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Crescent Hill Neighborhoood Home
I can’t help but be reminded of the Home Alone house when I see this one! The Home Alone house is located in Illinois and this one in Kentucky, but they were both built around the same time period (1920s) and in the same architecture (Federal). This house certainly has a beautiful setting in the…
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Unique Crescent Hill Home
I’ve never seen one quite like this, have you? In the Crescent Hill neighborhood of Louisville.
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Lexington, KY Richardsonian
These Richardsonian houses always surprise me being in the middle of town lined up next to other houses. They’re so majestic, it seems like they should be out on some land like a French chateau or something! Nevertheless, they make me stop and admire them. This one, in Lexington, was built in 1893. It contributes…
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Lexington, KY Brick Beauty
She’s a BRICK…..HOUUUUSE. She’s mighty-mighty, just lettin’ it all hang out! What’s not to love about this big old brick house in Lexington, Kentucky? She was built in 1887 and is located in the adorable Fayette Park neighborhood.
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Falling Apart in Louisville
UPDATE: This place was recently for sale! I hope someone fixes it up! This old house seems to have been through it over the years. I couldn’t find anything about it, but I’m hoping that the new wood post means someone is trying to keep it standing.
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Mansion in Old Louisville
Mansard mansion in Old Louisville!
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Kinzea Stone House
Kenston, as it’s called, is the Kinzea Stone House in Georgetown, Kentucky. It was built in 1892 by Stone who came to Georgetown with $200 in his pocket. He is on record as one of Georgetown’s greatest entreprenuers of all time.The Lexington Transcript had this to say about his newly built home, “There is not…
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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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Impressive Porch in Russellville
Will you get a load of the porch on this one! I just love when the entrance is in a unique place like this. This house was built in 1905 and is located in historic Russellville, Kentucky. This is another city that makes for a lovely stroll!
