ALL OLD HOUSES

The historic Studebaker Mansion, known as “Tippecanoe Place”, is located in South Bend, Indiana. The house was built (1886-1889) for Clement (Clem) Studebaker and reflects the strong influence of Chicago architect, Henry Ives Cobb. Clem served as president of the Studebaker Brothers Company for 33 years. It was at one ...

                          Long before the streets were paved and homes were built so close together that residents could easily peek through neighbor’s windows from their own, Carrollton primarily consisted of small family-operated farms and dairies. This home on Cohn ...

Frederick Mitchell Mooers was born in Ithaca, New York in 1847. In 1860, he was the oldest of four Mooers children (ages one month to twelve years) in the household of his parents, Eliza and James Mooers. James was a shoe merchant and owned real estate worth $1,200; there were ...

Would you like to step back into the 19th century? Visit the stately 11,600-square-foot Flavel House, with its two and a half stories, rear kitchen, butler’s pantry, four-story tower, attic and basement. Gracing the entry, a stained-glass window welcomes you. Step over the threshold into the magnificent main hallway, with ...

The Queen Anne style Keyhole House is a design by Knoxville, TN, architect George F. Barber, who published house designs from which people could order blueprints. In 1890, Barber published The “Cottage Souvenir No. 2,” which contained 59 house plans and plans for barns, a chapel, a church, storefronts, and ...

BY STEVE SHERLOCK Dr. Thomas Johnson, who has owned the house since 1975, has undertaken many projects to restore and enhance the remarkable craftsmanship and intricate detail throughout the home. “Each room is a piece of art,” Johnson said. The home was added to the National Register of Historic Places in ...

The home of the Suckley family for three generations, Wilderstein was built in the Italianate style for Thomas Suckley in 1852 and was later remodeled by his son, Robert, in the Queen Anne style. During remodeling, the interior was decorated with wall coverings in wood, leather, and cloth, as well as stained-glass windows. ...

For almost a century after Frank Glazier left Chelsea in 1910 to serve a term in Jackson State Prison, his huge house at 208 South Street went downhill. Despite Glazier’s notoriety in local history, Chelsea residents did nothing to save it beyond occasional complaining. Last January Todd and Janice Ortbring ...

The three-storey, brick, limestone, and wood shingled Chappell House is an excellent example of the Queen Anne style of architecture in Kansas City. The single family detached dwelling, located at 1836 Pendleton, Kansas City, Jackson County, faces south along a residential street that runs east-west. The house presents an intact ...

The CROWN JEWEL of Tosa! The rich history of this Jenkins Austin Day Mansion is sure to captivate you. Nestled on over an acre, this 19th-Centry Mansion captures the essence of the era in which it was built with modern amenities you will appreciate. Boasting beautiful hardwood floors, incredible moldings, ...