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Periwinkle House in Hattiesburg
Here we are on the last day of 2021. I’m ready for a fresh new year. How about you? This cute little periwinkle home is a part of the Hattiesburg Historic Neighborhood. It was built around 1900. One of my favorite parts of old homes are the transoms over the front doors with the house…
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Home Over 200 Yrs Old in Russellville
This beautiful, ivy-covered home in Russellville was built in 1814 by Richard Curd. It changed hands a few times after it was sold in 1823 and was eventually bought by the Coffmans in 1865 and has been in that family ever since.
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Tuscaloosa Craftsman House
I love my quirky houses, but every now and then a good symmetrical house simply satisfies my pretty old places soul. This is the R. H. Wright House in Tuscaloosa. It was built in 1923 in the Colonial Revival style. It contributes to the Druid City Historic District.
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“Stockbroker Tudor” in Decatur
A perfectly decorated English Tudor in another of my new favorite cities – Decatur, Alabama! The Smith House was built in 1928. Tudors were sometimes known as “Stockbroker Tudors” because their financially successful owners often made their wealth in the booming 1920s stock market.
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Gray Gothic House in Ellisville
I love this little gray gothic in Ellisville, Mississippi.
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Hattiesburg House, Circa 1890
MERRY CHRISTMAS from this old house lover to YOU! I pray your heart is full and your day is blessed! ~John 3:16 Circa 1890 in Hattiesburg.
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Dutch Manor in Hattiesburg
It’s a blue Christmas for this Dutch Colonial.ย Circa 1900, it’s known as the Dutch Manor in Hattiesburg.
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Hattiesburg Home, Circa 1900
Ho, Ho, Ho in Hattiesburg! A little 1900 Christmas cutie.ย
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Italianate Architecture Style
Italianate style homes were primarily built in the US between 1840 and 1885. It may shock you, but the style originated from Italy. Yes, yes. No one would have ever guessed that. But they are derived from Italian villas and farmhouses that dotted the landscape there. You can usually spot an Italianate by the characteristic…
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Samuel Cunningham House
When out on the roof there arose such a L A D D E R. I’m sorry, y’all. I couldn’t help it. This is the Samuel Cunningham House in Jonesborough. Built in 1840. Can you believe it? Dr. Cunningham was a surgeon that was instrumental in bringing the railroad to the town. In fact, he…
