The Coolest Duplex in Indianapolis is Unusable.!? Craftsman Duplex, Indianapolis, Indiana
Posted by admin on December 28, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The Coolest Duplex in Indianapolis is Unusable.!? Craftsman Duplex, Indianapolis, Indiana
Half boarded up, one hopes the “plywood shuttering” is simply preparation for a sensitive renovation of the building, given the unusual quality of the design with its heavy craftsman stylistic features and motifs. Not only is the building incredibly attractive, it is a sensible investment–live in [...]
Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, Bungalow, Craftsman (Early Twenieth...), Indiana, Indianapolis, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Residential Architecture · Tags American Architecture, brick architecture, brick craftsman, brick houses, bungalow architecture, chimney stacks, Craftsman Architecture, craftsman duplex, Curator of Shit, duplex layouts
Posted by admin on March 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Rural View of Old Queen Anne Revival Farm House Near Static, Tennessee
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Colonial Revival, Craftsman (Early Twenieth...), Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Queen Anne Revival, Residential Architecture, Tennessee · Tags Farm Houses, Fence Types, Old Farm House, Old Farm House Life, Queen Anne Architecture, Queen Anne Revival, Rural Images, Rural Tennessee, Static TN, Tennessee History
A Well-Kept and Planted Wood-Frame House in Belton, Texas
Posted by admin on January 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment
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Category Architectural History, Craftsman (Early Twenieth...), Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Residential Architecture, Style Section..., Texas, Vernacular · Tags A Well-Kept and Planted Wood-Frame House in Belton, Architectural History, belton texas history, Curator of Shit, Landscape Architecture, picket fences, pyramidal roofs, Texas, texas architecture, Wood frame houses, Wooden Houses
Typical Early 20th Century African American Urban Street, Jackson, Mississippi
Posted by admin on July 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Typical Early 20th Century African American Urban Section, Jackson, Mississippi
100 Block of Leonard Street, Jackson, Mississippi
Rarely surviving are “historic district” quality, old wood frame dwellings and residential buildings in areas that were historically African American. Segregated by social standards and often even policy, blacks of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were often located [...]
Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Bungalow, Craftsman (Early Twenieth...), FEELING, Folk Culture, Historic Preservation, History, Location Location Location, Mississippi, Most Recent, Occupancy and Building = Personal Feeling, Residential Architecture, Style Section... · Tags African American Buildings, African American History, Architectural History, Black History, Black History Mississippi, Bungalows, Civil Rights, Craftsman Architecture, Curator of Shit, Historic Preservation, Jackson, Jackson Mississippi, Mississippi, Typical African American Urban Street, Urban African American History
Where Did The Bloomers Raise Betty Ford?
Posted by admin on July 11, 2011 · 5 Comments
Where Did The Bloomers Raise Betty Ford?
A Tribute to Betty Ford (1918-2011), A Look At Where She Grew Up…
In 1930, William A. Bloomer, 55, his wife, Hortense, 45, and their three children, William, Robert and Elizabeth Ann (Betty) lived at 717 Fountain Street, NE near Grande Avenue in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Aunt Carrie Weels, 74, [...]
Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Colorado, Craftsman (Early Twenieth...), Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Illinois, Location Location Location, Michigan, Most Recent, Occupancy and Building = Personal Feeling, Style Section... · Tags Architectural History, Betty Bloomer Ford, Betty Ford, Betty Ford Chicago, Betty Ford Childhood Home, Betty Ford Denver, Betty Ford Grand Rapids, Betty Ford History, Betty Fords Death, Betty Fords Parents, Curator of Shit, First Ladies, Historic Preservation
Real Reason for Raised Beds, Ocean City, MD
Posted by admin on June 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Real Reason for Raised Beds, Ocean City, MD
1926 View of Raised Gardens and Lawns Along the Boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland
While “raised beds” have their reasons, here and there, they are largely a fashion trend among the those of the “Green” trend in today’s morally correct environmentally concious… Yet there was a time when such [...]
Category Built Environment, Colonial Revival, Craftsman (Early Twenieth...), Green, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Landscape Architecture, Location Location Location, Maryland, Most Recent, Residential Architecture, Stick, Style Section..., Tree · Tags Architectural History, Beach Gardens, Curator of Shit, Flower Beds, Historic Gardens, Historic Planting, Historic Preservation, Historic Raised Beds, Real Reason Raised Beds?, Social History
No Alleyway, No Problem…At Least Not In Kearney Street…NE Washington DC
Posted by admin on June 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment
No Alleyway, No Problem…At Least Not In Kearney Street…NE Washington DC
Interesting Residential Garage Building, 1200 Block of Kearney Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.
For those fortunate enough to climb, the terraced, uphill urban lots can often make for more private, wind-friendly and, not to mention, architectural living… What better than a Victorian or Four Square atop a [...]
Category Architectural History, Art Deco (Fabulous), Built Environment, Colonial Revival, Craftsman (Early Twenieth...), District of Columbia, Garage Architecture (Outbuildings), Historic Context, Location Location Location, Oldie But Goodie, Right Up Your Alley, Style Section..., Urban Landscape · Tags Architectural History, Brookland, Curator of Shit, garage building, NE Washington DC, Old Garage, Old Houses, Old Outbuildings
Could Architectural Blueprints Be Hidden In Antique Office Furniture???
Posted by admin on June 2, 2011 · 4 Comments
Architectural Blueprints Hidden In Antique Office Furniture???
A Vertical Plan File (Circa 1914), Yawman & Erbe Mfg. Co., Main Factories & Ex. Office, Rochester, N.Y.
While the architectural and engineering plans today are generally stored digitally or in large, antiquated metal cabinets, there were earlier devices that cleverly disguised the plan/blue print file cabinet in an attractive [...]
Category Art (all inclusive), Commercial Architecture, Craftsman (Early Twenieth...), Curious Clippings, Historic Context, History, Interior, Location Location Location, Most Recent, New York State, Procurement, Public Architecture, Stick, Style Section... · Tags A Vertical Plan File (Circa 1914), American Furniture, American Manufactoring History, Architectural History, Curator of Shit, History, Main Factories and Ex. Office, N.Y., Rochester, Social History, Yawman & Erbe Mfg. Co.
Is This A Bridled or Unbridled Welcome To Kentucky!!!
Posted by admin on April 14, 2011 · 1 Comment
Is This A Bridled or UnBridled Welcome To Kentucky!!!
Probably built or at least made to look like a bungalow in the first decades of the 20th century, this one and a half story wood frame dwelling was just across the border in Kentucky along Highway 127. Taken in Tennessee just south of the state line [...]
Category Built Environment, Craftsman (Early Twenieth...), FEELING, Folk House (Bumpkinastic Revival), Kentucky, Location Location Location, Occupancy and Building = Personal Feeling, Oldie But Goodie, Residential Architecture, Style Section..., Tennessee, Vernacular · Tags Architectural History, Curator of Shit, Kentucky Border, Rural Architecture, Social History, State Line, Tennessee Border
Forgive We Not The Ugly Home Depot Doors Galore!!!
Posted by admin on March 31, 2011 · 1 Comment
Forgive We Not The Ugly Home Depot Doors Galore!!!
A Quick Rant On Ugly Home Depot Doors Throughout Various East Coast Cities
Baltimore MD – New York City – Philadelphia – Washington DC
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Category Absurd Mansard, Baltimore, Beaux Arts (1880-1940ish), Built Environment, Chateauesque (1880-1940ish), Collegiate Gothic, Colonial Revival, Craftsman (Early Twenieth...), Delaware, District of Columbia, Federal (Urban), Georgian, Gothic Revival (1820-1880), HOME DEPOT Doors, Italianate, Location Location Location, Maryland, Massachusetts, Most Recent, Neoclassical (1880-1940ish), New Jersey, New York City, New York State, Pennsyltucky, Philadelphia, Public Architecture, Queen Anne Revival, Residential Architecture, Romanesque Revival (1860-1900ish), Second Empire (1860-1900ish), Style Section..., Turds, Virginia · Tags Architectural History, Fogotten Architecture, Historic Buildings, Home Depot Doors, Mistreatment of Buildings, New York City, Old Buildings, Philadelphia, Ugly Doors, Washington DC
