Anyone else share my love of historical buildings?

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Kelly asked me to post the ghost photos I have. These are not mine, so I can't take credit, but they are actually well-known photos up here that have never been disproved. If you're expecting faces in mirrors and blue men then I think you've watched too many episodes of the Munsters.
 
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Originally Posted by RicaLynn

I live about 20 minutes from the Jefferson Davis monument. It's a scale replica of the Washington Monument (about 8 stories, I think), and it's outside a little tiny town in KY, middle of nowhere really. My dad is a huge Civil War buff, so when he was here we drove out to see it. It is an unattended site except during the height of summer.

I've been to my share of historical sites, though. Mount Vernon, Monticello, the Hermitage (3x) and various other battlefields and historical homes here in the south. Can you tell I was raised by a Southern sympathizer?
Oh, yes! Thats two of us. Thats what Endview is...they do a lot of re-enactments there. I have been to Monticello, but it was years ago, and I dont remember as much about it as I want to!
 
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Originally Posted by Kellyyfaber

I live 10 minutes away from Abingdon VA which is a BEAUTIFUL old historic town. If you love old historic towns, you've gotta check this out:
http://www.visitabingdon.com
I am definitely going to look into a visit pretty soon! How awesome that would be!
 
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oh me!

oh i love all kinds of history! i lived in a house for a while that was haunted and ended up researching the history of our whole town! Virginia though there's a lot more history down there...i'm in idaho, and it's rather dull, a bunch of men moved here and killed off all the indians and took over, there are a few places that are interesting though...i'm originally from missouri and that's another place just thick with great history!
I do too! Missouri is a good one...but I just love good ol' charming Virginia. There are a lot of older architecture houses by where I live, and I just love to look at them...even though they are in bad disrepair...theres just something about them that I cant let go of!

oh yes, Diane, I do! We don't have the kind of history that the east coast does, as settlement in the Northwest was so much later in the 19th c. (Seattle: c. 1871) so we're so much "newer". But here are two sites, #1 being Manresa castle, built by old ship's captain who made good in the fur trade, up at Pt. Townsend seaport north of Seattle. It's said Manresa is now haunted and there are photos of the ghosts that I have(do you wanna see?) -- and #2 is the house that was used in a Stephen King thriller, the Rose, and the real name of it is Thornewood Castle.
I love those pictures! And thank you for sharing the ghosts photos...I am so into that stuff too. I watch weird travels on the travel channel when it comes on...I swear, I like gobble up American history! I love Lee Hall because they actually have a museum in the basement...I am going to poct some pictures of the inside for you guys!


Since I grew up in NY city I was surrounded by old buildings most of my formative years, and I still find them amazing. My biggest complaint about living on the west coast is that everything looks so... new... (although that's nice when you want to get DSL and Cable TV. ;-)

St. Patrick's Cathedral, the NY Library, the museums, the Cloisters... all gorgeous...
I love a lot of the New York architecture as well. I am not really a big city kind of girl...I am a southern girl...but I will tell you...I can admire the buildings all the same. I think a lot of the west coast wasnt developed until later, and then places like san Francisco were destroyed in the earthquake and fire that happened in the early 1900's.

Im in love with Virginia for this reason,Its also one of the reasons i loved living in Charleston so much, The buildings and houses were amazing! When I was little my Dad used to take me around Pensylvania and show me all the historical buildings I remember how he used to tell me how the bricks were laid, how the carvings were done it was facinating! Eric and I have always talked about restoring an old victorian!
I love Virginia for this reason also...and I have been to Pennsylvania...around the Uniontown and Point Marion, also in Adah(?), and I love the coal mine towns...the architecture there is awesome as well. I like going to Morgantown/Masontown on the PA-WV border...the mountains just add to it...not to mention I love the trains!

I love history. I do genealogy and I'm jealous that you are in Virginia as that is where most of my roots in the US begin. I see the name Lee. You don't happen to live near Westmoreland / Prince William Co area?
I am glad there is someone else out there who loves history with me! I live about 2 hours away from Prince William...I live in this speck of a town called Gloucester.

Beautiful! All of them! Midland is home to a whole lot of historical sites, such as Saint Marie Among the Hurons, The Historical Naval Establishments (Discovery Harbour since it's been privitized), and the Mytar Shrine. I guess living in a city so rich in history was what prompted my degree in Anthropology.
Do you ever drive by old buildings (I love love love old factories) and wonder what the people were like who were there? What they wore, and what their lives were like? Sometimes I even wonder what the glass would feel like in the windows and how many rooms are in the building. It's so neat to imagine.
I do wonder. The whole time I was touring Lee Hall, I was imagining who would be coming up the beautiful staircase...the Lady of the House rocking the baby in the cradle...the daughters playing in the room...I always wonder.

I am going to pull up the inside photos of Lee Hall and post them here. Thank you everyone for sharing! Keep posting...I am loving reading about the history in your town!!
I will also post some things that are actually IN my county!


 
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The Hall

Lee Hall Mansion received its name from this primary architectural feature. Hallways were uncommon in most antebellum structures, considered an impractical and wasteful use of space. Consequently, only the wealthy had large, formal halls. The hallway has a twelve foot ceiling decorated with an original plaster rosette, depicting a sunflower and acanthus leaf motif. A brass, gothic lantern hangs from the rosette, which overlooks a hand-painted floorcloth extending the entire length of the hall. Two rooms are on either side of the hall, and an original staircase leads to four bedchambers upstairs, two of which are open to the public.









The Ladies' Parlor
Like the hallway, the ladies' parlor is considered a formal space, featuring an identical ceiling rosette. Such parlors were often decorated lavishly with silk window treatments and expensive furnishings, which were upholstered in the most luxurious fabrics. Parlors were frequently used to entertain guests during afternoon tea and after a formal dinner, as it was customary for men to retire to the gentlemen's parlor and women to the adjoining ladies' parlor. The ladies' parlor features two game tables, period art, and other fine antique furniture. A pair of original pocket doors connect to the gentlemen's parlor.








The Gentlemen's Parlor
THE GENTLEMEN'S PARLOR was used as the headquarters of Confederate Major General John Bankhead Magruder during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign. In spite of Magruder's presence, the Lee family continued to reside in the mansion during part of the Peninsula Campaign. Consequently, the headquarters room features many items which would have graced a gentlemen's parlor; such as a plantation desk and books. During the war, Magruder and his officers would have used all available tables to lay out maps and campaign defensive plans. Consequently, the room features such tables set up as if General Magruder has just left the room.






The Music Room
Across the hall from the headquarters room is the mansion's music room. A grand pianoforte, once owned by a neighboring plantation family, almost occupies the entire room. Musical talent was considered a sign of gentility among the planter class, and many planters went to the expense of having their children taught to play an instrument. The music room has wall-to-wall reproduction carpeting of a geometrical trellis design and garnet velvet curtains; thus, shaping the acoustics of the room. Restored pocket doors lead into the adjoining dining room.




The Dining Room
THE DINING ROOM features a neoclassical theme, from the wallpaper to the furnishings and fireplace mantle. A dining room table and several Federal style chairs and a sideboard occupy most of the room. Positioned between the pier, the wall space between two windows, is a gilded pier mirror. The mirror is strategically placed to reflect and maximize the light from a large candelabra positioned on the table. It would have been common to open the pocket doors during a party, allowing music to filter in from the music room. Most of the furniture could be pushed aside or taken into the hall to accommodate an evening dance.




The Master Bedroom
THE MASTER BEDROOM has a superior view of Yorktown Road, known during the Civil War as the Great Warwick Road. The wallpaper and window treatments are more lavish than those found in the girls' bedroom. A chest of drawers and a swing cradle can also be found in the master bedroom, as two of the Lees' children were born during the Civil War. The room also has an original mantle, which is thought to have been made on the plantation, and an original closet.




The Girl's Bedroom
Martha Lee's teenage half-sisters, Laura and Angie, used this bedroom. Young siblings, both girls and boys, often slept in the same room; however, older children of the planter class were typically placed in a room according to their gender. The girls' bedroom is decorated simply with painted walls and cotton curtains, however, it is a very light and pleasant room. As in the master bedroom, the girls' room features an original mantle and closet.


 

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Another family genealogist and architecture junkie, here. Whenever we would drive through towns on vacations we would admire the old houses and buildings.

Abraham Lincoln grew up in Spencer County, Indiana, which is the county just to the east of me. The family farm is a state park and memorial. Newburgh, Indiana is a river town just south of me and they have a lot of old buildings there. There's a marker by the river where you can read how the town was captured and looted during the Civil War. Well, you'd surrender, too, if you looked across the river and saw several cannons pointed at you! After the "Rebs" left, they also left the cannons behind. The townsfolk rowed across and discovered the "cannons" were actually stovepipes and wagon wheels!


North of me is Vincennes, Indiana and their memorial to George Rogers Clark. They were also a territorial capital and the home of Grouseland, home of President William Henry Harrison.

http://www.vincennes.org/history.htm Good website.

In West Baden Indiana is the West Baden Springs Hotel. Recently restored.
www.cookgroup.com/historic_landmarks/
www.jadecat.com/fam/lees-hotel.html
www.historiclandmarks.org/what/westbaden.html
 
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This is Walter Reed Birthplace. Hes the guy that discovered the cure for Yellow Fever. The house is actually 2 stories with a tiny, I mean tiny, staircase that leads up to a loft. There were 7 people living in this house. It is in the Belroi area of Gloucester, and is 3/10 of a mile from my childhood home and about 10 minutes from my home now.






























This is what is left of Rosewell Plantation which flourished in the 1700's. It burned down once, was restored, and burned down again...leaving this standing. It has been investigated, and it is haunted. There are no power lines leading to the area, and there are unsual EMF readings in the house.


Crawford Road Bridge





Location: Crawford Road Bridge, Yorktown VA

Date: Feb 18 05

Investigators: Connie Picard, Shelia Carver, Celia Tidwell

Time: 8:30 pm

Weather: mild, no wind

Equipment: Emf meter, Digital cameras, 35mm cameras, audio recorders





Summary: This was our second trip to this location. Both investigations were done at night. Unexplained digital and audio evidence was gathered. We have a feeling, that the image we caught on camera could very possibly be paranormal activity. Unusual male voice heard on tape, tape was new out of wrapper, however...because we cannot rule out tape defect, we cannot claim this to be an authentic EVP.

2 of the investigators present claim to have seen a shadowy “figure†pacing along the bridge moving from left to right.

The story behind this haunting is that a young black woman hung herself from the bridge. Please look at the location of the orb we caught. The picture has not been altered with the exception of lightening it with photo delux to be able to view photo.

NOTE: This location is very remote and dark. We were informed by a police officer who patrols this area, that this road has a long history of deaths, crime and various other unpleasant situations. If investigating this site, please take safety precautions and DO NOT investigate by yourself.




This is right next to Endview Plantation. Rumor has it that during the civil war, a woman slave escaped from confederate soldiers, carrying her baby. While running, she ended up meeting with a band of confederate guerillas who took her baby and threw it from the bridge, killing it instantly. They were going to take her back, and to avoid going back, and desolate over the loss of her child, she hung herself from the bridge. People say you can hear the baby wail, and you can hear her crying before all is silenced and you see her hanging from the bridge. This is area is where a soldier was kidnapped from an ATM and brought out here and shot to death. There have been numerous other murders, and the road is pretty isolated...and while driving on it, you can feel the sadness. By the time you emerge, you are not only depressed, but nervous for no apparent reason!

I will keep looking and see what else I can find to post! I have found some pretty good ghost stories of Rosewell, though!
 

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This is right next to Endview Plantation. Rumor has it that during the civil war, a woman slave escaped from confederate soldiers, carrying her baby. While running, she ended up meeting with a band of confederate guerillas who took her baby and threw it from the bridge, killing it instantly. They were going to take her back, and to avoid going back, and desolate over the loss of her child, she hung herself from the bridge. People say you can hear the baby wail, and you can hear her crying before all is silenced and you see her hanging from the bridge. This is area is where a soldier was kidnapped from an ATM and brought out here and shot to death. There have been numerous other murders, and the road is pretty isolated...and while driving on it, you can feel the sadness. By the time you emerge, you are not only depressed, but nervous for no apparent reason!

I will keep looking and see what else I can find to post! I have found some pretty good ghost stories of Rosewell, though!
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Diane, I love this one. I felt the sadness immediately when I studied the photo, even before I read. I just knew something awful had happened there. Ghosts are nothing more than spirits caught between our world and the next...they come back because something isn't settled or resolved, or to get something that they've left behind is all. If more people understood this, they'd be a lot less scared and more receptive to "seeing" things we don't understand with a scientific explanation!
 
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Originally Posted by rosiemac

I love historical places!, and heres mine which are only 30 minutes away from where i live.

Alnwick Castle



Bamburgh Castle
Wow! How did you know that I love castles?? I have always wondered how they constructed things like castles when they didnt have the technology nor the tools we have today. I think these pictures are awesome! Thank you so much for posting them!
 
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Originally Posted by sashacat421

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This is right next to Endview Plantation. Rumor has it that during the civil war, a woman slave escaped from confederate soldiers, carrying her baby. While running, she ended up meeting with a band of confederate guerillas who took her baby and threw it from the bridge, killing it instantly. They were going to take her back, and to avoid going back, and desolate over the loss of her child, she hung herself from the bridge. People say you can hear the baby wail, and you can hear her crying before all is silenced and you see her hanging from the bridge. This is area is where a soldier was kidnapped from an ATM and brought out here and shot to death. There have been numerous other murders, and the road is pretty isolated...and while driving on it, you can feel the sadness. By the time you emerge, you are not only depressed, but nervous for no apparent reason!

I will keep looking and see what else I can find to post! I have found some pretty good ghost stories of Rosewell, though!
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Diane, I love this one. I felt the sadness immediately when I studied the photo, even before I read. I just knew something awful had happened there. Ghosts are nothing more than spirits caught between our world and the next...they come back because something isn't settled or resolved, or to get something that they've left behind is all. If more people understood this, they'd be a lot less scared and more receptive to "seeing" things we don't understand with a scientific explanation![/quote]

I know. It is a sad area. Its very isolated...there are a few houses, but not many, and few people will travel at night, much less during the day. The bridge has been there for years, its part of the 1 mile loop of the parkway(you know, the place where couples disappeared and their murders have never been solved.) There have probably been more murders there that are undocumented, and I would never leave my car while there. People say that she was actually hung in the 1930's or 1940's because of the color of her skin, but there are too many conflicting things, the first being that that area of yorktown, is prodominantly african-american society. There are numerous churches for african-americans, and the neighborhoods are too. Its been that way forever...at least since after the civil war and freed slaves moved down the county and established their own ways of lives. So, I believe the version of the civil war. I am not saying that there werent klans here, but not in the area. And its not a bad area, just that road. I couldnt find a picture of it during the day...but you can definitely feel the sadness and just the lost feeling. And you find yourself looking for something as our driving...I dont know what...just looking for something.
 

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How could I forget the most famous Brooklyn site of all...The Brooklyn Bridge. The bridge connects Brooklyn to Manhattan. The only reason it was not called the Manhattan Bridge was because at the time Brooklyn was considered the more posh place to be. About a week prior to Sept. 11th, I was with a friend on the Brooklyn side, on a barge that holds classical music concerts year round. During the intermission we went up on the upper deck for air and to admire the Manhattan skyline. Even if your from NYC I don't think you ever tire looking at the skyline especially at night, which it was, it was a glorious night. Little did we know as we stood there, that the skyline would be changed forever in a weeks time. So the bridge for me and it's skyline touches me now in a bittersweet way. Construction of the bridge started in 1870 and I believe was completed in about 15 years.







 

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Originally Posted by diane8704

Wow! How did you know that I love castles?? I have always wondered how they constructed things like castles when they didnt have the technology nor the tools we have today. I think these pictures are awesome! Thank you so much for posting them!
Diane and you Barbara, and anyone else who ever came to visit my home town?!". These castles along with many of the others around me would be the first place i take you all to.

Because they are so near to me, i know these castles like my own home because i've been to them so many times.

Oh and Barbara can you imagine how many cats i could have in a place like that?!
 
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Originally Posted by rosiemac

Diane and you Barbara, and anyone else who ever came to visit my home town?!". These castles along with many of the others around me would be the first place i take you all to.

Because they are so near to me, i know these castles like my own home because i've been to them so many times.

Oh and Barbara can you imagine how many cats i could have in a place like that?!
I would love to see them in person...they are just majestic in appearance...and its awesome to behold in just a picture! I can just imagine that it would take my breath away if I ever got the chance to see it! Thank you again for posting those pictures...any stories you have about them...please feel free to post so I can read about them!! Let me go back and review, maybe there are websites...if not...spill the beans on the castle history!!
 
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