SAVE the Westly in Lewisburg, WV!

When “Back to the Future” first came out (1985), I was a lass of 26, and yet my sympathies readily fell to the Clock Tower Lady (Elsa Raven) and the Hill Valley Preservation Society. Heck yeah, they needed to save that Clock Tower in Hill Valley! It was an...

The Rembrandt: A Masterpiece!

At first glance, the Rembrandt looks like a massive Dutch Colonial, but in fact, it was 1,672 square feet. As early 1900s housing goes, this was certainly a spacious home, but not dramatically so. However… Building this two-story home from a 12,000-piece kit...

The Sunlight in Springfield!

In today’s real estate market, a house with a mere 768 square foot would be considered pretty small, but in the 1920s, it proved to be a very popular size.  The Sears Sunlight had two diminutive bedrooms (12-feet by 10-feet) and a bathroom that was a mere 6-feet...