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The Cordova House – St Augustine
Here’s a turn of the century home in St. Augustine, Florida! Located on Cordova Street, it was built sometime around 1900. It’s now an AirBnB called “The Cordova House”.
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The Hammers House, Morgantown
This frilly little number in Morgantown, Kentucky was built in 1890 for John Carson. He was the founder and first president of the John M. Carson Bank of Morgantown. Carson wanted his home to reflect the stylish Queen Anne features of other big homes that he saw in nearby Bowling Green and even Nashville. Carson
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Joseph Chesnutt House, Savannah
It overlooks Forsyth Park and during the warmer months, wisteria blooms all around. It’s known as The Chesnutt House and was built in 1897 for a local merchant named Joseph Chesnutt. It sold in 2021 for $1.8 million and was voted the 2021 National Winner of the HGTV Ultimate House Hunt out of 66 other
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M. D. Anderson House, Jackson
Here’s a little Jackson, Tennessee history for ya. Have you ever heard of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center? It’s the largest cancer center in the US located in Houston, Texas. There’s a connection between these two places that some may not know about. Monroe Dunaway Anderson was born in Jackson, Tennessee on what was called
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The Claridge House
This bright and beautiful old house was built in 1897 and is found in Wagener, South Carolina. I passed through this little town on my way to Charleston a while back and was taken with this cheery, happy house. It was built by Pickens Gunter for Jake W. Lybrand, who was a merchant in town.The
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Unique Natchez MS House
Have you ever seen one quite like this before?! This is a definite first for me. I’m digging the symmetry, that’s for sure. I couldn’t find much about this one, but that it was built in 1890. It’s located in beautiful Natchez, Mississippi.
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Wilkes-Baird House, Columbia
I think I mention this house at least once a year. It’s a favorite to say the least! The Wilkes-Baird Home, in Columbia, was built in 1885. The owners told me that the next two homes beside this one were built by the same family and that three sisters lived in a row!
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James J. Sweeney House
Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸 I couldn’t think of a better house to feature today than the James J. Sweeney House in Owensboro, Kentucky. This bluetiful (did you see what I did there?) old place was built in 1893 for prominent Owensboro lawyer James J. Sweeney. It was built by the Drach & Thomas architectural firm.
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Backroads South Carolina House
Found this one on a South Carolina backroad. I don’t know its story, but it appears to be in the process of being fixed up. ❤
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Beaufort, South Carolina House
Welcome to July everybody! Here’s a beauty tucked away in the trees in Beaufort, South Carolina. ✨
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