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The facade of the home shows the narrow lot width with the typical side porch feature.
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The front facade faces north on Aragon Street. The Charleston style row house is built on a narrow lot with porches on one side.
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The east view of the home shows the ornate side porches as well as the back apartment which is a separate dwelling.
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The house was designed by local architect, Michelle NacNeal who also planned the Aragon community. The landscaper is Mike Robertson. Ms. Ritchie served as her own interior designer and the home is a reflection of her career in public service.
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In a Charleston Side Yard home, pediments and korbels are important decorative elements. The pediments are the decorative elements on top of the colums. Korbels are the corner fan-like decorations in open lattice work.
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The long configuration of the side-yard home designates the disposition of the rooms as such: the living room to the front of the house, followed by the foyer where the stairs are located, which lead up to the bedrooms on the second floor. The dining room, kitchen and family room are toward the back of the house
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The interesting form of the iron gate allows limited access to the side porch.
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The side yards provides adequate privacy. Generally, the side of the adjacent house abutting the garden is windowless.
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Romana Street at Jordan Financial Services is the scene for the first shoot of the day. The actors struggle to move a heavy sofa on the front porch of the cottage.
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The crew and ad agency representatives watch the actors during one of the first takes of the day.
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Bagdad is a small town about 20 miles east of Pensacola. It was a major center for the lumber industry at the turn-of-the-century.
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The home is located on about ten acres surrounded by a white picket fence.
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The bright green foilage of the live oak is typical during early spring.
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Porches surround the house on both floors.
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Many of the trees in Bagdad are draped with Spanish moss.
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A canopy of live oaks covers most of the block.
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A picket fence frames the eastern property border.
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The home and surrounding acreage borders on Pond Creek to the north.
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This section of the development has zero lot line house prints for those owners who want a low maintanence dwelling. Garages are accessed from an adjacent street to the east.
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The facade of the homes face the boulevard while the garage access is shown below. Each lot runs through the entire block.
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This area contains the remaining lots to be developed.
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The childrens park can be seen in the left of the photograph. To the north is a baseball field and basketball courts.
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This is the core section of the development with homes ranging in size form 2,000 - 3,500 square feet on 1/2 acre lots.
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The white split-rail fences define the spaces within the development and add to an overall theme of small town living.
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The main boulevard, running north and south was named after Dr. Ray Oldenberg who set the theme for the development.
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Oak trees line the main boulevard. Each homeowner is responsible for planting crepe myrtles and hardwood trees.
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The children's park faces Milestone Boulevard on the southwest corner.
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The fence marks the beginning of the jogging track which runs through the core area of the development.
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There are two acre lots on the north and east side of the development.
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The white split rail fencing is maintained by the Milestone Property Owners Association.
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This is a typical Cracker homestead. Cracker refers to the unpretentious people and architecture found on farms and in rural communities still sprinkled throughout the Florida peninsula and panhandle wetlands.
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A separate kitchen structure was built out back to isolate the heat of cooking and the hazards of fire.
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Water was pumped by hand. The well was dug at the rear of the house adjacent to the kitchen.
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The pump is set just off the back of the main house.
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With broad porches and this "dog trot" breezeway, the interior space was somewhat insulated for direct sunlight. It also served as a sheltered workspace. The kitchen building is at the end of the walkway.
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Houses were built high up off the damp ground on piers.
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The outhouse can be seen through the trees. Toilets were small wooden buildings commonly with two seating spaces. Unheated, the privy was cold in the wintertime. Waste built up under the seat until it was necessary to move the privy, or construct a new one. At night, women and girls made use of a flanged bucket known asa a slop jar and kept it under their beds. There is a slop jar on the corner of the porch. Indoor plumbing did not come to most farms until the 1930's, 1940's, or 1950's.
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Cracker homesteaders oriented their houses on a north-south axis which maximized solar impact on all three sunny sides. Such a tactic helped to keep the wall dry. Placement of the fireplace and chimney in the north gable end would keep that fourth sunless wall dry as well. In the photograph, the wood is stacked off the ground alongside of the chimney.
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The framed mirror hangs on a wall in the "dog trot" alongside of the kitchen door. It was used for grooming and shaving and was usually the only mirror in the house.
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Bennie Barnes visits the Brown family.
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The house is located in the historic district.
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The shotgun Victorian cottage is a typical architectural style. It's decline is slowed because the house was built with heart-pine lumber which is impervious to termites.
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The shotgun style was typical living quarters for mill workers and are often called mill houses.
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The kitchen stove is a replica of a wood burning model.
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This is a fireplace in one of the upstairs bedrooms. Only five rooms in the mansion do not have a fireplace.
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There are unique storage rooms on the second floor. Homes of this period did not have closets in bedrooms. Special rooms were dedicated to linen, pantries and utility services because servants took care of those chores.
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This room served as a breezeway on hot evenings. It is located above the formal side entry.
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The wood trim, ceilings and floors have been restored throughout the house. The staircase in the background leads to the third floor ballroom.
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The fan was placed at the third floor level to pull air through the house. Presently five central air conditioning units are located in the house so that no duct work is intrusive.
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The carriage house is located directly behind the main house.
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The stable and pump house are located adjacent to the carriage house in the rear of the property.
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The water was pumped from an artisan spring to the house.
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The town was planned to have First through Fourth Streets. First somehow became Front Street, porbably because it went in "front" of the mill. Third ended up as Church Street because the Methodists and Baptists built thier church houses there.
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The rear of the property faces the entrance to Bayou Texar.
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The auxillary front entrance is access for an apartment on the west side of the house.
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A walkway leads from the backyard to the boat house on the shore of Pensacola Bay.
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The walkway terminates on top of the boar house.
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There are 11 homes that have waterfront property at the entrance to the Bayou. Most of those property owners have docks and boathouses.
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The boat house is located on the left of the photograph.
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The carriage house can be seen on the upper left of the photograph.
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Front gables are the key feature.
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The house is located on a bluff overlooking Pensacola Bay.
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Mature, live oaks form an arcade over the home.
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Lower stories are typically brick with widows and doors trimmed in stone.
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The boat house is flanked by walkways.
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Homes of red brick with white columns are often called Jefferson Classical, after Thomas Jefferson, who designed his own home, Monticello, along the same lines.
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The art of brick veneer was mastered around 1900. Brick veneer is a non-load-bearing outside wall of bricks applied onto a frame structure.
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The neoclassical style was born in the late-nineteenth century when, after decades of ornamental Victorian homes, Americans began looking fondly back to the classical styles.
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A brick bond consisting of all stretchers is a clue that the brick is veneer.
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Neoclassical style houses are still as popular today as they were at the turn of the century.
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The garden gate reveals the swimming pool and bayou.
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Adding classical columns is an easy way to create a sense of grandeur and add a historical touch to a home.
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The house faces Bayview Park and overlooks Bayou Texar.
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The house is located on the southeast corner of 19th Avenue and Gadsden Street.
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A distinctive feture of a French chateau is the archer dormer.
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The formal arched entrance is an elegant feature.
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This is a view of the home from the corner of Gadsden Street facing south.
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The north entrance of the driveway is on the corner of Gadsden and 19th Avenue.
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The garage is accessed from Gadsden Street.
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The gate to the sideyard is located next to the garage off Gadsden Street.
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This is a set of small playground equipment adjacent to the large slide and swings.
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The shop facade faces south on the corner of Gadsden Street and Ninth Avenue. This is one of a row of large Victorian structures which are utilized as shops and offices. Diagonal parking is located in front of the building.
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A magnificent canopy of oak trees shelters the shop.
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The garage and guest house can be seen in the background.
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The hipped roof is a distinguishing feature of the bungalow style which is particularly appropriate for hot climates, since warm air rises up into the high roof and leaves the rooms below cooler.
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The home is located on a cul-de-sac with water on two sides. This is the southern facade of the house.
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The great room has a view overlooking Escambia Bay facing north.
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The small boat house can be seen in the center of the photograph. Dead Man's Island is a narrow strip of land separating Escambia Bay from the channel.
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The stairs are located on the east side of the house. The boat ramp for access to the bay can be seen on the right of the picture.
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The 180 degree view of the waterfront shows the boat house on the right and the deck swing on the left of the frame. The house is barely visible in the center.
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A reverse of the above panorama reveals the outline of the simple spoil island.
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A small boat is visible in the center frame. Small rocks form a retaining wall along the south side of the channel.
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This is the facade of the home facing Escambia Bay.
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The ranger house at Fort Pickens is the welcome area for the National Seashore.
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The building was formerly used as the Coast Guard Station.
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The craftsman style cottage is evocative of the farm houses of the 1920's and 30's. It sits on the edge of a cotton field.
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There is a picnic area is adjacent to the store building.
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The Old Schoolhouse Inn offers luxury accomodations.
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The facade of the Old Schoolhouse Inn faces a picnic area and a small creek.
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The cottage features hardwood floors and a full bath.
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The cottage features period pieces such as the antique bed shown above.
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There is a fireplace in the living area.
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This Victorian home has classical elements such as the pediment facade.
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A combination of elements, such as the small pediment forms over the windows and front door echo the large pediment over the front porch.
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The house is located on the corner of Conecuh and Berryhill Street.
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The house sits on several acres of land.
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Gingerbread and classical elements combine to make the steamboat house an interesting folk Victorian home.
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The home is located on a one acre lot on the corner of Pine and Pike Street. It was built in 1870 by Republican sherrif John Butler. Elements of the house were added in the early 20th century.
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The porch wraps around two sides on the first floor. It is finished with a stucco facing. The double rooms and the porch in this east view were added between 1910 and 1920.
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The house is an example of gothic revival architecture which its central tower, unique silhouette and decorative elements.
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This unusual Victorian home was said to have been shipped upriver in several pieces.
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The home is located on the corner of Pine and Escambia Street.
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The luxuriant palm trees are not native to the area.
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From this vantage point, main street leads to the bridge over the Blackwater River.
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Santa Rosa Sound is visible in the background.
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The driveway is built with concrete blocks to form a pervious drainage surface adjacent to the wetland area on the right of the frame. A southwest view of the house can be seen in the distance.
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This is a southeast view of the home taken from the wetland area.
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An east view of the home shows the stand of young pines in the wetlands to the north.
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The walls, ceiling and floors of the entire home are clad in pine and juniper. This is a view of the second level. The four interior poles around which the home is supported are visible on all levels.
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The driveway and bridge across the wetland area is visible in this eastern view from the second floor balcony of the house.
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This is a southerly view of the sound shot from the third level deck.
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This view from the second level deck faces southeast on Santa Rosa Sound.
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The third level of the home with a top level cupola is visible at the roof line. The development to the north can be seen across the wetland area.
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The east view of Santa Rosa Sound can be seen from the third story deck outside the living area.
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The pier extends into Santa Rosa Sound.
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The pier extending from the home is set on an angle from the shoreline.
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The house is located on the corner of Reus and DeSoto Street across from Alabama Square in the North Hill Preservation District.
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The park can be seen on the left of the photograph.
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The home faces Alabama Square on the southeast corner.
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The front porch is flanked by guardian lions.
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The three story brick home is elaborately finished with imported materials. It is located in the heart of the North Hill Preservation District.
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The windows on the first floor extend from floor to ceiling in an arch design using leaded glass panes.
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The home faces Gonzales Street. The sidewalk leads to the front door.
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Magnolia leaves are the ground cover under the trees.
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A unique glass and wrought-iron awning shelters the Florida Room entrance.
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This is the exterior entrance to the Florida sunroom.
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The children's play area and the carriage house can be seen from the 3rd floor bedroom.
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The sideyard is accessed from the driveway on Baylen Street. There is also an entrance from the alley to the garage.
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The mudroom entrance is on the far left, under the awning.
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The windows on the east side are sheltered by canvas awnings.
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There is a small greenhouse in the southwest corner of the property.
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The swimming pool joins the property line on the west side of the lot.
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The kitchen and dining room are alongside of the west side of the house. The pool can be directly accessed from the kitchen.
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The kitchen door is on the right of the photograph.
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The entrance to the kitchen is through the mud room.
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The entrance to the "mud room" is in the back of the house adjacent to the swimming pool patio.
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There is a service alley to the south of the property. The carriage house can be seen on the left of the frame.
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The railing of the back patio deck can be seen in the center of the frame.
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Small fish form part of the decorative elements on the Corinthian columns.
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The detail shows the pocket door hidden in the archway.
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Full length window open onto the front porch. The facade of the house faces south.
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The bay window is on the west wall of the house in the front parlor. The pocket door pictured above is on the right of this frame.
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The view of the palm tree can be seen through the central panel of the bay window in the front west parlor.
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Floor length windows open onto the front porch in the west front parlor.
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There is a front porch set back on the east side of the facade. This is a view from the central hall.
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The east parlor has several floor length windows which open onto the front porch.
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This living room/parlor adjoins the east front parlor.
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The kitchen area is at the rear of the first floor.
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There is a back porch alongside of the kitchen.
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This is a view of the rear of the staircase.
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The staircase is situated in the rear of the central hall.
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There is a second floor porch.
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This is the front room on the east side of the second floor.
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The design of the home is based on classical or Renaissance precedents.
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The Greek Revival home on the corner of Brainard and Spring Street was built in 1910.
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The stained glass window is original to the house. The window shown is in the front stairwell. A second, duplicate window is below in the stairwell closet ont he first floor.
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The claw foot tub in this downstairs bathroom is original to the house. It is the one where Wallis Warfield Spencer, (later Simpson) was tied to on three occasions by her drunken husband, LT Spencer.
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The central focus of the park is the circular seating area near the gazebo.
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Queen Anne house are characterized by towers or turrets.
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The Turner Shop is located on Baylen Street in the North Hill Preservation District, adjacent to downtown Pensacola.
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The shop is located on the west side of Baylen Street.
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The Victorian home dates from the 1870's and is a significant contributing structure with lavish detailing. The lots in North Hill are large compared to those in the Seville Historic District.
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A pumper trucker is the apparatus that carries water, hose, miscellaneous fire fighting equipment and personnel to the scene of an accident.
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The oak canopy forms an umbrella over the home. John Michael Roush and Tiffy explore the yard.
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Windows are placed as a geometric composition.
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The staircase bisects the deck leading to the downstairs living area.
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The house is located at 1304 Panferio Drive.
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The house is located on Sabine Drive in Villa Sabine on Little Sabine Bay.
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The East Indies style home is nestled in the sand dunes.
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The swimming pool is shaped like the State of Texas.
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The starfish on the bottom designate the location of Texas cities.
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The home is an interior design shop.
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The Victorian house sits adjacent to large commercial locations.
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The vernacular farmhouse can be seen as an attempt to return to the good old days, with a rocking chair on the front porch.
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In this view, the Dorr house can be seen across the picket fence of Old Christ Church.
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The cottage was moved to the village site as a demonstration of a typical dwelling of the period.
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The back of the cottage faces the LaValle House.
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This is a north view of the cottage.
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At the northwest corner of the cottage, the facade of the Tivoli House can be seen.
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In the summer, the kitchen garden has an abundant crop of tomatoes, eggplant, green peppers and squash.
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The Escambia County Master Gardeners maintain a 19th century kitchen garden anlongside of the house.
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In this view three houses in the village complex can be seen. The Julee Cottage is directly behind the LaValle House. The Tivoli House is the last building on the right of the photograph.
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The LaValle house museum is a rare example of French Creole colonial architecture. LaValle House was built during Florida’s second Spanish period by Carlos LaValle and Marianna Bonifay. The house is furnished with authentic 18th and 19th century artifacts recreating the frontier lifestyle of Pensacolians.
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The Lear House was built in 1888. It is located on the north side of Zaragoza Street in the Pensacola Historic Village which is a complex of museums and historic houses in downtown Pensacola. For further information refer to the website at www.historic penscola.org The program is administrated by the State of Florida.
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The Lear House is a museum in the Historic Village. The interior is furnished in the style of the 1920's.
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A view from the west side of the first floor front porch. Zaragoza Street can be seen on the right and the interior yard of the home is on the left. The Lavalle Cottage Museum is in the far left corner of the site. There is a common kitchen garden and courtyard between the buildings.
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From the front porch facing south, the Weaver's Cottage can be seen to the right. The entrance of the parking lot that services the complex is left of the Weaver's Cottage. Twenty-five vehicles can be parking alongside and behind the cottage.
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West side view of the Lear House. The Lavalle Cottage is on the left of the frame. The Zaragoza Street trolley can be seen on the far right
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A west view of the Lear House. Church Street is located to the north. The historic property encompasses the entire block. In the foreground one of the kitchen gardens and an outside oven can be seen. The Lavalle House is located on the right edge of the photograph.
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The gardens around the house are tended by the Escambia County Master Gardeners. A bed of caladiums wrap around the west side of the house.
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Colonial re-enactors give tours of the house during the yearly open house at the village.
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Old fashioned hydrangias add a nostalgic note to the gardening layout on the east sie of the home.
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The old Episcopal Parish schoolhouse on Church Street can be seen from the northwest corner of the house.
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The Marker was placed by Don Tristan de Luna Chapter of the National Society, Daughters of the American Colonists, and Historic Pensacola Preservation Board, 1992. The text of the marker reads as follows: The Lear-Rocheblave House was built on the site of the British Government House of the 1770’s. Built by John and Kate Lear, the house was purchased in 1897 by Benito Rocheblave, a local tug boat captain. The Rocheblave family has long been part of West Florida’s historical tradition, having settled in Colonial Spanish Florida around 1817.
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A picket fence marks the boundary between the Lear-Rocheblave House and the Julee Cottage. The picket fence in the foreground surrounds the old well.
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The plaque is located on the front of the church on the right side of the door.
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The plaque is located on the front of the church on the right side of the door.
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The church does not have a clear style since it has evolved over time. It has been described as Gothic. In 1832, the church was built for $4,500.00. In the late 1990’s the Historic Pnesacola Preservation Board spend $800,000.00 to rehabilitate the church.
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Originally the building was slicked with a white-colored lime wash to support the weak bake-fired bricks with which it was constructed.
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For a brief while during the Civil War, the entire congregation of Old Christ Church along with all but about 80 of Pensacola’s population, fled to Alabama. During their absence, Union troops occupied the church and used it as a hospital and barracks.
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This is a north view from the vantage point of Church Street.
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Today the building is at the center of Historic Pensacola Village to be used for concerts, recitals, lectures, adn weddings as well as a community town hall.
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The south side of the church is on Zaragoza Street.
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The Christ Church Episcopal parishioners moved into a new church on north Palafox in 1903. The Episcopal Bishop of Florida deconsecrated the building 1935. The building served as the first public library until 1959. Between 1959 and 1995, Pensacola Historical Museum based itself in the bulding, but by 1995 the church had again fallen into disrepair. In 1995, the city voted to return the deed to Old Christ Church vestry who in turn leased it to Historic Pensacola to make it eligible for state grants to fund the necessary repairs.
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Old Christ Church is situated on the corner of Adams and Zaragoza Street across from Seville Square, as can be seen in the photograph.
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The Dorr House can be seen across the front lawn.
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The interior of the building is as much like it was in 1879 as possible. The pews are new and copies of the originals. The lighting is like it was in 1879 when the building was expanded and the roof elevated.
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The viewer is facing the front doors of the cottage on the porch. A reflection of the Lear House can be seen in the window of the door on the left.
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The viewer faces west from the vantage point of the porch. The Julee cottage is center frame and the side garden of the Lear House is on the right.
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The cottage dates from 1880. It is used as a Historic Village museum displaying tools and implements of the weaver's trade.
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The streetscape shows the Weaver's Cottage Museum flanked to the right by the side of the Tivoli High House and to the left by the Seville Mechantile Store. The buildings are located on the south side of Zaragoza Street and are directly across from the Lear House.
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The streetscape shows the Weaver's Cottage Museum flanked to the right by the side of the Tivoli High House and to the left by the Seville Mechantile Store. The buildings are located on the south side of Zaragoza Street and are directly across from the Lear House.
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The streetscape shows the Weaver's Cottage Museum flanked to the right by the side of the Tivoli High House and to the left by the Seville Mechantile Store. The buildings are located on the south side of Zaragoza Street and are directly across from the Lear House.
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The second floor porch of the Tivoli House forms an arcade over the sidewalk on Zaragoza Street.
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The arbor offers sheltered seating during the hottest time of day.
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A walkway between the Tivoli House on the left and the Weavers Cottage on the right leads to Zaragoza Street.
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A profusion of summer flowers of the period can be seen in the gardens around the Lear-Rocheblave House. The Tivoli House canb e seen in the background of the photograph.
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An apron porch with an overhang helps keep the house cool during the hot Gulf Coast summers.
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Ceilings of the front porch were traditionally painted blue.
In the South Carolina Low Country, there's a name for the blue of porch ceiling: haint blue. Alphonso Brown, a guide with Gullah Tours in Charleston, S.C., explains that a haint is a spirit or a ghost, and in Charleston, many people also paint the trim on their houses blue to ward off evil spirits.
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As the shotgun house evolved through the 19th century, it was embellished with decorative elements borrowed from popular tastes of the time, from Greek revival to Victorian gingerbread.
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The building complex consists of four dwelling units. The two front units are designed for combination office and residential use.
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The driveway separates the front units from the back condos. The surface of the area is covered with a combination of brick and stone patterned concrete.
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The cottage is located on the east side of Florida Blanca Street.
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The shotgun house in the front was added to the two room school house in the rear.
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The historic name for the cottage is the "Langley House," built around 1880.
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The building was renovated in 1996 and is now used as a residence.
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The buildings was constructed in 1895 by the St. Michael Creole Benevolent Association.
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The elaborate color scheme is unusual in the historic district where most of the homes were painted white with green trim and gray.
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Gail and George Sullivan were presented with a first place award in the Pensacola Historic District Property Owners annual Christmas decorating contest.
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The cottage is located on Zaragoza Street. It is an exceptional renovation of a home that was originally built in 1895.
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In this dramatic "before" picture, the state of the historic district before the preservation movement began is clearly demonstrated. This is a facade view which shows another house attached to the front right side. A small portion of the front porch can be seen to the left.
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This Victorian home which dates from 1870's is unique in lavish decorative elements.
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The home is located on Zaragoza Street. It faces north. The streetscape shows a variety of Victorian cottages dating from the 1870's.
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This eastern view of the home shows the brick sidewalks in the Historic District. The infrastructure includes underground utilities and decorative lanterns.
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The porch of the home and the neighboring houses reflect a series of outdoor living rooms which function as a public space. This view shows the northeast corner of Florida Blanca and Zaragoza Street.
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In this view to the west of the Trawick building, the neighboring structure across the street is located to the north. Jamie's Restaurant has a large parking lot on the west side.
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A complete view of the neighborhood is seen from the front porch from Florida Blanca Street on the right to Cleland Antique Shop on the far left.
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There is an auxillary building in the back yard which is used as a guest house. The origins of the guest cottage are unknown. It is assumed that the structure was added at the same time as the rear addition and is probably another house which was moved to the site.
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From the vantage point of the back yard, the second floor widows walk can be seen in the upper right corner of the photograph. The back roof of the addition retains the classic pyramidal shape of the four-square Georgian style.
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The master bath opens onto the back porch.
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Wicker furniture compliments the back porch.
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This is the view looking down from the upstairs balcony at the backyard.
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The door with stained glass was installed by Thorpe, the homeowner in the 1970's. The etched glass central figure is encased by a stained glass frame.
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The arrangement of the foyer and hall are not traditional to the four-square architectural style. Most of the hall was eliminated and a staircase added for access to the upperstairs bedroom. Behind the staircase there was room to add a large closet and bath.
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The Renaissance Revival painting was done by Larry Grossman. The antique buffet was a gift from Nancy Trawick grandmother.
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On the wall and throughout the house there are dozens of mirrors which acts to reflect light.
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The painted table was commissioned by Nancy.
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The table was painted by Larry Grossman and acquired by Nancy directly from the artist.
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Walls are heart-pine throughout the house. Nancy stripped the walls by sanding them down to the bare wood over a three month period.
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A view from the kitchen through to the family room shows the new additon onto the original house. The date of the addition is unknown.
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A collection of botanical prints hang on the wall in front of the air exchange unit. The original fireplace is on the other wall. Only the brick stack remains of the original structure.
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The wash room is the utility room. The tile floor was added by Nancy.
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Nancy installed a light behind the etched glass in the cabinet.
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A classical frieze accents the doorway between the kitchen and family room.
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The elaborate stained glass doors lead out onto the back porch.
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The primitive pine table in the family room is from Nancy's family
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This bath is located at the rear of the original central hall of the Four-Square Georgian house plan. A small pass-through hall connects the large living area to the master bedroom.
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The bedroom was painted and decorated to reflect the history of the house as a bordello. The original walls were painted in multicolors of orange, lime green and yellow. Nancy repainted with a "red" bordello theme.
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The fireplaces were exposed when the dry wall was removed. Nancy discovered this double-flue fireplace when she was knocking out walls to create a door between rooms. This would have been two rooms with a separate fireplace serving each. There are gas logs installed in the house fireplaces.
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The armoire functions as a closet. Homes of this period had no closets. Nancy has added hanging space in a closet behind the central staircase.
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The bay window of leaded glass with stained panes is very unusual. It imparts a light airy feeling to the room.
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The 1920's armoire functions as a bathroom cabinet.
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Toilets moved into the house when interior bathrooms became available in the 1920's and 1930's. The main sewer system in Pensacola was installed by Federal Government workers during the Depression. The first line was dug in the middle of Garden Street.
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The small gaming table is lacquered and decorated in a Chinese motif.
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The home is located on the corner of Zaragoza and Florida Blanca Street.
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The home is located on the corner of Romana and Florida Blanca Street in the Seville Historic District. The architectural style is described as coastal cottage.
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This a west view of the home on Florida Blanca Street.
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The door glass was etched with a fleur de lis motif to show the French heritage of Lucy Reser. The drawing on the right wall is entitled "Donkey" and was done by a friend of Lucy's who is an artist exhibiting in NYC and Washington, D.C.
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The house has no downstairs closets except for under the stairwell access in the dining room. Cabinets, amoires and dressers provide the necessary storage space.
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In the shotgun house plan the dining room is the second room on the first floor.
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