Historical Shelters

While we’ll never know for sure, one could certainly imagine Revolutionary War soldiers – and colonial townspeople – mingling around and in what was known as the Purchase Tavern, built in 1770. After all, the hamlet that is part Harrison, New York, was the site of several skirmishes and battles, including  And it was home…

Often a spring break and summer vacation spot, Virginia Beach has a rich history that dates back to Jamestown – but our historical shelter this week isn’t quite that old. Located where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Beach is part of a swath of cities that make up the Hampton Roads region.…

When Jacob Culp bought the plot of land in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, that became the site of his blacksmith shop, he might not have envisioned that eventually, his heirs would build a home on it in 1892, near the town’s Methodist church. And he definitely likely didn’t envision that the house would be listed in 2020,…

It’s hard to believe, but there was a time when San Francisco’s famed Painted Ladies were not the vivid colors you expect, but a dull, drab gray. In fact, you’d hardly even know that this week’s Historical Shelter – an 1898 pastel Queen Anne Victorian flanked by sisters in blue and taupe – once likely…

It’s not often that you come across a home that saw the birth of the United States, but this week’s historical shelter is a New Jersey property that has watched America grow from a collection of colonies, through the Revolution, to a 50-state country with a couple hundred (and change) years under its belt.  Saddle…

Sometimes our Sunday Historical Shelter has an intriguing backstory, but sometimes — as is the case this week’s Tampa Mediterranean bungalow — it was picked because it is just simply adorable. The home sits in Seminole Heights, which is a historic Tampa neighborhood and district chock-a-block full of historic bungalows and buildings. One of Tampa’s…