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Preservation Society releases video

2 Comments Posted by on July 13, 2010

The Preservation Society of Fall River has just released a wonderful seven-minute society mission and projects film to youtube.

Architectural Elements, Art & Architecture, Borden-Related Houses, Gingerbread Gems, Hidden Treasures, Highland Avenue, Preservation Society, Public Buildings, Rock Street, The Hill and Historic Highlands, The South End Beauties ,

Signs of Spring

Leave a Comment Posted by on June 7, 2009

The beautiful Dana Brayton house porch is getting a nip-tuck this week as the Rock Street side porch has supporting pillars replaced. A little further south on Rock, one of the two “Twin Sisters” on the east side of the street recently received a little paint and powder which she sorely needed. The dove grey [...]

Architectural Elements, Gingerbread Gems, Renovations, Rock Street, The Hill and Historic Highlands , , ,

Charm on High Street

1 Comment Posted by on August 24, 2008

Tucked away on the east side of High Street are these two delightful capes which face each other like two old friends. Unlike any other architecture to be seen on the street, these two charmers are showing their west side elevations to the street and are easy to miss when driving by. The unexpected color combinations of [...]

Architectural Elements, Not Quite Painted Ladies, The Hill and Historic Highlands ,

Spring, Third & Fourth Streets

Leave a Comment Posted by on August 10, 2008

Students of the famous Borden case have studied the properties on Third and Fourth Streets with some interest.  Third Street, directly behind the Borden House once was the address for Crowe’s barn, an orchard and Dr. Chagnon’s house and offices. Men in Crowe’s yard, as well as a young girl named Lucy Collette, watching out for [...]

Architectural Elements, Borden-Related Houses, Founding Families, Gingerbread Gems, House Tales, The South End Beauties ,

The Fall River Public Library & The Titanic

Leave a Comment Posted by on July 28, 2008

One, among many reasons to visit and admire the art and architecture of the library atrium is a work by Fall River artist Mary Lizzie Macomber entitled, Marconi.  Miss Macomber (1861-1916) was a much-celebrated artist of the American Pre-Raphaelite school whose paintings of beautiful women won international acclaim, and whose works were exhibited at the [...]

Architectural Elements, Art & Architecture, Not Quite Painted Ladies, Public Buildings

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