Ancestry In Louisville Is More Than Password Protected: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky

Ancestry In Louisville Is More Than Password Protected: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky

Ancestry In Louisville Is More Than Password Protected
Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky
 
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The Beautiful New House and Garden, Longport, New Jersey

The Beautiful New House and Garden, Longport, New Jersey

The Beautiful New House and Garden, Longport, New Jersey
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Johann Leitko’s Wood-Frame, Victorian-Vernacular Center Gable Cottage, Lincoln, Texas

John Leitkos Victorian-Venacular, Wood-frame Farm House, Lincoln, Texas

Located near the cross roads of Lincoln, Texas–in Lee County, Johann Leitko and his third wife, Mary Schneider Leitko, his two sons by Magdalena Fritsche Kasper Leitko, and Mary’s four children, the Schneiders, pose before the Leitko house at a time when people in Lee County, Texas were proud of their wood-frame dwellings. Wood-frame houses, [...]

The Decorative Stonework of the Beloved, Holt Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana

The Decorative Stonework of the Dearly Departed, Holt Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Stephen Girard’s Farm House, Passyunk, Pennsylvania

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Stephen Girard’s Farm House, Passyunk, Pennsylvania
 Taken from an unidentified early twenieth century publication:
Stephen Girard’s Farm House
Possibly as a division from his thronging business cares, Stephen Girard bought seventy-five acres of ground in Passyunk in the year 1797, and there established a model farm. The location was “three miles from Philadelphia upon the Fort Mifflin road.” [...]

Chevy Chase Circle, In Its Youth…Washington, D.C., Chevy Chase, MD…

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One of 33 circles in the District of Columbia, Chevy Chase Circle, unlike other circles in northwest Washington, D.C. was a later development of the Chevy Chase Land Company (Circa 1893), created to amplify the original city plan and add grandeur to the new residential area.  The Chevy Chase Circle is located at the confluence [...]

False Front Building, Red River, New Mexico, 1934

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False Front Building, Red River, New Mexico, 1934
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The Glorious Evolution of Messeur Elisaeus von Seutter’s Pleasure Grounds at Ivy Cottage, Jackson, Mississippi

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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 [...]

Washingtonia Trees, Olive Trees, Or Just Plain Street Trees at Chico, California

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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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Houmas House Plantation and Gardens, Distinctive Gem of Louisiana Plantations…

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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 [...]