The words “Antebellum home” evoke visions of the grand, opulent mansions that often served as plantation homes throughout the Deep South. They’re homes like Gone With the Wind’s palatial Tara with its stately columns and broad, covered veranda. While certain traits characterize the Antebellum architectural style, the term covers a wide variety of Southern homes […]
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Carpenter Gothic Architectural Style
When the Gothic Revival movement emerged in Europe, the buildings constructed displayed the same carved stone features as their Gothic predecessors. While many of these design features soon carried across the Atlantic, they were more likely to be hewn from wood. The result is a style known as Carpenter Gothic, also called Rural Gothic and […]
15 Interesting Features of Old Homes
In this modern era, we tend to take many things for granted, yet older homes built as late as the 1950s featured numerous innovations to make life a little easier. Most of these features are no longer necessary and some of these ideas may even surprise you. The following list contains just a few of […]