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March 15, 2023

Midway, Kentucky, is one of those charming towns that teems with perfect photographic possibilities. One of the most most popular spots in Midway for historic house lovers is a Carpenter Gothic dwelling known as “Wincoma.” This house is everywhere on social media, and although I do like to champion the underdog, the downtrodden, and (read more)

Category: Woodford County

Tags: #gothicrevival, #kentuckyarchitecture, #midwayky

July 19, 2016

I am always amused by the lists released each year heralding popular baby names, and the origin of some of those choices. The practice of naming babies after famous people isn’t a trend unique to today’s pop culture-obsessed world. In Kentucky, scores of children in the 1820s were christened “Henry Clay” after the Great Compromiser, (read more)

Categories: Architecture, Gallatin County, Historic Preservation, Kentucky architecture, Kentucky history, National Register of Historic Places

Tags: #AJDowning, #gothicrevival, #henryclay, #kentuckyarchitecture, #warsawky

January 4, 2016

The interstate highway system transformed America. I frequently bemoan the sterility of the interstate, but if I lacked this soulless and fast travel option, I would never get anywhere…because the side and back roads hold so much history and wonderful architecture (and I want to photograph all of it!). This past fall, I traveled through (read more)

Categories: Architecture, Churches, Florida architecture, Historic Preservation, Other Places, Tourism, Vernacular

Tags: #carpentergothic, #episcopalchurch, #floridaarchitecture, #gothicrevival, Wewahitchka

August 11, 2015

Romance never goes out of style. Your views on the subject may change, depending on age and experience, but romance figures large in the human condition – and in architecture. The Romantic movement in America roughly spans the period from 1820 to 1880 – a time of great change in our young country. Even as (read more)

Categories: Architecture, Bluegrass, Bourbon County, Fayette County, Franklin County, Historic Preservation, Kentucky architecture, Lexington, Vernacular, Woodford County

Tags: #ajdavis, #AJDowning, #elleyvilla, #gothicrevival, #johnmcmurtry, #kentuckyarchitecture, #loudounhouse

Wincoma, Midway, Kentucky

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Carpenter Gothic Gem in Wewahitchka, Florida

The Gothic Revival Style in Kentucky

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