Read about the evolution of Gardens to Gables in this lovely article by Tom Eblen, columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader.
Janie-Rice Brother is an architectural historian, explorer, proud native Kentuckian and farmer’s daughter.
Her collaboration with Peachee on historic Kentucky barns, Kentucky Barns: Agricultural Heritage of the Bluegrass, was published in the fall of 2019, and is available at a bookstore near you or online.
In addition to studying and documenting historic Kentucky architecture (and wherever else her rambles take her), she marvels over country houses and gardens, and spends as much time in England as possible. You can follow her on Instagram to see daily photos of houses, landscapes, and (sometimes) silly dogs. Gardens to Gables is also on Facebook, sharing preservation and architecture stories from around the globe (and more photographs of Kentucky’s historic buildings and landscapes).
Examples of county-wide historic surveys, with an emphasis on rural landscapes, can be found at the following links:
A Survey of the Rural Resources of Crittenden and Livingston Counties, Kentucky
The Rural Landscape of Casey County: Farms and Crossroads Communities
Large-scale survey project examples for municipalities include:
A Survey Update of Butchertown, Phoenix Hill, Downtown Louisville, and River Road
Some examples of National Register of Historic Places nominations include:
J.J. Nesbit House, Owingsville, Bath County, Kentucky
The Bell House, Metcalfe County, Kentucky
The Knight-Taylor-Hockensmith House, Franklin County, Kentucky
Forsythe-Shewmaker House, Mercer County, Kentucky
Liggett & Myers Harpring Tobacco Storage Warehouse, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
Edgewood, Fayette County, Kentucky
All content on this site is the original work of Janie-Rice Brother, unless otherwise noted.
If you are interested in National Register of Historic Places or survey work in your community, you can contact Janie-Rice through the form below or by email at gardens2gables@gmail.com
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