Images of Eufaula, AL (Lots of Old Houses) Part 3 of 4

We saw some beautiful homes and gardens on our trip to Eufaula, AL.
Some are just so beautiful, and so elegant, and so unforgettable that I
can't not put them on my blog.  If you like old homes, sit back, sip a
glass of ice tea, and enjoy.

Yes, those are  marble steps.

Those flat roofs are so expensive to repair.  Here they put a roof on
top of the flat roof.  Good solution.

The top of this house was called the Belvedere, or "beautiful view."
The belvedere was also an air conditioning system for the house.

And along this fence to the house above, I saw the yellow and pink
rose!  I have to find one to plant at my home.  I'm also putting the
picture on Pink Saturday.

As we walked along, we met other walkers and runners.  But it is
getting a little "hot."  Time to stop and get a glass of cold ice tea!
Hope you enjoyed the pictures.  I will blog one more time about

Eufaula, AL, when I share pictures of the Shorter Mansion.
Until then, have a great week!
Love,
Lottie

Fendall Hall, Eufaula, AL Part 1 of 4

DH and I have done our share of camping and adventure type
vacations when our two sons were growing up.  We both loved
to tour old houses, but the boys absolutely hated it!  Can you
imagine two little blond haired boys having to keep their hands
by their sides, listen politely to a tour guide, not run, not talk,
not scream, not, not, not..... so we stopped going on house tours.
Now, in our golden years, we are trying to do what we love.

Would you like to go along with us today? We woud love to
have your company.  Remember, no running, no screaming, no:-)

The houses in Eufaula, AL, have been on our wish list for many years.
Here we are visiting Fendall Hall, which was built in 1860.  It is
restored and interpreted to the 1880 - 1916 occupancy of the home.

The Young family was rich enough to have murals painted in their
foyer.  It was 1860, cotton was king, and this family regularly
traveled by boat from Alabama to New York City!

Ladies' Parlor

Pocket Doors into Formal Dining Room

Dining Room Ceiling

Next is the Informal Family Dining Room

(I love this room!)

and on the opposite wall is the china cabinet.

Let's go into the Gentleman's Parlor next.

I think I like it better than the ladies' parlor.  Let's go upstairs and see the bedrooms.

DH is looking at the picture rail next to the ceiling.

This is a beautiful house with beautiful antiques!
As we were walking through, we saw
something very, very valuable!

Yes, look at that gutter system!  I asked
DH why we didn't put a metal gutter like
this on our internal gutters and he said
because we couldn't afford it.  (DH has
been painstakingly laboring to repair
our internal gutters for two summers.)
So of all the beautiful rooms, and furniture,
the one thing I wish I could take home is the
new metal gutters on Fendall Hall.

I have to remember the rules......
no running and no screaming!

I hope you enjoyed getting ideas from our little trip.  Thank you for
joining us!  We are back at the old homepace today and DH is
painting the front hall.  Have a good week and always remember,
love the house you're in!

Love,

Lottie