Historical Homes
The Queen Victoria Bed and Breakfast in Cape May, NJ,
The Queen Victoria building was built in 1881 by Douglas Gregory, a Cape May native and Delaware River pilot, as a home for his small family. He purchased the land for his home from Charles W. Potts for $3500 from Philadelphia merchants Charles Potts and paid about $4000 for the construction of the home. The building sits on the former site of the huge Columbia Hotel, which burned down in the last great Cape May fire of 1878. Mr. Gregory sold the home in 1889 to Elizabeth Baker. In 1913 Dr. Franklin Hughes purchased the building at a Sheriff’s sale for $6,750. He leased the building to the Navy for use as a war camp community service facility from 1913 until 1918, before moving his family in. Dr. Hughes made many improvements to the building during his stewardship of property, including the purchase of the building we call the Crown Jewel, which he had moved from Camp Wissahickon (the current Coast Guard Training Center).Photo by @jerseydigs
Before and After of the William Mason House built in 1845 in Thompson, CT, this stunning gothic revival house was on the market recently after sitting vacant for many years.
The Morning Star Villa built in 1884 in Cape May, NJ, photo by @defrancis_
The Rawson House is a historic building along Clifton Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Erected circa 1870, it has been ranked as a fine example of the Italian Villa style of architecture. Built with brick walls and elements of wood and stone, it was originally the home of Jacob Lloyd Wayne. Later, the house was sold to Joseph Rawson, who was the president of a local meat packing firm and then the vice-president of the city’s First National Bank. Photo by @drum679
he Parrott-Camp-Soucy House is a building in Newnan, Georgia.
The historic home was built in 1842. In 1885, Judge John S. Bigby bought the home as a wedding gift for his daughter, Callie Bigby Parrott. Shortly thereafter the then Greek revival home was “Victorianized” with elaborate mouldings and woodwork. In 1936 the house was bought by the Camp family. Later, it was purchased by Chuck and Doris Soucy from the Camp family in 1984. Photo by @shaunagoodgold
Before and after of two historic neighbors in Detroit, MI, photo by @downtownmatto **top photo is after
Historic house with amazing porch in Poughkeepsie, NY, photo by @a_curious_architect
W. F. Monroe House built in 1896 in Valdosta, GA, photo by @godzilla1950
The Armstrong Kessler Mansion (formerly known as Armstrong House) is a nationally significant example of Italian Renaissance Revival architectural style located in the Savannah Historic District. The structure was built between 1917 and 1919 for the home of Savannah magnate George Ferguson Armstrong (1868–1924). It was owned by the Armstrong family from 1919 to 1935. Afterward, the structure and grounds served as the campus of Armstrong Junior College. Threatened with demolition, the Historic Savannah Foundation purchased the Armstrong House along with five other threatened historic buildings from the college for $235,000 in 1967. Once saved, Historic Savannah Foundation then sold the Mansion (and Hershel V. Jenkins Hall) at the exact purchase price to preservationist and antique dealer Jim Williams who restored it as his home. Eventually, both were sold to a major Savannah law firm as offices. The mansion was featured in The American Architect in 1919, and listed in A Field Guide to American Houses in 1984. Photo by @savannahaerials
The Pickering House built in 1660 in Salem, MA, photo by @apetiteplanet
John Perry House built in 1882 in Southport, CT, photo by Michael Partenio
The Gamwell House was designed by architects Longstaff & Black and was built in 1892. It is one of the most distinguished Late Victorian era homes in the area of Bellingham, Washington. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, photo by @beforethecoffin
Twin Victorians in San Francisco, CA, photo by @travistraversing
