A Well-Kept and Planted Wood-Frame House in Belton, Texas

Posted by on January 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=131733823518196"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk")); The House of Mrs. G.A. Mutter (although we found no Mutters in the census), Belton, Texas. There are several elements of this house that make it... Read More

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Hurricane Irene Brings New Meaning to Dent Place, Georgetown House Catastrophe, DC

Posted by on August 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=131733823518196"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk")); 3324 Dent Place, Washington D.C., Georgetown1905 Sanborn Map, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. In 1881, Theodore Carter, an African American laborer,... Read More

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Is It Good Shepherds Who Denigrate Our Wooden Greek Revival Houses?…Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York

Posted by on April 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=131733823518196"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk"));   Is It Good Shepherds Who Denigrate Our Wooden Greek Revival Houses?…Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York Carpenter’s Wooden Residence... Read More

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