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 [...]

Memorial Hall – Centennial Art Gallery

As part of a 9 mile walk that my joints endured this past weekend I had a chance to appreciate the architecture of the “Please Touch Museum” in Philadelphia.  This structure has recently undergone an $81 million renovation and the results are stunning. This building was part of the 1876 Centennial Exhibition and was originally [...]

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 [...]

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

Chatham, VA Victorian

Stonebridge – ca. 1914 Georgian Revival – Chadds Ford, Pa

Stonebridge is a ca. 1914 7,400 square foot mansion on 7.2 acres in Chadds Ford, PA built by John Scheidt, a wealthy Philadelphia brewer at the time. The name Stonebridge comes from the stone bridge built over the creek that runs through the property.