Search Results: Historic Plans

Emmons Cottage, a Restored 1886 Folk Victorian Pioneer Cottage in Ormond Beach, Florida

Emmons Cottage, a Restored 1886 Folk Victorian Pioneer Cottage in Ormond Beach, Florida

The historic Emmons Cottage is a Florida Cracker Cottage. It is near the parking for the Ormond Memorial Art Museum & Gardens. The Art Museum is just past The Casements, the Rockefeller Estate near the beach on Granada Blvd. It is 994 square foot 2-story 

Charles Adams-Woodbury Locke House in Somerville, Massachusetts

Charles Adams-Woodbury Locke House in Somerville, Massachusetts

This historic Greek Revival house was built in 1840 It is 2 stories with attic and basement. 2-1/2 story wood frame structure three bays wide front-facing gable roof clapboard siding wide corner boards broad entablature fully pedimented gable single-story porch extends across the front, supported 

1,116 square foot Pearlman Mountain Cabin

1,116 square foot Pearlman Mountain Cabin

The 1,116 square foot Pearlman Mountain Cabin is in the Idyllwild art community of Mount San Jacinto, California. It was designed by a renowned architect, then built by family. The cabin was designed and built to be a weekend cottage for the family of a 

Westwood Modular Home Pre-delivery Inspection

Westwood Modular Home Pre-delivery Inspection

They called us early in December to let us know that our cabin was nearing completion and that we could schedule the Pre-delivery Inspection. They shut down from Christmas till New Year and Cliff was already work-scheduled before that, so the earliest we could make 

Tiny Modular Log Cabin on a Permanent Foundation

Tiny Modular Log Cabin on a Permanent Foundation

We saw this small log cabin Sunday while we were driving around. I’m not positive, but it looks like one of the Green River Cabins like my friends parents live in. Adding an Addition to a Tiny Log Cabin > On Green River Log Cabin’s 

Want to live on the Shetland Islands? Here’s your chance!

Want to live on the Shetland Islands? Here’s your chance!

When I read the Shetland Island mysteries by Ann Cleeves, I subscribed to the Shetland newspaper on Facebook. This “Land with planning permission” just showed up in Lerwick. It’s not far from where Jimmy Perez lives. The property is reached from Harbour Street. Here’s the 

Inspiration: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Kentuck Knob

Inspiration: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Kentuck Knob

Kentuck Knob, or the Hagan House is a National Historic Landmark. It was designed by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright. It is at 723 Kentuck Road, Chalk Hill, Pennsylvania, about four miles south of Fallingwater, probably Wright’s most famous house. My cousin just visited Kentuck 

A-Frame House on the Beach

A-Frame House on the Beach

We saw this A-Frame driving down A1A and I just had to share it. This is the view from A1A. See the sidewalk in front of the house?   There are little windows poking out of the roof on both sides. The house is right 

Shopping Modular Homes – Premier Homes of the Carolinas

Shopping Modular Homes – Premier Homes of the Carolinas

I visited zoning to be sure we could build on the land. No problem. Then I drove to a modular dealership to get an idea what a modular would cost. I drove to Premier Homes of the Carolinas, on Asheville Hwy, between Hendersonville and Asheville. 

Small House History: Gullah Little House – William Simmons House, Hilton Head Island

Small House History: Gullah Little House – William Simmons House, Hilton Head Island

The Small House Movement isn’t new. Historically, many homes were small. People built what they could, then added on as they could afford to. This small house was built in 1930, with wood lap siding and a corrugated metal roof. The chimney at one end