Historic architecture

January 25, 2017

Abandoned architecture is a hot item on social media – and serious business for some photographers and urban explorers. The ruins of this country, though, are much more recent than those of England (as are most things), with many fewer centuries of history and stories. I adore the historic architecture of America- but comparing the (read more)

Categories: Architecture, England, Historic architecture, Historic Preservation, National Trust, Tourism

Tags: castles, Corfe Castle, Dorset, English Civil War, King John, Oliver Cromwell, ruins, William the Conqueror

January 19, 2017

The recent spate of rain drenching the Bluegrass has not only made my backyard soggy, but reminded me how frustrating rain can be when you are out in a downpour, trying to photograph historic resources. (Not that I will ever complain about the rain – as a farmer’s daughter, I know better.) Spring rains a (read more)

Categories: Abandoned Kentucky, Casey County, Historic architecture, Historic Preservation, Kentucky architecture, Kentucky history, Schools, Vernacular architecture

Tags: abandoned, Casey County, one-room school, Rural schools

January 16, 2017

The ache that engulfs me when a historic building is needlessly demolished pales in comparison to the visceral pain of seeing farmland chopped, desecrated, and turned into to miles of pavement. Lexington provides the perfect backdrop to examine this transition, but occasionally a vestige of those long-ago pastures and fields can be found along a busy road (read more)

January 13, 2017

The second story porch was what got me. That, and the roofline – gable on hip, with these curious gable attic dormers, festooned with brackets. Those elements and my penchant for deliberately getting lost – or wandering down side streets – led me past this imposing late-19th century brick house in Campton, Kentucky. The allure of the (read more)

Categories: Historic architecture, Kentucky architecture, Kentucky history, Vernacular, Wolfe County

Tags: Campton, Campton architecture, Wolfe County; Campton history

Ruined but not Abandoned: Corfe Castle, England

Rain Swept and Abandoned: The Rocky Ford School, Casey County, Kentucky

Remains of a Country Estate: C.F. McMeekin’s Oakwood Farm

Washington Street House, Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky

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