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D. D. Bogard House – Owensboro
I’ll be back with more Rugby history shortly, but today we are in Owensboro, Kentucky! This is the D. D. Bogard House that was built around 1880. It’s considered to be a brick Queen Anne Victorian which isn’t super common. Though it’s known as the D. D. Bogard House, it was actually constructed by Dr.…
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Willard R Bates House
I was absolutely intrigued with this old house in Owensboro, Kentucky. The sheer size of it was one thing, but I’m sure you can guess what really caught my eye. The porch! It doesn’t exactly seem to fit the style of this house. I discovered that this home did not originally have that massive brick…
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James J. Sweeney House
Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸 I couldn’t think of a better house to feature today than the James J. Sweeney House in Owensboro, Kentucky. This bluetiful (did you see what I did there?) old place was built in 1893 for prominent Owensboro lawyer James J. Sweeney. It was built by the Drach & Thomas architectural firm.…
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Le Vega Clements House
This magnificent brick Queen Anne sits high up on a hill in Owensboro, Kentucky. When it was built in 1894 by Sylvester Monarch, its view on the hill overlooked the Ohio River and it was named “Highlands”. It’s been considered “the finest example of Queen Anne domestic architecture in Owensboro”. While its view has been…
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Owensboro, Kentucky Historic House
I discovered this beautiful old house in Owensboro, Kentucky and I thought it fitting for Memorial Day. What I didn’t expect to find about this one is that it has come so far. Built in 1895, it appears to have fallen into major disrepair and by 2012 it was boarded up and seemingly forgotten about.…
