Old House Tours

Oakbourne Mansion

I was sifting through some old photos that I took and thought that I should put up a few of this interesting old mansion.  I previously posted the water tower photos but until now neglected the main house.  Here’s another great set of detail photos of the house.  There must be a small fortune’s worth [...]

Armour-Stiner Octagon House Photos

While dropping off an important set of Pottier & Stymus parlor furniture, I had the privilege of touring and photographing the Armour-Stiner Octagon House in Irvington, NY.  It was built in 1859-1860 by Paul J. Armour and the dome was later added by Joseph Stiner in 1872.  More history is available over at Wikipedia. Joe [...]

Ephrata Cloister Part II

Here are the second batch of photos from my Ephrata Cloister visit. Hopefully, the creative license I took with the photo processing enhances the viewing and the spookiness, even though the Cloister gave me the opposite feeling.

Ephrata Cloister Visit

After a recent trip to photograph 120,000 Snow Geese during a migration stop at Middle Creek in Pennsylvania, I took a quick tour of the historic religious community, the Ephrata Cloister.  Started in 1732 by German Settlers, it is one of the earliest religious communities in America.  The buildings have been beautifully restored and maintained [...]

Ernest Hemingway House – Key West

A few years ago I spent Christmas in Key West (which I highly recommend by the way) and toured Ernest Hemingway’s house museum.  He moved there in 1931 and his wife collected the furnishings and chandeliers that are still present today. You’ll see a few of the polydactyl cats (they have extra toes) in the [...]

Oxford, Maryland Walking Tour

Oxford, Maryland is a beautiful historic town on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It is one of the oldest towns in America, marking it’s founding in 1683.  It is a quiet, water-lover’s paradise still populated with working watermen intermingled with Washington D.C. weekenders and retirees.  This photo collection is part of a larger one, taken [...]

Cape May Walking Tour

For Victorian home lovers, there are probably few greater places to spend some time than Cape May, NJ

St. Michaels, Maryland Walking Tour

Imagine a quaint historic town with cute little shops and big-city caliber restaurants and you’ve got a good feel for for downtown St. Michaels, Maryland

Musical Wonder House Museum

The Musical Wonder House is a 32-room mansion in Wiscasset, Maine that was built in 1852 by shipyard owners Henry Clark and A. Wood

Chatham, VA Victorian