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Historic Blythewood in Columbia
This is Blythewood in Columbia, Tennessee. It was constructed between 1856 and 1859 by Thomas Keesee who was a carriage maker from Richmond, Virginia. This is the only French Colonial style home left in the county. It has survived over 160 years of history including the Civil War and natural disasters. The current owners purchased…
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Rippavilla Dates to 1855
This is the Rippavilla Plantation also known as the Nathaniel Cheairs House in Spring Hill, Tennessee. It was completed in 1855 after a very lengthy process. The story goes that he was very particular about the building process and even ordered some walls to be built three times before he considered them suitable. He was…
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The Corners Dates Back to 1829
The Charles Ready House or more commonly known as “The Corners” was built around 1829 in Readyville, Tennessee. He was the first to settle the area and the town itself is named for him. The house was called “The Corners” because of its location in the corner of two crossing roads. In 1836 when Cannon…
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Tennessee Century Farm – Walnut Flat Farm
I used to pass this every day for years and never knew the significance of it. Walnut Flat Farm in Jackson, Tennessee was established in 1865 by William and Eliza Pearson. They purchased 1,062 acres of land for $1500 and began planting crops and raising livestock. The homestead is obviously worn, but it’s still standing!…
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Laura Jones House in Savannah
This is the Jones House in Savannah, Georgia. Built for Laura Jones in 1892. I’m obsessed with the lower floor windows, the gingerbread details, and of course the tower!
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Huntsville Hundley House
The Hundley House was built in 1900 by Oscar R. Hundley. While he also had three other homes built in the same neighborhood, his personal home was distinctively elegant. So much so that the local newspaper said that the home boasted “the most expensive and beautiful bathroom fixtures ever put in the city.” Hundley was…
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“The Round House” in Wartrace
The little town of Wartrace, Tennessee is loaded with beautiful, yet humble historic homes. Then there’s this one. This Queen Anne mixed with a bit of Gothic Revival was built in 1906. I spy leftover Christmas lights! (I wouldn’t ever take those down either)
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Cragfont is Over 200 Years Old
Cragfont (Castalian Springs, Tennessee) is a lasting example of an early Georgian Grey Stone. Construction began in 1798 and was completed by 1802. It was built by General James Winchester who was a frontiersman and pioneer in the state of Tennessee. He fought in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. He served…
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Huntsville Italianate Beauty
The Darwin House in Huntsville, Alabama was built by S. S. Darwin in 1888. He sold it less than 10 years later to a couple who turned it into an infirmary for patients that had to be quarantined during periods of serious illness. It was one of the first houses in Huntsville built with bathrooms…
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One of Savannah’s Oldest – The Olde Pink House
The James Habersham House or more commonly know as The Olde Pink House was built before the United States was formed! Construction was begun in the British Colony of Georgia in 1771 by James Habersham Jr. After his death, it went on to house Georgia’s first bank – Planters Bank in 1811. During the Civil…
