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1872 Lexington Looker
I love this coral door! This home is in the Limestone Neighborhood of Lexington, Kentucky. Circa 1872.
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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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Hugh Bright Douglas House
One of the prettiest homes in the southern Middle Tennessee area is this one in Fayetteville! The Hugh Bright Douglas House was built in 1894. Steamboat Gothic architecture. Mr. Douglas owned a 1,000 acre farm about 3 miles from this home and had all the hardwoods cut from that farm, transported to Nashville to be…
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Crescent Hill Bungalow Cutie
This bungalow in the Crescent Hill neighborhood has me a little green with envy. Circa 1910.
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Newton Craig House, Georgetown
This gorgeous old house surprised us in rural Kentucky one day. The Newton Craig House was built in 1830 and expanded in 1870. Craig served as the warden for the state penitentiary which had some of its buildings right here on his property at one time.Elijah Craig, the inventor of Kentucky bourbon, was Newton’s brother.…
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Gorgeous Queen Anne in Winchester
The Joseph A. Carter House in Winchester, Tennessee. Built in 1885.
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Beautiful Franklin Home, Circa 1904
The Campbell-Bacon House, in Franklin was built in 1904.
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Mansion Row Home Dates to 1870
The Samuel A. McClung House in New Albany was built in 1870. McClung was a boots and shoes merchant. According to several newspaper accounts, this home was the scene of many fancy social gatherings when the McClungs lived here. This was home to several others in its time and was also a boarding house at…
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Historic McKenzie, TN Home
I’ve got a restoration story for you today! (And another trip gabe) Along with more historical photos! This old home in McKenzie was built somewhere between the 1870s and 1880s. This was another home to the early 20th century photographer, Edna Stephenson, that I posted about a couple weeks ago. Over time, it has been…
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The Taylor House – Midway, KY
The Taylor House in Midway, Kentucky was built in 1876. It was designed by David Lehman as an adaptation of an A.J. Downing design. Many of the homes in this town can be attributed to Lehman and he built three of them here in this style.
