John Calvin Owings House is a historic home located at Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina. It was designed by architect George Franklin Barber and built in 1896. It is a 2 1/2-story, Queen Anne style frame dwelling. It features high multiple roofs, turrets, oriels, cresting, turned spindles, and porches. The ...
Read More »1889 Ora Pelton House in Elgin, Illinois (PHOTOS)
1889 Ora Pelton House in Elgin, Illinois 214 S. State Street, Elgin, Illinois, United States The Ora Pelton House, or the Izzo-Pelton House, is a historic residence in Elgin, Illinois. The Stick-Eastlake residence is the only Victorian house remaining on South State Street, formerly a wealthy area. It was ...
Read More »See the inside of the $2.5M Medieval Castle
Built over a period of 6 years and standing 60 feet tall, this Medieval Castle has relisted for $2.5 million in Oakland Township, Michigan. Listing details: Kings & Queens, are you looking to live an extraordinary life of adventure free from peasants? Say less! This Medieval castle on 6+ acres surrounded ...
Read More »See the inside of the1871 Victorian in Rochester
This house is a diamond in the rough! And it’s a big one at almost 5,000 square feet! This home was built in 1871. It is located on .46 acres in Rochester, New York. The home has original hardwood floors and a grand winding staircase. There is also a second ...
Read More »Before and after of the Selma Mansion
Selma Mansion was built by Andrew Porter in 1794, the land on which it stands being acquired in 1786, the house being built around a small structure that stood there previously. Porter was one of the founders of the U.S. Marine Corps and Pennsylvania’s Surveyor General,. Other prominent resident’s of ...
Read More »See the inside of Littlefield House
The Littlefield House is a historic home in Austin, Texas, on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. The home was built in 1893 for Civil War veteran George Littlefield, who was a successful businessman in the bank and cattle trades and a major benefactor to UT. It was designed using the popular Victorian style at a ...
Read More »See the inside of the1892 Bishop’s Palace
The Gresham mansion was made all of stone, and was sturdy enough to withstand the great hurricane of 1900. The Greshams welcomed hundreds of survivors of the hurricane into their home. The house was built between 1887 and 1893 by Galveston architect Nicholas J. Clayton for lawyer and politician Walter Gresham, his wife Josephine, ...
Read More »See the inside of the 1890 Queen Anne Victorian
A three-storey Queen Anne Victorian on Millionaire’s Row in Plainfield, New Jersey’s landmark Van Wyck Brooks Historic District is pending sale after hitting the market in August for $895,000. The 6,370 square foot Craig Adams Marsh Mansion was given a new lease on life thanks to a pair of dedicated ...
Read More »See the inside of the 1890 Dickinson-Exley House
1890 Dickinson-Exley House Sells for $905K in Savannah, GA Built in 1890 by the Home Building Company, The Dickinson-Exley house last sold in March of 2019 for $905,000. The nearly 4,000 square foot historic home was exquisitely restored by David Bloomquist and features an extremely well-executed addition complete with a ...
Read More »The Taylor House built in 1882 in Marine City
Along the banks of the St. Clair River, the small but historically rich town of Marine City flourished in the late nineteenth century as a center of Great Lakes shipbuilding and maritime trade. Rising from that prosperous era is The Taylor House, built in 1882 — one of the community’s ...
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