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Cheery Foursquare in Scottsboro
The Jones House – Circa 1907 This bright and sunshiney home is in Scottsboro, Alabama. That huge porch that goes all the way around is what got me.
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Murfreesboro Home Dates to PreCivil War
This is the Beesley-Murfree House in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The plaque in front states it was built in 1849, but the National Register of Historic Places lists it as being built in 1835. It was constructed by J. C. Haynes in Federal style, but was remodeled after 1870 to reflect the popular at the time, Italianate…
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Historic Home Now SCAD Offices
Clinard Hall – Circa 1872 Once a private home, this beautiful Italianate mansion now houses administrative offices for SCAD.
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Cherished Winchester Victorian
This is the beautiful Valentine Square also known as the Alexander-Collins House in Winchester, Tennessee. In 1835, the Winchester Female Academy was founded. It was a brick two-story building that was later a free school, and eventually was burned to the ground by a disgruntled pupil in 1894. Smith Morgan Alexander purchased the lot and…
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Beautiful Scottsboro Home
This one caught my attention in Scottsboro, Alabama. I think it was that top window and that beautiful bargeboard! Circa 1901.
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Peques House in Jackson, TN
Another Main Street marvel in Jackson, Tennessee! This is the Peques House. Built in 1880. Those antique post boxes get me every single time.
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Oldest Home in Savannah, GA
Arrrrrrrrrgh Matey! I couldn’t feature homes in Savannah without eventually sharing this one! The oldest standing house in Savannah and possibly the oldest in the entire state of Georgia is The Herb House. Built in 1734, it was home to a gardener who managed a 10 acre plot of gardens. In 1754, it was decided…
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Rutledge Hill Victorian in Nashville
This eclectic Victorian home in Nashville (that’s now a restaurant) was built between 1879 and 1882 by Dr. John Bunyan Stephens. The 50th mayor of Nashville, Richard Houston Dudley owned the home in 1897 when he was elected as mayor. He added a carriage house in the back and carved his initials into the door…
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Last Surviving Home of James K. Polk
Check out the last surviving house (other than the White House) of the 11th president of the United States, James K. Polk. It was constructed in 1816 by his father, Samuel Polk. When James graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1818, he returned to this home to live until he married Sarah Childress…
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Bright and Cheery Manchester Home
The John P. Adams House in Manchester, Tennessee was built around 1900. It was once called the Tower House Inn and is said to be haunted. Can you guess what caught my attention on this one?
