Photos tagged as historic_homes

Day 157 - Langtry, Judge Roy Bean House

Judge Bean called this an 'Opera House', but it was really his home.

• Date: 5 February 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Del Rio, USA
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Day 155 - Boerne, Staffel Store

German immigrants August and Bertha Staffel established this store in Boerne in the 1850's and also ran the Post Office

• Date: 3 February 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: San Antonio, USA
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Day 151 - Log House from 1876

This house was built by John and Virginia Linney in 1876. It is an example of early South Texas vernacular style.

• Date: 30 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Corpus Christi, USA
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Day 148 - Ashton Villa, Front Entrance

Our tour guide, Steve, is welcoming us through the front door.

• Date: 27 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Galveston, USA
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Day 148 - Ashton Villa

This was built in 1859 in the style of an Italian Villa. It was the first brick home on Broadway in Galveston.

• Date: 27 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Galveston, USA
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Day 136 - Sp Qtr, Casa de Gomez

This is a reproduction of a house originally blt on this site prior to 1763 for a Spanish soldier, Lorenzo Gomez. It is build of red cedar and cypress.

• Date: 15 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Saint Augustine, USA
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Day 134 - Oldest House

This is the oldest house in Florida, built shortly after St. Augustine was burned to the ground in 1702. It is also known as the Gonzalez-Alverez house.

• Date: 13 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Saint Augustine, USA
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Day 134 - Villa Zorayda

This was built in 1883 as a 1/10 scale replica of a wing of the Moorish Alhambra Palace in Grenada, Spain.

• Date: 13 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Saint Augustine, USA
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Day 130 - House of Seven Gables

One of the oldest remaining homes in Fort Gables, built in 1905. It now houses the Visitors Center

• Date: 9 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Palm Beach, USA
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Day 126 - Southernmost House

This is an Inn now, but was built in 1939 as a private home.

• Date: 5 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Key West, USA
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Day 126 - Pan Am First HQ

On 10/28/1927 Flight Number 1 took off from Key West for Havana, the first US regularly scheduled International Air Service. This building was the companies HQ.

• Date: 5 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Key West, USA
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Day 126 - Hemingway, Writing Room

Ernest Hemingway built this room and wrote 9 on his most famous books in it during the years he lived on Key West.

• Date: 5 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Key West, USA
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Day 126 - Hemingway, Mstr Bdrm

There weren't any king size beds in the 1930's, so the Hemingway's connected two twin beds. They purchased a hand carved Spanish gate & posts to use as a headboard.

• Date: 5 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Key West, USA
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Day 126 - Hemingway, Mom

This is Mom waiting for the next tour of the Ernest Hemingway house.

• Date: 5 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Key West, USA
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Day 126 - Hemingway, LR

The house was actually built by Asa Tifts, the richest wrecker in Key West. Hemingway bought it for back taxes and his wife supervised the remodel.

• Date: 5 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Key West, USA
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Day 126 - Hemingway, DR

The dining room table is Spanish Walnut. Ernest Hemingway liked Spanish furniture.

• Date: 5 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Key West, USA
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Day 126 - Hemingway, Cat Water

This water trough is used by the cats now, but was originally a urinal at one of Ernest Hemingway's favorite bars.

• Date: 5 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Key West, USA
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Day 126 - Hemingway, Cat Paw

The left paw on this cat has an extra digit, kind of like a thumb. There are 47 cats on the property now, some inherit the gene that makes them six toe'd.

• Date: 5 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Key West, USA
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Day 126 - Courthouse & Kapok Tree

• Date: 5 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Key West, USA
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Day 126 - Cedar House

• Date: 5 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Key West, USA
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Day 126 - Truman Home

• Date: 5 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Key West, USA
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Day 111 - Macon, Hay House Side

Side view showing the curved stained glass window in the dining room and screened porch off the kitchen

• Date: 22 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Macon, USA
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Day 111 - Macon, Hay House Painted Bricks

Real brickwork was considered too uneven for a first class home. It was covered with stucco painted in a brick pattern that could be made to look more perfect.

• Date: 22 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Macon, USA
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Day 111 - Macon, Hay House Fake Woodwork

There are extensive examples in the house of trompe l'oeil (french for "fool the eye"). The only one I could photograph was this painted woodwork in the basement.

• Date: 22 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Macon, USA
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Day 111 - Macon, Hay House Entrance

The front entrance to the house is quite grand.

• Date: 22 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Macon, USA
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