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Historic Brick Home – Madison Indiana

Historic Brick Home - Madison Indiana

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A historic two-story red brick mansion in Madison, Indiana, with painted wooden shutters, on a beautiful and scenic tree-lined street.

With more than 130 blocks of historic buildings, Madison boasts one of the largest historic districts of any city in the United States. Buildings within its historic downtown cover every era of its history, from its founding in 1809, through 1939. Its architecture includes shotgun houses, Federal style and Greek Revival mansions, and various industrial buildings and commercial storefronts along Main Street.

Pediment Kentucky State Capitol – Frankfort

Pediment Kentucky State Capitol - Frankfort

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A close-up view of the pediment of the Kentucky State Capitol building in Frankfort. The stone carved figures, starting with the woman at the center, allegorically represent Progress, History, Plenty, Law, Art and Labor. The roman-styled portico of the capitol building was designed by Charles Henry Niehaus and carved by Australian sculptor Peter Rossack.

Atcher Cabin – Saunders Springs Kentucky – Radcliff

Atcher Cabin - Saunders Springs Kentucky - Radcliff

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Atcher Cabin – Saunders Springs – Radcliff, Kentucky.

The Atcher cabin was built in 1875, and is named after its owner, Edward Atcher, a Union army civil war veteran. Its rough-hewn square log design is of a style seen mostly after the 1850’s. Saunders Springs is located just on the edge of the Fort Knox military base.