Every historic building has a story to tell
One of the few disadvantages of modern photography is the carelessness that accompanies its ease. Digital cameras and smartphones make it possible to capture any noteworthy moment or building anywhere at anytime! But these easy photos linger on our devices instead of finding their way into a photograph album, where names, dates, and locations could (read more)
Categories: Historic Kentucky Bridge, Whitley County
I’ve never lived in a Tudor Revival house, but the style is one that never fails (in most cases) to bring a smile to my face. This brick veneer example, with its three cross gables marching across the facade, is both new (at the time of construction, that is) and old (it calls to mind (read more)
Categories: Kenton County, Tudor Revival
Tag: #TudorTuesday
There is just something about a tower. Or even a turret. Though I remain enamored of the plain solidity of my 1901 farmhouse, with its Prairie like overtures, I am not immune to the lure of an effusive Queen Anne style house, especially one that combines a shingled turret, bay windows, a small balcony, and (read more)
Category: Woodford County
Tags: harness racing, Red Mile Racetrack, Rose Hill Historic District
I suppose someday that McMansions will be analyzed and discussed by architectural historians – in serious academic tones, not the side-splitting sarcasm of sites like McMansion Hell. Until that day (I will hopefully just be pottering around my gardens in my dotage when that time arrives), the late 19th century homes of the well-to-do and (read more)
Tuesdays are Tudor Revival days – because alliteration makes me happy. And there’s much to love about this early 20th century architectural style. The Tudor Revival style ranges from large houses to small cottages, and continues to be popular with homeowners today. The James Hart House, built around 1927 in Henderson, Kentucky, is an imposing (read more)
Category: Henderson County
Tags: #TudorTuesday, Tudor Revival
Of all of the hashtags that flit about social media, I think my favorite is “#MansardMonday.” The Second Empire architectural style, to which this hashtag most often refers, is not common in Kentucky, and it is typically a feast for the eyes of any historic architecture lover. Today is Monday, and one in which the (read more)
Category: Spencer County
Tags: mansard, MansardMonday, Second Empire
The best historic filling or service stations to find are the ones that are still standing. And I count each one that I spy in my travels with glee (and you can read about them on this blog – I’ll put links at the bottom of this post). But sometimes all that remains is a (read more)
Categories: Caldwell County, Historic Filling Stations
Tags: #fillingstation, #gulfoil, #oldgasstation
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