was built in 1890. Check out the picture from 1973.
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Colorful Louisville House
It’s finally October and fall is starting to show off. So is this colorful cutie in Butchertown!
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Bluetiful Queen Anne
Check out this bluety (#didyouseewhatididthere) in Crescent Hill. It’s one of three Queen Annes in the neighborhood. They are located on Kennedy Avenue which was where the home of Thomas Kennedy once stood. It was called “The Turrets” and was considered a most magnificent house of that time. I think this one is pretty magnificent!
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Tudor Tuesday – Louisville, KY
It’s Tudor Tuesday in old house land. I remembered this cutie tudie cottage in the Brownsboro Zorn neighborhood in Louisville. This one was built in 1930 and sold just last year. I will never get over arched doors as long as I live.
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Beautiful Louisville Four Square
I took a walk through the Crescent Hill neighborhood in Louisville for my birthday back in July. I know, I know. I need to simmer down with all that excitement! But seriously, old houses are plenty of excitement for me. The homes in this old neighborhood did not disappoint. This one sticks out to me…
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Crescent Hill Bungalow Cutie
This bungalow in the Crescent Hill neighborhood has me a little green with envy. Circa 1910.ย
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Joseph C. Widmer House
The Joseph C. Widmer House was built in 1895. Joseph was a business manager for National Tobacco Works. The home is said to be haunted by a young girl named Lucy, though there are no records of anyone by that name ever living there.
