Here’s a different kind of post for today. I was doing some research and came across some images I’d forgotten about, the Library of Congress collection of the Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South. If you love grand old homes like I do, check them out.
Library of Congress says of the photos, “Noted architectural photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952) created a systematic record of early American buildings and gardens called the Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South (CSAS). This collection, created primarily in the 1930s, provides more than 7,100 images showing an estimated 1,700 structures and sites … ”
I picked just a few to share. I don’t know the fates of these homes. I just liked their architecture. (Note: The caption info is as it appears on the Library of Congress site.)
Belle Grove, front, White Castle vic., Iberville Parish, Louisiana, 1938.Camak House, Meigs Ave. at Finley St., Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, 1938.Cartright House, Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, 1939.Cedar Point, Swansboro, Carteret County, North Carolina, 1938.Clanton-Vaison-Coleman House, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, 1939 or 1944.Evergreen, Wallace vic., St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, 1938.Hayes, Edenton vic., Chowan County, North Carolina, 1937.Knight House, Greensboro vic., Hale County, Alabama, 1939.Lindsey House, 212 E. Liberty St., Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia, 1939 or 1944.Madewood, Napoleonville vic., Assumption Parish, Louisiana, 1938.Menokin, Richmond County, Virginia, 1930s.Mott House, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, 1939.Olivier Plantation, 4111 Chartres St., New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, 1938.Pease House, 908 Broad St. at 9th., Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, 1939.Prince Murat House, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida, 1938.Spanish Inn, 43 George Street, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida, 1936-37.The Elms, 1846 Buena Vista Rd., Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, 1939.Thorn Hill, Talladega vic., Talladega County, Alabama, 1939.Tyson House, Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, Alabama, 1938.Wetter House, 425 Oglethorpe Avenue, West, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, 1939 or 1944.
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Gorgeous! Hoping most of them survived.
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