– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Belvedere Tower Ca’ d’Zan Mansion Continuing our look at the Ca’ d’Zan Mansion at the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Florida (see first post of the colored glass door). The 36,000 square-foot Venetian Gothic mansion is constructed from terra cotta “T” blocks, concrete and brick covered with stucco and...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Colored Glass Door, Ca’ d’Zan Mansion, Ringling Museeum Recently I was in Sarasota, Florida and had the opportunity to visit the Ca’ d’Zan Mansion Ringling Museum. This is John and Mable Ringling’s Venetian Gothic style mansion built in 1924/25 overlooking Sarasota Bay. The architectural style is based on the...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Ornamental Cross Shaped Tie Rod Architectural details can make some wonderful photographic subjects and with the square crop being the subject du jour in blogs and e-books, I thought it time to add an example of my work to the growing collection online. This image is of one of the plates at the end of a tie rod...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Lord Sterling’s Quarters Lord Sterling’s Quarters, although within the boundaries of Valley Forge National Historic Park, is not on the main driving tour. To reach this you need to cross the Knox Covered Bridge (this is also sometimes known as the Valley Forge Bridge) and head along Yellow Springs...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Montpelier Station As you approach Montpelier from the north (see last post), you will see a yellow building on your left, just before turning in to the main entrance. This small train depot and post office was originally built by the duPont family in 1910. Pursuant to existing laws in Virginia and across the...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Montpelier Continuing the recent theme of places not on everybody’s must see list, today we visit Montpelier, the home of James Madison in Orange Virginia. Not quite in Northern Virginia as the previous two historic sites, being only 2 hours from Washington it is still an easy place to visit. As with the...
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