Tag: 200yearold

Nearly 200-year-old downtown Mobile home undergoing emergency restoration

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The historic home that sits off South Franklin Street near Dauphin Street in Mobile is now undergoing emergency repairs. The Chighizola home is roughly 175 years old. It is known to be the oldest home in Mobile to have nearly perfect preservation from the original construction. Suspect at large after car […]

200-year-old building on NC coast transformed into boutique hotel

For Charles Cushman, upfitting a more than 200-year-old building in a coastal North Carolina city and repurposing it into a high-end boutique hotel has been a “labor of love.” MORE: Historic Concord homes light up for walking tour That hard work will soon pay off, as Cushman, CEO of Heron Hospitality, is gearing up to […]

Converted church and 200-year-old Santa Fe home in the mix.

Feb. 12—New Mexico has a rich history and culture and these three historic properties on the market are no exception. From an old bed and breakfast to a converted church to a more than 200-year-old home, these houses for sale across New Mexico have stories to tell. 4 Canyon Drive, Cañoncito This spacious home rests […]

museum inters 200-year-old remains of Black Philadelphians

The remains of 19 Black Philadelphians have finally been laid to rest, almost 200 years after they were stolen and corralled into the Morton Cranial Collection, the world’s largest 19th-century assemblage of human skulls. The individuals’ bones had been used to provide pseudo-scientific justification for white supremacy in the lead-up to the American civil war. […]