Happy PI Day

Buildings with tragic pasts...

Metropolitan State Hospital in Waltam, Massachusetts

Beechworth Asylum AKA Mayday Hills



Danvers State Hospital



Topeka State Hospital

For more history like this:

Asylum Link

Turn of the Century beauty

This particular photo has a very sad background click here to view



Check out the beautiful wood work


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I love the wood beams and brick in this apartment home..



Love vintage bathrooms

Just magical..

Classic Architecture at it's finest

I just love the lines and elaborate details.

Breath taking photos worth a share

The restoration of the Moody mansion in Galveston, Texas is another wonderful find. It is such a treasure for the Galveston community. I for one, am happy to see it still stands. For those that do not know the history behind the Moody mansion I have attached an article that includes pictures of the restoration and another about the history of the Moody family. I was surprised that the structure saw minimal damage from the hurricane of 1900.

http://moody.utexas.edu/about/moody-family-story

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/exhibits/eugene-george/educator

restoration of a New York row house before and after

Restoration Miracles

As I said in my last post I love to see older structures restored to their former glory. In the spirit of that I wanted to share some links to pages that I feel are must see for restoration lovers like me. I cannot express how depressing it is to see these beautiful buildings so run down. The saddest thing about it is that if these buildings were well maintained to begin with there would be no reason for a costly restoration such as these. Perhaps with new innovations one will find a low cost maintenance option so these grand structures will get the care they so desperately need. 

dailymail.co.uk/news/article
http://www.akdn.org/Content/839
http://one.arch.tamu.edu/news/2012/7/23/riddle-restoration/

A little about this blog...and me.

My chosen topic to blog about is architecture. It is amazing what can be done with building materials, what’s even more amazing  is how some buildings can stay intact for any number of years while others crumble after only a few. Historic sites are probably my favorites so you will probably find more historic buildings rather than contemporary sites. I like contemporary too but I feel that classic architecture versus contemporary is just timeless. I love seeing older buildings being restored to their former glory. Just magical.My name is Brandy Wendland, I am 29 years old and am currently attending Lone Star College to become a diagnostic sonographer. I am a PTK member, in my spare time I listen to music, yard work, sketch, watch horror movies, and play games online. I have a 5 year old and have been married 6 years. My husband is also in school perusing his bachelor’s degree in mathematical biology. We are always busy. HGTV and Farm Ville are my current obsessions... Sad I know but I love it!