Cracker House - Chiefland, Levy County, FL
Image by kuyabic
Here's a place that when you go inside, you're no longer outside.
This house belongs to my aunt and uncle. In fact, said aunt grew up in this house along with her other brothers, one of which is my dad, and sisters. My family and I would fly stateside from overseas and stay here during the summer in the 80s and 90s. I remember plucking ripe grapes from the mini-vineyard in the garden and enjoying their sweet goodness.
It's a "cracker" style home that was built early in the 20th century and was renovated over a period of years in the 90s and 2000s. Houses like this one were built in such a way to keep its residents as cool as possible under the Florida sun. The house has an interesting history and I love listening to my aunt tell stories related to it.
HDRI
Five bracketed exposures @ -2, -1, 0, +1, +2 EV
Photomatix Pro
D40 :: ƒ/8 :: 10mm :: ISO 200
Island House and sculpture
Image by ell brown
This is Island House at 2 Fazeley Street.
This grade 2 listed building appears as an island in itself as it is one of the few buildings on this predominant flat area which is set to be developed. The land surrounding it which was mainly opened up by the demolition of Masshouse Circus is to be developed into City Park Gate, a residential scheme which is massive. It will link the Bullring to the Eastside more directly. The building has been acquired by a design firm and public art adorns the facade currently. It was refurbished, cleaned and a new entrance was attached to the rear in 2005.
Sculpture outside Island House.
This may or may not get demolished in 2012.
One of my old photos is here Some history of Island House by Joe Holyoak
In the V of Albert Street Island House of 1912-13 by G. E. Pepper. Mannerist, e.g. the reversed orders on the corner entrance: Ionic below, then Doric, then Tuscan.
From Pevsner Architectural Guides: Birmingham by Andy Foster.
Island House was built as offices and warehousing for Churchill & Co, and has parallels in other commercial and industrial buildings designed by Pepper, of which 75 Vyse Street in the Jewellery Quarter, constructed in 1909, is now listed by English Heritage at grade II.
I'm not sure that it is Grade II - never found it on British Listed Buildings or Heritage Gateway.
Was locally listed Grade B.
Please do not demolish this!
Outside My House 1
Image by feck111
Vauxhall Corsa 2008 (1.3 CDTI)
Outside My House 2
Image by feck111
Vauxhall Corsa 2008 (1.3 CDTI)
Full outside view
Image by KaroliK
3 exposure hdr -- the breeze shows when looking at the foilage in the front.
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