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7328 N. Beach Rd.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53217
Private Property, viewed from street
Text below, Atlas Obscura.
The affluent Lake Michigan beachside suburb of Fox Point contains a curious sculpture garden created by the artist Mary Nohl (1914-2001). The crude appearance of the concrete statues of fish, monsters, and humans might, at first glance, have the appearance of naive, or outsider, art. But Ms. Nohl was no outsider. She was trained at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Local urban legends quickly sprang up about the residence, which came to be dubbed “the Witch’s House.” After several acts of vandalism, the yard was fenced in.
After Ms. Nohl’s death in 2001, neighborhood residents who consider the site an eyesore tried to have it demolished. But in 2005, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The site is currently under the care of the Kohler foundation. The grounds are currently not open to the public but can be seen up close from the street.
I'm intrigued. Can anyone throw any light on these split stone "gateposts" in the middle of a field above the Wastdale road, up on the left about 1/4 mile beyond the Youth Hostel? There doesn't appear to have ever been a wall they were part of. About 4' high, and too narrow for any tractor, and as the photos show, perfectly riven/sawn in half!
I've tried various searches with google but without turning up any results.
Grid ref NY144 049
Who'd have thought I'd have another dry day? And worst still, this is a mobile phone shot!
I popped into town with Laura this morning, and had some visitors this afternoon, but my first usable photo came while I was out on a little walk.
This is one of the sets of distinctive branched lights that sits atop the gate pillars at the entrances to the park.
Anyone who knows Newsham will know them instantly, and as this is a rare set with three working bulbs I thought I'd grab a shot. :)
16 August 2012.
Private house in Uley, Gloucestershire, with two mid-twentieth-century Regent petrol pumps surmounted by two petrol pump cantilever arms.
Trandum leir is a former army camp, 1914-1998. The camp was shut down when the civilian airport at Gardermoen was built.
The old main gate
Originally built in 1820 in the Federal style, utilizing the foundation of an earlier cabin dating to 1795, the mansion known as Bellevue was built for the family of Newport’s founder, General James Taylor, whom once owned an estate that covered the entire East Row Historic District, including Mansion Hill, and the modern-day towns of Dayton, Kentucky and Bellevue, Kentucky. The neighborhood of Mansion Hill is named for the mansion, which was once larger and more imposing than it is today. The house suffered a major fire in 1842, after which it was rebuilt in the Greek Revival style, with a one-story ionic portico on the principal facade, facing the river, and service wings flanking the central pavilion of the house. In 1848, following the death of James Taylor, the house passed to his son, Colonel James Taylor, whom lived in the house and ran the estate until his death in 1883. By the time of the death of Colonel Taylor, the house had fallen into disrepair, and was subdivided into a boarding house. The vast Taylor estate was subdivided at this point into the various towns and neighborhoods that today exist east of Washington Avenue in Newport, creating the suburban towns of Dayton and Bellevue. By 1887, the house, by this point in a deteriorated state, was slated to be demolished in order to run Overton Street all the way down to the riverfront, with the grounds of the house, all that remained of the estate, slated to be subdivided into lots upon completion of the street. However, the grandson of General Taylor, Jon Taylor, and his wife, Betty Washington Taylor, stepped up to save the house, leading to a major renovation that saw the original service wings demolished, and the house was reoriented away from the river and towards 3rd Street with a new Queen Anne-style iron porch on the rear, which became the new front facade, and a new service wing added to the original front facade, extending towards the river, covering the original front entrance. The grounds on either side of the mansion were subdivided, and several grand houses in various Victorian styles were built on the lots. In 1919, the house was sold by the Taylor family, and was bought by the Vonderhaar & Stetter Funeral Home, whom remained in the building through several owners until 1996. The house has since become home to a local law firm, whom has updated the structure, while restoring obscured or altered original features. Today, the building is the oldest structure in the city of Newport, and has survived for two centuries, lending the name to both the surrounding neighborhood and a nearby suburb.
Description : Also gateposts from 1724Buildings Collection : NOF Printed Copy : If you would like a printed copy of this image please contact Newcastle Libraries www.newcastle.gov.uk/tlt quoting Accession Number : 068954b
March 15th 2022 most of Spain and some of Europe woke up covered in red dust. This has happened before but never to this extent. In this photo you can clearly see the haze over Madrid.
The old Madrid slaughterhouse, a set of neo-Mudejar style pavilions, built at the beginning of the 20th century on the banks of the Manzanares, is today a small city devoted to culture, where the visitor will find the following spaces:
Naves Matadero. International Living Arts Centre: A highly flexible theatrical complex which contains three independently functioning interconnected areas (a café-theatre, a large performance area, and a space for training, discussion, reflection and workshops).
Abierto X Obras: the old cold storage unit is now the setting for a range of artistic events.
Casa del Lector: a large cultural centre where readers and reading are the focus of attention.
Central de Diseño: located in unit 17 C. Supported by the Madrid City Council and DIMAD (Madrid Designers' Association), its aim is the promotion and dissemination of design.
Cineteca: the country's first and only cinema with a programme focusing on non-fiction.
Plaza y Calle Matadero: an outdoor multipurpose space devoted to a huge range of leisure and cultural activities.
Intermediae: an initiative of the Madrid City Council Arts Department, intended to provide a space for contemporary creative work and help develop contact between artists and the people of Madrid, with a view to finding and presenting alternative forms of expression, creation and thought.
Taken in the water meadows at St. Cross, Winchester with St. Catherine's Hill in the background. The wall on the right is part of the enclosure of St. Cross church.
This the rest of the "rusted treasures" gate at Fraser Range Station. It was just the most beautiful place. The Nullarbor Plain contains some of the most diverse country side from West to East.....certainly not a boring plain.
NXWM Volvo/Alexander V32 MOA is cruising along Fox Hollies Road in Birmingham whilst working on the 11 Outer Circle route. The location is the remains of the grounds of the long demolished Fox Hollies Hall the only part still standing being the gateposts of stone on Fox Hollies Rd. The area of the hall is occupied by some very pleasant and well cared for blocks of flats.
30/10/2012
Abandoned rail track to Sligo. Last train in mid 1970’s. Proposed Greenway is not confirmed even though it is likely the only real possibility.
A pair of redundant gateposts at Ashley House, once the residence of local brick-maker and builder-mason, Henry Parfitt who gave up brick making in 1896 due to financial difficulties.
It was built a short distance from his Pontnewydd red brick works (for many years also he leased the firebrick works up Upper Cwmbran). I suspect that what is now the adjacent public Pontnewydd Park was once the grounds of the house. For at least sixty years that I know of, Ashley House has been a youth club.
Ornamental gatepost by James Mellard of Rugeley, Staffordshire. The foundry was known to be operating in 1851, producing agricultural equipment and other items, employing 35 men, 13 apprentices, and others. The business was later incorporated as a company, under the title of Southwell and Co.; Frederick Charles Southwell became managing partner but in 1874 the business was sold and became the Albion Ironworks Company.