Every historic building has a story to tell
It’s National Gardening Day, and I am grumpy. The weather is acting like June (80 degrees yesterday!) and I only have one rain barrel half full of water – we last had rain on March 31 in my neck of the woods. My pansies turn tortured and accusing faces toward me, as if to ask (read more)
Categories: 1901 Farmhouse, Gardens, Kentucky Gardens
The Louisville and Nashville Turnpike, completed in the 1830s, was a boon for the communities it passed through – encouraging the development of towns and businesses related to the road, such as taverns and inns. The rebirth of that turnpike in the early 20th century as the Dixie Highway (US 31W) bolstered commercial growth (read more)
Category: Hardin County
Tags: #dixiehighway, #ElizabethtownKY, #historichotel, #kentuckyarchitecture, #TaylorHotel, #US31W
I take what some people might consider an inordinate amount of photos of historic buildings. For example, in a few hours in Covington the other day, I took over 300 photos. While I have the best of intentions of researching and finding out all I can about each building I capture – most of the (read more)
Category: Kenton County
Tags: #covingtonky, #danielseger, #firestation, #historicdistrict, #kentuckyarchitecture
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
In 1983, almost 900 acres of farmland and associated historic buildings was listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The Lane’s Run Historic District, named for the tributary of the North Elkhorn Creek that runs through the area, is located northeast of Georgetown, Kentucky, long one of the fastest growing areas in (read more)
Category: Scott County
Tags: #kentuckyarchitecture, #ruralhistoricdistrict, #sprawl
The two-story Isaac Hipple House is a restrained study of the Greek Revival style in Kentucky. Pilasters separate the bays on the facade of the brick dwelling, and a one-story porch extends across the entry door and two windows, hiding much of the first story. (The original porch was centered on the house, extending out (read more)
Category: Mercer County
Tags: #greekrevival, #harrodsburgky, #touristhome
This post serves as a confession. Yes . . . I spy on my neighbors! Before you get excited and envision me hiding in bushes looking through windows; it is nothing like that. Instead I simply like to know who lives in a certain house, how many acres are in their farm, or what (read more)
Category: Warren County
Tags: #bowlinggreenky, #kentuckyarchitecture, #oldhouses, #PVA, #warrencountyky
I love tourist camps and roadside motor courts from the early 20th century, and bemoan the fact that these establishments had all dwindled out of existence before I was born. Or they were not the sort of place my mother would allow us to patronize, which is also highly likely – we were more (read more)
Category: Trimble County
Tags: #kentuckyarchitecture, #roadsidearchitecture, #touristcamp
There are three things about historic buildings that can reduce me to tears: demolition, bad window replacements, and vinyl siding. As I tout myself as a “practical preservationist,” I know that changes in exterior siding on buildings has a long history. Aluminum and vinyl siding make it possible for many people to remain in (read more)
Category: 1901 Farmhouse
Tags: #stinkbugs, #vinylsiding, Farmhouse
I’ve been avoiding writing this post since last Wednesday. Something like a mental version of heartburn has alternately left me sputtering with rage and then sinking into a dismal pothole of gloom. The Louisville Metro Landmarks Commission, in a 6 to 4 vote, decided to not landmark the historic shotgun pedestrian court of Lawton Court. (read more)
Category: Jefferson County
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