SPOILERS AHEAD: If you’ve binged Volume 1 of the latest season of Netflix’s Stranger Things, then you’ll know this striking Second Empire manor plays a prominent role throughout the story. It is the former home of character Victor Creel and current lair of the show’s villain, Vecna. The home is ...
Read More »Henry Overholser Mansion-TAKE A LOOK INSIDE
The mansion was built by Henry Overholser, considered to be the “father of Oklahoma City” by many, and his socialite wife Anna Overholser, and is considered to be Oklahoma City’s first mansion. Overholser bought the land for the purpose of building a residence in 1901 and, when built, the mansion was located away ...
Read More »Kimberly Crest Home and Gardens
Kimberly Crest House and Gardens in Redlands is a 22 room 7,000 square foot Victorian era estate with over 6 acres of Italian Renaissance styled gardens. Built in 1893, it was designed in the Châteauesque style by Oliver Perry Dennis and Lyman Farwell for Mrs. Cornelius Hill, a prominent Redlands ...
Read More »The History of The Burrus House
Judge J. C. Burrus began construction of the Burrus House in 1858. The Judge and his wife, the former Margaret Louisa McGehee, had moved from Huntsville, AL to the Mississippi Delta in 1842, and settled in the frontier of newly-formed Bolivar County. After a few years the Judge bought a ...
Read More »The McLeod House built in 1897 in Hattiesburg –TAKE A LOOK INSIDE
The lawyers and staff who work at the Deakle Law Firm in Hattiesburg are in unique surroundings. Their offices are located in an historic Queen Anne house, dripping with gingerbread scrollwork, curved porches and a camellia on the front lawn that may have been the first of its kind to ...
Read More »GEORGE M. CURTIS MANSION – TAKE A LOOK INSIDE
The gorgeous historic home of lumber baron George M. Curtis. Mr. Curtis used his mansion as his portfolio, and every room highlights a different type of wood. A beautiful example of 1880s architecture, with more than forty stained glass windows, carved banisters, ornate wood trim and massive fireplaces. Currently tours ...
Read More »The Mark Twain House & Museum – TAKE A LOOK INSIDE
House museums are a mixed bag: maybe the house is beautiful, but its owner’s story, not so much, as at Monticello. Or, consider Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater: a more spectacular home would be hard to find, but it’s hard to imagine living in it. Hearst Castle is magnificent, but we ...
Read More »1897 Queen Anne – Saint Clair, MI – TAKE A LOOK INSIDE
One of the true classics in downtown St. Clair â”an authentic Victorian is now available- history lovers take notice. This owner took great care to keep as much of the original home in tack as poss. Gorgeous staircase inc. clean up sink underneath stairs, built in china cabinet in formal ...
Read More »Adam Schuster House built in 1878 in St. Joseph – TAKE A LOOK INSIDE
I happened to see some photos of this house and it really impressed me with its architecture so I wanted to deepen its history a little and let you know. CREDITS: Google, facebook, livingplaces.com pinterest, google image search. Insights and translations by Valene. Adam Schuster House was built in 1878 ...
Read More »Here’s a look at some of the most beautiful historic homes in America
August Imgard built a house now located at 527 Beall Ave in Wooster, OH sometime between 1867 and 1873. This house was originally located on the southeast corner of Beall Ave and Bowman Ave and was moved in 1913 to its current location. It is now the parsonage of St. ...
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