Every historic building has a story to tell
In the early 19th century, the town of Cadiz, Kentucky (I pronounce it “Kay-deeez”, but I’m not from there) won a contested election among neighboring communities to become the seat of government for Trigg County. Prior to the Civil War, the town prospered due to a fortuitous location on two turnpikes and close proximity (read more)
Category: Trigg County
Tags: #CadizKY, #kentuckyarchitecture, #nationalregisterofhistoricplaces
Three years ago, I wrote about a photographer named Theodore Webb, and the work he carried out for the Historic American Buildings Survey. Today I had the pleasure of browsing the HABS collection (looking for something else entirely), and came across the jaw-dropping documentation of Rose Hill, a Federal-style house (with later stylistic modifications) in (read more)
Category: Fayette County
Tags: #lexingtonky, #Libraryofcongress, HABS, Rosehill
The minions are back to school – a time of year I always eagerly anticipated as a student. These days, I channel that exciting back-to-school feeling by…cleaning out my files of photographs. There are some places I’ve forgotten visiting. My guilt grows when I see countless electronic folders full of unorganized pictures of hundreds of (read more)
Category: Other Places
Tags: #evansvillein, #porch, #portico, #riversidehistoricdistrict
Some houses slip away without too much fuss, like wan characters suffering from a long-term case of consumption in a Victorian novel – characters you assume will disappear with a languishing sigh by the middle of the book. Usually, these are buildings with faded or little street appeal, allowed to deteriorate and never given much (read more)
Category: Bourbon County
Tags: #historicpreservation, #kentuckyarchitecture, #parisky
A mad dash through Ballard County, Kentucky, last summer introduced me to several towns on US Highway 60 – towns that were formed or expanded due to the Illinois Central Railroad line – Kevil, La Center, and Barlow. One my favorite historic houses from 2023 is located in La Center. This small community (population (read more)
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