Hooked on Houses

By JULIA @ HOOKEDONHOUSES.NET

One of my favorite shows when I was growing up was “The Andy Griffith Show.” I’d watch those black and white reruns on TV after school and fantasize about living in Mayberry.
There’s a small town in Ohio called Terrace Park that is just about as close to Mayberry as you can get, [...]

October 7th, 2008 | Tags: Andy Griffith Show, Fantasy Open House, House Tour, Mayberry, old houses, small towns | Category: Before & After, Fantasy Open House, Gawking | Comments (28)

I’m back! Did you miss me?
I had a great time in Indianapolis, visiting our old stomping grounds. Dave and I lived in Indy for the first 7 years of our marriage and loved it there. It’s always good to go back.
As you know, I was invited to the Indianapolis Home-a-Rama to take pictures for you [...]

September 27th, 2008 | Tags: Dan Quayle, Home-a-Rama, Indiana, Indianapolis, Meridian Street, old houses | Category: Gawking | Comments (15)

Hey, everybody! I’m back after spending eight days in the Washington, D.C. area. It was a great trip but, as my daughter Lily said, “It’s good to be home again.”
We took a trolley tour through Georgetown this week because I had to see all the old townhouses there. And of course I elbowed my way [...]

July 26th, 2008 | Tags: brick houses, District of Columbia, Georgetown, Maryland, old houses, Real Estate, St. Elmo's Fire, stone houses, Washington | Category: Gawking, Historical Homes, Older Homes | Comments (33)

The Ashmore–the “Aristocrat of Bungalows”–was one of the Sears Honor-Bilt Homes sold through the catalog between 1916 and 1922 for between $1,648 to $3,632. It’s considered one of the rarer models. Rosemary Thornton, who’s a well-known expert on Sears Kit Homes, has been able to identify only three still existing in the United States. (For [...]

June 5th, 2008 | Tags: before and after, honor-bilt homes, kit homes, kitchen remodel, makeover, old houses, renovation | Category: Before & After, Historical Homes | Comments (14)

For those of you who loved my recent post about Sears Modern Home Kits, which were sold through catalogs between 1908 and 1940, I thought you’d like to see some interior photos of one. This Model Home Design #3309 was sold in the Sears catalog in the 1930s as part of the Honor-Bilt line and was called the Lynnhaven. According [...]

April 26th, 2008 | Tags: 1930s, catalog, honor-bilt homes, House Tour, kit homes, old houses | Category: Historical Homes | Comments (17)

This week at Hooked on Houses we’re looking at houses for sale in the historic Hyde Park neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. Ready for the final stop on this week’s Fantasy Open House tour?
Don’t even try to pretend you’re above snooping inside houses. I’m onto you. The last two Open Houses I posted this week have [...]

April 8th, 2008 | Tags: Cincinnati, Decorating, for sale, House Tour, Hyde Park, Ohio, old houses, open house, Polls, Real Estate, tudor | Category: Fantasy Open House | Comments (16)