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Clayton-Pittard House
A sunny and cheerful foursquare on East Main in Murfreesboro is just what I needed today! The Clayton-Pittard House may date back to 1881 according to the book ‘Those East Main Street People and Their Houses” written by Charles Byron Arnette. The National Register lists the circa date as 1910. Nevertheless, this home has been…
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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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Beech Hall is High on a Hill
Its presence atop a hill near Normandy is anything but subtle. This old house has been watching from its peak since around 1866. For those that loath math like me, that’s 156 years of being king of the hill. It’s known as Beech Hall and was named after, well, the large amount of beech trees…
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Tullahoma Home, Circa 1915
I love this home in Tullahoma! It dates to 1915 and has some pretty unique details.
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Bell Buckle Foursquare Home
You’ll find this old American foursquare as you make your way into Bell Buckle. For around 100 years it’s been welcoming folks into town. Nothing fancy, but sometimes simple is just as beautiful as fancy! This house especially has wowed me with its colorful leaves.
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Murfreesboro’s House of Doctors
Chances are, if you have ever driven down Main Street in Murfreesboro, you may have laid eyes on this pretty old place. Its well-manicured landscaping and historic presence are hard to miss! What most may not know is that this home has undergone a few changes in its time. To start, it was once part…
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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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Historic Normandy, TN Home
An iconic house in Normandy, Tennessee is this red-roofed charmer right here. It has sat on the railroad line since the 1860s. L. T. Throneberry had it built and then after marrying his sweetheart, Atlanta Wilson, they both settled here. It its early days, it was also used as a boarding house for those who…
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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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Wilkins-Hayes House, Tullahoma
How about this crispy scene I found in Tullahoma? The Wilkins-Hayes House was built in 1905. It’s considered a Pyramid Vernacular with Queen Anne influences. I am digging those fancy cast iron finials!
