Every historic building has a story to tell
In 1937, a very unique house was constructed of local stone in Flemingsburg, Kentucky. James Cox, the property owner, hauled local redstone from a quarry on Maxey Flats Road, southeast of Flemingsburg. I don’t know whether he was inspired by a design he saw published somewhere, or whether the fanciful dwelling he constructed sprang (read more)
Category: Fleming County
Tags: #flemingsburgky, #kentuckyarchitecture, #tudorrevival, #TudorTuesday
Happy #TudorTuesday and happy second day of Preservation Month! Today’s featured Tudor Revival building is a 1.5-story brick (veneer) house that is all angles and curves. The early 20th century house is located in the Pensacola Park Historic District,* on the south side of Lexington, Kentucky. This neighborhood has perhaps the best collection of popular (read more)
Categories: Fayette County, Tudor Revival
The best example of Tudor Revival architecture I’ve seen recently wasn’t the typical 1930s house – but a former carriage house. The two-story brick structure has every embellishment one could wish for in this style of architecture: arches, faux half-timbering, mullioned windows, sharp gables and a steep roofline. When the Caulfield & Shook studio documented (read more)
Categories: Jefferson County, Louisville, Tudor Revival
Tags: #TudorTuesday, Amelia Place, Cherokee Triangle, Tudor Revival
Happy #TudorTuesday! Today’s featured Tudor Revival building is this one-and-one-half story stone veneer dwelling was built between 1925 and 1930 in Lexington, Kentucky. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a sharply peaked, projecting cross gable entry vestibule with a catslide slope centered on the façade. An exterior stone chimney is located on (read more)
Categories: Fayette County, Tudor Revival
Tags: #TudorTuesday, Tudor Revival
The Tudor Revival style in Kentucky ranges from high-style architect-designed homes to numerous interpretations of the style as constructed by local builders and lumber companies. The Pensacola Park Historic District,* located on the south side of Lexington, Kentucky, is perhaps the best collection of popular early 20th century domestic architectural styles in Lexington. Its landscape (read more)
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
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
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