Ancestry In Louisville Is More Than Password Protected: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky
Posted by admin on November 12, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Ancestry In Louisville Is More Than Password Protected
Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky
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Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, Cultural Landscapes, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Industrial, Kentucky, Landscape Architecture, Louisville, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Urban Landscape · Tags Brick Wall, Brick Walls, Cave Hill Cemetery, Cemetery Gates, Curator of Shit, Iron Gates, Kentucky Cemeteries, Kentucky History, Landscape Architecture, Louisville Architecture, Louisville History, Louisville Kentucky, Old Cemeteries
The Old Chimney of William Christian, Claytor Lake State Park, Dublin, Virginia
Posted by admin on November 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Cultural Landscapes, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Residential Architecture, Tree, Vernacular, Virginia · Tags American Ruins, Claytor Lake State Park, Colonial History, Colonial Virginia, Curator of Shit, Oxmoor Farm, William Christian, William Christian Bullitt
Posted by admin on February 18, 2012 · 4 Comments
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Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, Commercial Architecture, Cultural Landscapes, District of Columbia, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Industrial Architecture, Location Location Location, Maryland, Most Recent, Oldie But Goodie · Tags Architectural History, Aviation History, College Park Airport, College Park Aviation, Curator of Shit, Emile Berliner, Emile Berliner Helicopter, First in Flight, Gyrocopter, Helicopter History, Henry Berliner, Washington DC Aviation
An “Inelegant” Sign Protects An Elegant Estate, Evermay, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Posted by admin on November 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Cultural Landscapes, Curator of Shit, District of Columbia, Georgian, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Residential Architecture, Style Section..., Urban Landscape · Tags Architectural History, Curator of Shit, Georgetown dc, Georgetown Estates, Georgetown Real Estate, Georgian Architecture, History, History of Georgetown, Washington DC real estate
The Glorious Evolution of Messeur Elisaeus von Seutter’s Pleasure Grounds at Ivy Cottage, Jackson, Mississippi
Posted by admin on July 21, 2011 · 10 Comments
The Glorious Evolution of Messeur Elisaeus von Seutter’s Pleasure Grounds at Ivy Cottage, Jackson, Mississippi
Elisaeus von Seutter, Photographer (1869-1909), Ivy Cottage and Pleasure Grounds, Jackson, Mississippi
Prior to the construction of Ivy Cottage, Elisaeus von Seutter (1827-1909) had made his way from Lindau, an island of Lake Constance in Germany. Born into an aristocratic family, he was [...]
Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Cultural Landscapes, Gothic Revival (1820-1880), Greek Revival, Green, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Historical Humanity, Landscape Architecture, Location Location Location, Mississippi, Most Recent, Residential Architecture · Tags Architectural History, Curator of Shit, Elisaeus von Seutter, Historic Gardens, Historic Landscape Architecture, Historic Preservation, Landscape Architecture, Mississippi Architecture, Old Plants, Period Gardens, Pleasure Grounds, Southern Gardens
Posted by admin on July 18, 2011 · 4 Comments
Omnia Ab Uno: Nicolas Cage’s Tomb Is Not Dumb, You Are!
Nicolas Cage’s Tomb, St. Louis Cemetery, Basin Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
So after only reading ten different rants regarding Nicolas Cage’s bazaar tomb???, we realized that our bloggers and social commentators on celebrities are far dumber than the somewhat defamed actor.
The following quotes prove their idiocy, along [...]
Category Architectural History, Art (all inclusive), Built Environment, Cultural Landscapes, Eygptian Revival, Gothic Revival (1820-1880), Historic Preservation, History, Location Location Location, Louisiana, Memorial Architectural and Art, misery maven, New Orleans, Oldie But Goodie, Public Architecture, Style Section..., Urban Landscape · Tags Curator of Shit, Egyptian Revival Architecture, Historic Preservation, New Orleans Architecture, New Orleans Cemeteries, Nicolas Cage Grave, Nicolas Cage Grave Pyramid, Nicolas Cage Tomb
Washingtonia Trees, Olive Trees, Or Just Plain Street Trees at Chico, California
Posted by admin on July 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Washingtonia Trees, Olive Trees, Or Just Plain Street Trees at Chico, California
Street Trees, 5th Street, Chico, California, Circa 1915
This is a testament to the early commitment to landscape architecture in American cities and small towns. Also, this reflects the understanding that trees were important to the environment of even an urban area.
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, California, Cultural Landscapes, Green, Historic Preservation, Landscape Architecture, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Urban Landscape · Tags Architectural History, City Trees, Curator of Shit, Historic Chico California, Historic Landscapes, Historic Preservation, History of Landscape, Landscape Architecture, Urban Landscape
Houmas House Plantation and Gardens, Distinctive Gem of Louisiana Plantations…
Posted by admin on July 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Houmas House Plantation and Gardens, Distinctive Gem of Louisiana Plantations…
Houmas House Plantation and Gardens, 40136 Highway 942, Darrow, Louisiana
Among the jewels of Louisiana’s River Plantation, Houmas House Plantation and Gardens is certainly distinctive. Furthermore, the whole experience is among the most unusual of “house museums” in the United States. Since our agents have been to [...]
Category Architectural History, Building of the Week, Built Environment, Cultural Landscapes, Gothic Revival (1820-1880), Greek Revival, Historic Preservation, Interior, Landscape Architecture, Location Location Location, Louisiana, Residential Architecture, Style Section... · Tags Architectural History, Art Museum Louisiana, Curator of Shit, Greek Revival Archicteture, Historic Preservation, Houmas Plantation, Houmas Plantation and Gardens, Landscape Architecture, Louisiana Plantations, Plantation Houses, Southern Mansions
Odd Headstone at Holt Cemetery Gate…New Orleans
Posted by admin on July 11, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Odd Headstone at Holt Cemetery Gate…New Orleans
Holt Cemetery, 635 City Park Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana
Among the graves in City Park Avenue’s Holt Cemetery, there were many works of Folk Art among other curious graves and cultural artifacts; although, the wording on this particular memorial near the entrance was rather strange to our curatorial agents…
We agree [...]
Category Architectural History, Art (all inclusive), Built Environment, Cultural Landscapes, Folk Art, Folk Culture, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Historical Humanity, Memorial Architectural and Art, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Urban Landscape · Tags African American Cemeteries, African American History, Architectural History, Folk Art Graves, Folk Culture, Historic Preservation, Holt Cemetery, Holt Cemetery New Orleans, Memorial Architecture
Biloxi’s Trailer Parks Weren’t Always A Federal Ordeal…
Posted by admin on July 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Biloxi’s Trailer Parks Weren’t Always A Federal Ordeal…
Early 20th Century Commercial Buildings, Vintage Trailer Park, Etc., Judge Sekul Avenue & Tuxedo Street, Biloxi, MS
We had not enough nerve upon visitation to actually enter the residence portion. Southerners and especially post-Katrina survivors are rather sensitive to photographers, even of a cultural nature, but we hope to [...]
Category Absurd Mansard, Built Environment, Commercial Architecture, Cultural Landscapes, Garage Architecture (Outbuildings), Historic Context, Historic Preservation, History, Industrial Architecture, Location Location Location, Mississippi, Most Recent, Occupancy and Building = Personal Feeling, Residential Architecture, Style Section..., Vernacular · Tags Architectural History, Barber shops, Biloxi Architecture, Biloxi Before Katrina, Biloxi Mississippi Casinos, Curator of Shit, Historic Preservation, Trailer Parks, Vintage Trailers
