Historical Shelters
There is just something about Charleston, South Carolina, and it’s homes. We’ve done our fair share of ogling of them over the years here at SecondShelters, and this Sunday is no exception. Built in 1840, this Charleston Single Greek Revival sits on Wentworth Street, firmly in the Boroughs neighborhood of historic Charleston, but also a…
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If we told you that we found a gorgeously well-preserved Seattle Midcentury time capsule in Seattle, would you be surprised? For many, when they’re told to close their eyes and think of the architecture that most represents Seattle, they might think of the Northwest style developed by architects like Seattle’s Paul Thiry, or Craftsman and…
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All that’s really left to remind anyone of the time Herbert “The Cat” Noble lived in North Texas is the stretch of land he bought up around 1941, before there was a Lake Grapevine, in southern Denton County. Suffice to say, Noble wouldn’t recognize the extravagant estate that sits there now, either. When he lived…
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When Civil War-era architect Frank Furness built this week’s historical shelter in West Chester, Pennsylvania, it’s likely he didn’t envision it being a family home. That’s because it was originally a barn. Before his death in 1912, Furness had ultimately built more than 600 buildings, and had taught more than a few young architects to…
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Alfred Preis almost didn’t become an architect. More accurately, Alfred Preis almost didn’t survive to become the highly regarded architect he became. He survived tuberculosis at age four, then World War I in Vienna, then managed to acquire passports that allowed him and his wife to leave Nazi-occupied Austria. When they arrived in Hawaii in…
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In 1837, Abram Gale bought 320 acres in Jefferson — near Chicago, and by 1870, the land was subdivided to form the suburb of Galewood. Gale’s 1935 arrival from New York City, you see, had him ready to put down roots. When he purchased his acreage, he began to build a house, according to the…
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