An Elizabethan manor dwelling in the village of Burton Agnes, close to Driffield in the East Using of Yorkshire, England. It was built by Sir Henry Griffith in 1601–10 to styles attributed to Robert Smythson. The more mature Norman Burton Agnes Manor Home, at first created in 1173, even now stands on an adjacent web-site… Continue reading Burton Agnes Hall
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“DSC0791 Captures the Beauty of Irwin Gardens”
The Inn at Irwin Gardens in Columbus, Indiana is a 1910 Edwardian mansion that was originally built by a family of bankers. The 13,000-square-foot home, designed in an Italianate style, was enlarged and redesigned several times over the years to accommodate generations of the Irwin family. The mansion was the work of Massachusetts architect Henry… Continue reading “DSC0791 Captures the Beauty of Irwin Gardens”
“Irwin Gardens’ Door Inn: Captured Through DSC0799_edited-1”
The Inn at Irwin Gardens is a magnificent 13,000-square-foot Italianate mansion in Columbus, Indiana, built in 1864 by banker and businessman Joseph I. Irwin. The home was remodeled in 1880 and enlarged and redesigned over the years to accommodate four generations of the Irwin family. In 1910, a Massachusetts architect named Henry A. Phillips was… Continue reading “Irwin Gardens’ Door Inn: Captured Through DSC0799_edited-1”
“DSC0782: A Glimpse of Irwin Gardens in 1910”
The Inn at Irwin Gardens is a stunning 1910 Edwardian mansion in the heart of Columbus, Indiana. Originally built in 1864 by Joseph I. Irwin, a local banker and businessman, the Italianate design was remodeled in 1880 and subsequently expanded and redesigned to accommodate four generations of the Irwin family. In 1910, William G. Irwin… Continue reading “DSC0782: A Glimpse of Irwin Gardens in 1910”
Residence of John A. Wallace in Wichita, KS
The John A. Wallace Residence at 1021 North Lawrence was designed and built by William Henry Sternberg in the mid-1880s. It was a brick residence with a limestone foundation and had a single-story heated carriage house finished with a small belvedere. The Wallace Residence had stylistic features consistent with other confirmed Sternberg designs including two-story… Continue reading Residence of John A. Wallace in Wichita, KS