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Little White Church in Darien, GA
This little white church has quite the history in Darien, Georgia. It’s located on the beautiful Vernon Square. Methodism spread quickly throughout Georgia after John Wesley spent some time here among the Scots in 1737. In 1841, the cornerstone for the Darien Methodist Church was laid. It was set afire twice by Federal troops, but
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Historic Country Club in Georgia
Here’s a unique one for you today. The Jekyll Island Club was founded in 1886 as a place for members to enjoy hunting and recreation. The club was a thriving place for families and hosted some of the world’s wealthiest including the Rockefellers and Vanderbilts. After World War II, it closed due to difficulties. The
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Historic Murfreesboro Mayor’s Home
The Joseph B. Palmer house in Murfreesboro, Tennessee was built circa 1869. Joseph Palmer was a brigadier general in the Confederate Army, a state legislator, and mayor of Murfreesboro. He was wounded several times during the Civil War, but came back to where he was born and built this Italianate home. It’s for sale if
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Pink House Now Known as Gray Tower
Before we get too far from Halloween, I have to share this house! The Barnes House in Maryville, Tennessee – Circa 1896. It was built for Dr and Mrs Jasper Barnes who was a dean and professor of psycholoy at Maryville College. It remained in the Barnes family until 1971. It started as a white
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Chattanooga Historic Home Shines
The McConnell House in Chattanooga, Tennessee – Circa 1885. The home was built for Chancellor T.M. McConnell. It was passed on to his son-in-law in Sam Erwin and to this day, some locals still call it the Erwin House. It’s a beautiful Italian villa style that is considered one of the finest high Victorian houses
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Queen Anne on Battery Hill in Bridgeport
The Roylance House in Bridgeport, Alabama – Circa 1892. This beautiful Queen Anne is most definitely a showstopper within Bridgeport’s Historic Battery Hill!
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Oldest Home in Maryville, TN
The Thompson-Brown House in Maryville, Tennessee was possibly built in the late 1790s by Alexander McKee. Local traditions suggest the date and the building construction is consistent with that. The first record of the house is a birth that occured in this home written in a letter by William Thompson in 1823. Either way, the
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Old Backroads Home Has Beautiful Trim
I love big beautiful Victorians and Italianates with all their bells and whistles, but I’m also drawn to old homes like this one. It’s talking without saying a word. Telling us about its era with trim detail, clapboard, and chimneys.
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Cheery Foursquare in Scottsboro
The Jones House – Circa 1907 This bright and sunshiney home is in Scottsboro, Alabama. That huge porch that goes all the way around is what got me.
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Murfreesboro Home Dates to PreCivil War
This is the Beesley-Murfree House in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The plaque in front states it was built in 1849, but the National Register of Historic Places lists it as being built in 1835. It was constructed by J. C. Haynes in Federal style, but was remodeled after 1870 to reflect the popular at the time, Italianate
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