golden hour

photograph by kristin karch

crumbling history

this house is a favorite of mine and has been visited by rebecca a few times as well. it used to have a "for sale" sign that is gone now, so i am hoping someone is going to give some love to this ca. 1820 home. here are some photographs of the crumble before it all changes - for good or bad.

photographs and words by kristin karch

lexington beauty pt. 2

last week i posted about this wonderful house that sits on a hill right by the road in lexington, ga. i usually don't enter old houses because of instability, but i just peeked in, since the door was open… and it took my breath away! i had to explore! how i would have loved to go upstairs but too risky, seeing what shape the house was in. the entry way was a wide hall with low ceilings and wide boards. the living room had pink plaster over horsehair and lathe that was starting to fall down. it was originally two rooms up and two rooms down with a central hall , then two rooms got added off the back. i think i may have to revisit and explore more!

words and photographs by rebecca wood

old church

this is the old beth-salem presbyterian church in lexington , georgia. it was built in 1785, before lexington was even a city. then, it was a far outpost into indian territory by presbyterian missionaries.

i've always loved its uneven spires. enjoy.

lexington beauty

i've driven by this old place for more than 30 years, always wondering about it and why no one was fixing it up. i finally stopped to explore, and had so much fun! it is in pretty bad shape, and normally, i don't enter an old house because of safety issues, but the door was open, and i would just carefully peek inside…then i couldn't resist. the house is really old, evidenced by low ceiling and wide boards. i was dying to go upstairs, but couldn't trust the underlying structure. as usual, there's room added on on the back,and later a bathroom tacked on as well. it really may be too far gone now, but what a gem! next week i'll post about the inside!