Charleston, y’all!! I just had to say that! I visited Charleston last week with my husband and daughter for five days, and it exceeded my expectations. History, architecture, amazing restaurants and shopping all wrapped up in one gorgeous little city. More to come about my trip, but in the meantime here is this lovely little home from Tradd Street,…
The Carpenter Gothic architectural style is hands down my favorite type of Victorian architecture. It is commonly found in rural areas of the U.S. and is a distinctly American style, although originating centuries before from the great Gothic cathedrals of medieval Europe. It was revived in America first in churches primarily made from stone but later as humble…
I have driven past this gorgeous Tudor home in Hartford’s West End quite a few times recently, but over the winter the mounds of snow around it made it unapproachable. Over this past weekend I drove by again and had the perfect opportunity to stop. You just can’t take it all in from a car…
What is a National Historic Landmark, exactly? And is it the same thing as something listed on the National Register of Historic Places? Well, yes and no! By definition, a National Historic Landmark (or “NHL”) is on the National Register of Historic Places (or “NRHP”). But very few properties on the NRHP list are also deemed…
