Step back in time at this magnificent 111-year-old mansion on East Avenue in Rochester. Price This 1,548 square foot home at 935 East Ave. is listed for $2,700,000, according to the real estate listing. Location The mansion sits on a 3.5-acre lot at the corner of East Avenue and Barrington Street, adjacent to Rochester’s popular […]
Lennie Omalza | Specially for the Courier Journal Mansion Row in New Albany, Indiana is home to many unique historic homes, including a Queen Anne Victorian home with a brick red, mustard yellow, and forest green exterior. Its hipped roof, metal finials and cantilevered brick chimneys are still impressive today, but were considered especially stunning […]
See the interior of the Iowa house in the iconic painting “American Gothic” A house in Eldon, a small town in Iowa, inspired Grant Wood to create his painting “American Gothic,” one of the most famous works of art in American history. From overlooked roadside attractions to unusual museums and unknown natural wonders, Local Hidden […]
STUART — The historic Stuart Feed Store building downtown, which houses the Stuart Heritage Museum, could remain in its place for at least another 20 years. In the primary election that ended Tuesday, voters overwhelmingly approved a referendum allowing the city to enter into a long-term lease with the museum. The city owns the buildings […]
Lennie Omalza | Specially for the Courier Journal In the 1790s, Jeremiah Tarleton helped found St. Francis Catholic Church—the first Catholic church west of the Alleghenies—in Georgetown, Kentucky. He also owned a nearby log cabin called Tarleton’s Tavern. During an attempt to add a second story to the tavern in 1890, the walls of the […]
eNewspaper: It’s like the newspaper, only paperless. Get a copy of the newspaper delivered straight to your digital door with eNewspaper. Hanover evening sun Gettysburg Police and the National Park Service are seeking information on unknown individuals who vandalized several locations around Gettysburg and the battlefield with spray paint and etchings during the same week […]
As one of the original 13 colonies, New Jersey—and Central Jersey in particular—is steeped in American history. Fittingly, so are its homes, which feature original beams and fireplaces that are over 350 years old. And although you’ve probably driven past them mindlessly many times, you probably don’t know much about them. From a home that […]
Construction has begun on the property where the historic Van Dien Ruffgarten House stands in Paramus, but even after a change of ownership, the 19th-century home appears to be staying put. The brownstone house stands on a 9-acre lot on West Midland Avenue and is one of six remaining Jersey Dutch stone houses in the […]
Specially for the Herald-Mail | The Herald-Mail WILLIAMSPORT – Edward “Ed” Wenschhof has been named the new deputy superintendent of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (C&O Canal). Wenschhof previously served as director of visitor and resource protection for the C&O Canal. He has also served as deputy warden at Antietam National Battlefield, […]
What do we discover when we look closely? This question could be applied to almost anything, but it is particularly acute when thinking of familiar objects. One such is the fountain in Bradley Park, which stands quietly and coolly next to the green space, adding a calming visual element to the park that we are […]
