Windows are like the eyes of a house. And just like how you can sometimes guess a person’s age from the look in their eyes, you…
House History• Preservation
There’s just something about a Victorian home that stops you in your tracks. Maybe it’s the large porches…
Picture this: you’re running your hand along a cool, solid plaster wall. Now picture tapping on a modern,…
Italianate architecture emerged in the early 19th century as part of the larger Picturesque movement, which sought to…
Greek Revival is an architectural style that emerged across Europe and the United States in the early 19th…
House History• Preservation
Haint Blue: The History Behind the Porch Painting Tradition
August 6, 2024If you’ve noticed, typically in the south, porch ceilings of older homes will be painted a blue or…
🚫💔 “Unmasking the Silent Killer: The Dangers of Asbestos” 💔🚫 Ready to expose the hidden menace lurking in…
Our Projects• Preservation
The Sunshine Cottage got some amazing items today!! So much history!
January 30, 2020Today was an amazing day and Cody worked hard making sure I got these items for the Sunshine…
Endangered Properties• House History• Our Projects• Preservation
History of the Sunshine Cottage. Chaney House, Circa 1890 in Danville, Virginia.
January 16, 2020Why did I choose the Chaney House? I think a better question is why did the Sunshine Cottage…
Written by Bill Harris Today it’s hard to imagine that places like Warrenton, Williamsboro and Townsville were once…