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John McKenzie House, Bowling Green
No need to adjust the color on your screen. This house really is that red! This bright brick home in Bowling Green was built in 1890 by James McKenzie. James McKenzie was known for several things in his life including his profession as a lawyer and eventually in agriculture. He served as a private during…
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Found on a Tennessee Backroad
You had me at white fence and wagon wheel. Another old Tennessee farmhouse just sittin’ pretty on a backroad.
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Massive New Orleans Mansion
Aaaaaaaand the award for house that’s so big it almost won’t fit in my picture goes toooooo……..drum roll please……the Bosworth-Hammond House in New Orleans! This massive beauty was built in 1860 for Abel Bosworth and his wife, Rachel. It was later bought by the Hammond family and the house remained in their family until 1979.…
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Sweet Decatur, AL Tudor
The perfect little 1937 tudor cottage in Decatur, Alabama. There are so many things to love about this house!
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James Wilhoite House, Allisona
James Wilhoite was born in Shelbyville. In his earlier years, he flip-flopped back and forth between Shelbyville and the small community of Allisona before finally landing in Allisona and building this beautiful Italianate in 1877. He started out in merchandising and dabbled in the grocery business before settling on farming his 200 acres of “good,…
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Hobson House in Bowling Green
This Italianate mansion is The Hobson House or also known as Riverview. Construction on the mansion began in the late 1850s by the youngest Union colonial on record, Atwood G. Hobson. The Civil War put a stop to his plans when thousands of Confederate soldiers occupied Bowling Green. In hopes that his home would be…
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Giles County, Tennessee History
Giles County has some of the most beautiful rolling hills in the state. Old farmhouses like this one, built in 1893, aren’t hard to come by on these backroads.The county was formed in 1809 at the urging of then General Andrew Jackson. He suggested the name “Giles” after Congressman William Branch Giles who supported the…
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Murfreesboro Home Was Moved by Bulls
The Old Holmes Place in Murfreesboro sits on the street leading you to Oaklands Mansion on Maney Avenue. Oaklands is full of history, but this old house has a story of its own. The home was built off-site around 1845. Captain Richard Beard of the 24th Tennessee purchased the lot it sits on today and…
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Bowling Green, KY Italianate
Sophisticated on State Street Circa 1869 in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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New Orleans 1850s Home
This pretty old place in New Orleans has quite the story to tell. I found it hidden among gorgeous greenery and a gate on my walk through the Garden District one day. Built in 1850, it was bought in 1859 by Lloyd Coleman and was in his family for 145 years. It was occupied by…
