The Last Wendish Wedding: John Schulze and Theresa Moerbe, Christ Lutheran Church, Loebau, Lee County, Texas

Posted by on February 10, 2013 · Leave a Comment 

The Last Wendish Wedding: John Schulze and Thereasa Moerbe, Christ Lutheran Church, Loebau, Lee County, Texas

 
 
 
 
 
 
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Andreas Moerbe’s Old Wooden House at Loebau, Texas

Posted by on January 22, 2013 · 2 Comments 

Andreas Moerbe's Old Wooden House at Loebau, Texas

Probably taken between 1910 and 1915, this photograph reflects the Andreas Moerbe farm and its buildings as it stood after only 10 to 15 years of occupation by Moerbe and his large family. The Moerbes lived in Serbin, roughly 10 miles from Loebau until the first years of the 20th century, when he bought this [...]

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Big Rig Style + Adaptive Reuse = Semi-Mobile Home (Triple Shotgun)

Posted by on July 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

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Big Rig Style + Adaptive Reuse = Semi-Mobile Home
(Triple Shotgun)
Triple Shotgun House/Semi-Mobile Home, Canal Street,
Violet, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Coming from New Orleans, East St. Bernard Highway leads to more than the glories of Bayou Road.  In fact, almost immediately, upon entering the town of Violet, Louisiana, a left turn onto Canal Street, can be quite a treat.  In [...]

Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Folk House (Bumpkinastic Revival), Garage Architecture (Outbuildings), Location Location Location, Louisiana, Most Recent, Oldie But Goodie, Style Section..., Techologies in Buildings and Structures · Tags adaptive Reuse, , Buildings, , Historic Preservation, mobile homes, odd buildings, trailer house, trailer house siding, Ugly Buildings

Is This A Bridled or Unbridled Welcome To Kentucky!!!

Posted by on April 14, 2011 · 1 Comment 

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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 , , Kentucky Border, Rural Architecture, Social History, State Line, Tennessee Border

We Hide Our Historic Trailer Houses in the Rears at Spotsylvania Courthouse…5400 Block, Co. Rd. 606 – Mudd Tavern Road, Spotsylvania, Virginia

Posted by on December 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

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We Hide Our Historic Trailer Houses in the Rears at Spotsylvania Courthouse
5400 Block, Co. Rd. 606 – Mudd Tavern Road, Spotsylvania, Virginia
Headed west on Mudd Tavern Road in Spotsylvania?  If so, please make note certain former residences just before the Jefferson Davis Highway…
Spotsylvania Courthouse is a small, but historical community along what is known today [...]

Category Absurd Mansard, Built Environment, Craftsman (Early Twenieth...), Folk House (Bumpkinastic Revival), Garage Architecture (Outbuildings), Location Location Location, Most Recent, Residential Architecture, Style Section..., Vernacular, Virginia · Tags , , , , Old Buildings Taste, Spotsylvania, Virginia

Absurd Mansard: Trailer-tastic in Old Mississippi…

Posted by on June 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

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Somewhere in Old Miss:

There are no words….
This seemingly mid to third quarter of the twentieth century “trailer park” is truly unbelievable.  Well, let’s put it this way, this is what we mean when we say: “just because its a trailer doesn’t mean it can’t be fabulous!!!”
Five Flames!  Martha put the spatula away for these motive [...]

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…and in the name of god…Religious Architecture (Monuments to Jesus) of Indianapolis, Indiana

Posted by on March 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

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Today initiates what we plan to be an ongoing series: “…and in the name of god…”  Here we will highlight the “unbelievable” and, in some cases unfathomable, monuments to “G-O-D.” Whether Hebrew or Christian, Muslim or Buddhist, we will be “equal-opportuniously” fastidious with each edifice…
Let’s start with the staunchest crossroads in Indianapolis:
Active high artistic and [...]

Category Built Environment, Folk House (Bumpkinastic Revival), Folk Louse (alteration/reuse-gone-wrong), In the Name of God, Oldie But Goodie · Tags

Flame Bag or Turd?: Eclectic Bumpkinastic Revival Style Mixed-Use Single Family Dwelling in Artemus, Knox County, Kentucky

Posted by on March 11, 2010 · 2 Comments 

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We leave this decision up to you–flame bag or turd?  Crippled by our inability to look away from a car crash, on a recent work related survey trip, we ran into this unbelievable creation during some free time.  Rather than the simple snubbing we might give something half this unbelievable, it is imperative that we [...]

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