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 ... Keep Reading
Old Houses
Columbia Tusculum’s Victorian Painted Ladies
I recently discovered Amber's blog Snapshots of Life, which featured some amazing photos of Columbia Tusculum in Cincinnati and its famous "Victorian Painted Ladies." I asked Amber if I could show you some of her pictures, and she ... Keep Reading
The Mack House: 1930s Tudor-Revival Mansion
We're at our final stop on the Cincinnati Preservation Association's house tour in the North Avondale neighborhood. And I think I saved the best for last. The Mack House, a 7,000 square-foot Tudor Revival-style mansion, was built by ... Keep Reading
More Walking, More Gawking: Part 2
Let's continue our walking tour of North Avondale now and see what other interesting houses we can find--like this pink one with yellow trim, which looked like something out of a fairy tale. (If you missed it, you can see the first part of ... Keep Reading
Walking and Gawking in Avondale, Part 1
I went on a tour of historic mansions in North Avondale in Cincinnati over the weekend, and I thought you'd like to see some of them. Avondale was one of the earliest, and toniest, suburbs of Cincinnati. In 1886 Willard Glazier wrote ... Keep Reading