The Jemison – Van De Graaff Mansion is one of the most beautiful homes in the state of Alabama. It was built between 1859 and 1862 by Senator Robert Jemison Jr. The mansion was still unfinished when the Civil War started, causing many of the finishing touches to be left undone. The majority of the building materials came from Jemison’s […]
Perhaps not an actual house, but rather a hotel, but the Redmont Hotel is alledgedly one of the most haunted buildings in the state of Alabama. It opened in 1925 and is one of the oldest operating hotels in the region. The original hotel counted some 200-rooms, with private baths which was quite unusual at the time. In 1946, it […]
Have you ever been to Versailles? I visited the famous Palace of Versailles and its magnificent gardens a few years ago. While it was amazing to wander through the Palace and imagine how the Kings and Queens of old lived in the sprawling estate, it was the gardens that really drew my interest. Which is peculiar because I’m usually not […]
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