Every historic building has a story to tell
No one who knows me would characterize me as a quiet person. Nor have I ever been labeled as demure or retiring. Still, when I don my less-than-flattering neon yellow highway safety vest, a liberal coating of mineral sunscreen, (it helps cars see me when my skin glows bright white), my sunglasses, AND my large (read more)
Category: Hickman County
Although I write about houses for a living, most of my daily work does not inspire me to rhapsodize about buildings nor compare them to scrumptious sweet treats. Fortunately, I wander whenever I can, and try to capture historic buildings that do prompt me toward poetry. This delectable delight of a house, built between 1895 (read more)
Category: Bracken County
Tags: #augustaky, #kentuckyarchitecture
Two days before horrific floods devastated parts of Eastern Kentucky in July 2022, I wound my way up some tiny hollows and over bridges in Floyd County for a work project. The road network, like the earlier rail lines, curves to follow the meanders of the Levisa Fork of the Kentucky River, which in (read more)
Category: Floyd County
Tags: #floydcountyky, #kentuckyarchitecture, #vernaculararchitecure
I took a rainy detour through Huntington, West Virginia, yesterday and encountered a number of wonderful historic buildings. The sleek, curved lines of the circa 1953 former Greyhound Bus Station shone like a historic neon sign through the drizzle. The one-story Art Moderne style building was designed by George D. Brown, an architect who (read more)
Category: West Virginia
Tags: #artmoderne, #georgedbrown, #greyhoundbusstation, #huntingtonwv
My recent jaunt to Virginia was marked by a lovely visit to Monticello and stops at every playground in Charlottesville. Since the weather was unseasonably cool, our historic site visiting was tolerated quite well by the younger set, and Jefferson’s lawn at the University of Virginia quickly became the stage for tumbling, rolling, and (read more)
Categories: Other Places, Virginia
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
I couldn’t do anything about the crazy quilt of power lines marring the view – but they really don’t distract from this important and lovely brick commercial building in downtown Irvine, Kentucky. Built in 1916, the three-story, brick B.F. Williams building has a corner entrance and an impressive modillioned cornice. Its size and scale, (read more)
Category: Estill County
Tags: #irvineky, #mainstreet
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
Happy first day of Preservation Month! Although I am not promising to write a blog post for each day of this month, I will strive to write several (short) posts, with the only goal of sharing some of the wealth of historic architecture spread across the state. Today I would like to give a shout (read more)
Category: Fulton County
Tags: #courthouse, #fultoncountyky, #historiccourthouse, #kentuckyarchitecture
We got around half an inch of rain last night, so our rain totals for the month stand at 1.5 inches – a woeful start to the season, but better than nothing! It finally feels like spring, and despite being mostly sequestered inside in front the computer (I am finishing up a wonderful but demanding (read more)
Category: Livingston County
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