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New Orleans Shotgun House
I could spend an entire month in New Orleans capturing houses and still never see them all. This town is overflowing with history and homes with stories to be told! This little classic Victorian cottage was built around 1870 in the Garden District.
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Edgefield Historic Neighborhood
Here’s another lovely home in the Historic Edgefield neighborhood. Neil S. Brown, who was governor of Tennessee from 1846-1850, is credited with naming Edgefield. He was inspired by a view of distant fields encircled by woods. He built his home in the neighborhood in the 1860s. It was known as “Idlewild” and was unfortunately razed…
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Twin Gable Wartrace Home
From double parlors to twin front gables. This is a Queen Anne in my little town’s neighbor, Wartrace. Located as you head out of town, it seems as though this one may not get the attention it deserves. But I finally stopped to admire all those little details. Circa 1880.
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New Orleans Double Parlor Home
The Wilson House was built in 1847. A classic New Orleans double parlor. I couldn’t decide if it was that gorgeous tree or the home that made this such a beautiful scene. Perhaps a little of both.
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Gresham-Saylor House
I’m a sucker for Victorians. The Gresham-Saylor House was built circa 1880.
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Carousel House, Springfield
The Carousel House. Circa 1896 in Springfield, Tennessee.
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Russellville House Connections to Jesse James
A beautiful place in Russellville is this building that’s had several names and uses. Most famously as a bank. The Southern Bank of Kentucky and also a residence at the same time. It was built as a home for William Harrison in 1810 and then extensively remodeled in 1857 to become a bank as well. …
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The Sexton’s House in Russellville
This is the Sexton House in Russellville, Kentucky. It was built in 1870 by Owen Mosley. Owen was a sexton for the Maple Grove Cemetery. A “sexton” is an old term that means caretaker of a cemetery and thus, this house is the sexton’s house. The house sits on the cemetery property. Notice the painted…
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1890 New Orleans Looker
An 1890 looker in Nola.
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Historic Courts House, Russeville
The majestic Courts House in Russellville, Kentucky was built in 1890 by C. W. Courts, cashier and controlling stockholder of the Bank of Russellville. It’s one of the largest houses in Russellville. It has a full basement and full attic with three floors in between. It commands attention on the corner that it sits in…
