architecture – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

Octagonal Houses Were A Fad

Around 1850! Who knew?

The words Hendricks House on the historical marker caught my eye as I was a passenger in the back seat. We were at the New York Sheep and Wool Festival in Rhinebeck a couple of weeks ago and staying in Red Hook where this landmark is located. It’s the town’s Public Library.

Built in 1865. Randi pulled over so I could capture these pics.

“The Hendricks House is a rare surviving example of the octagonal concrete form of house construction popularized in the mid-19^th century by phrenologist and author Orson Squire Fowler, whose book A Home for All (1850, 1854) launched a nationwide fad for octagonal buildings. Between 1847 and 1856, Fowler built his own octagonal concrete house in nearby Fishkill, which may have provided inspiration for local builders in Dutchess County”

October 27, 2022 by Ruth Categories: architecture, PhotographyTags: architecture, house, , Library, octagonal, octagonal house, Orson Squire Fowler, phrenology, Red Hook NY 9 Comments

Silent Sunday

University Pittsburgh Cathedral of Learning

June 4, 2022 by Ruth Categories: architecture, Photography, silent SundayTags: architecture, art museum, city scene, CMOA, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, silent Sunday, window 12 Comments

Cathedral of Learning and Heinz Chapel

May 6, 2022 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: architecture, Cathedral of Learning, city scene, Heinz Chapel, night photography, photography, Pittsburgh PA, Pittsburgh Photography, postaday 5 Comments

NYC Rooftops TBT 2009

April 27, 2022 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: apartments, architecture, city scene, New York City, night photography, photography, postaday 2 Comments

Demolition at 16th and Penn

Federal Cold Storage Building Demolition

There are several articles about the demolition of the iconic building being demolished in Pittsburgh’s Strip District.

Laura was driving so I got to be in the passenger seat taking photos.

April 24, 2022 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: architecture, city scene, demolition, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday 4 Comments

Abandoned But Still Standing

I photographed this house before. New housing developments are all being built all around what used to be farmland, cornfields. Barns

March 24, 2022 by Ruth Categories: architecture, PhotographyTags: architecture, Columbus OH, home, photography, postaday, travel 9 Comments

North Side 3 Views October Afternoon

Three views of the North Side of the city on Thursday afternoon. Photographed from the AGH parking garage.

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 by Ruth Categories: architecture, PhotographyTags: architecture, autumn, city scene, clouds, James Street, neighborhood, North Side, October, parking garage, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday 4 Comments

St Philip the Apostle. Ashford CT

St Philip the Apostle Church in Ashford CT , “was at the center of the small community of farmers here, most of them of Slovak descent. It was that community who helped to build St. Philip, literally with their own hands. Every day, as they went about their work in the fields, the farmers would set aside stones they found, and every weekend they shaped those into the walls of the church that still stands here.” From the website

I pulled in their driveway to take the photo.

October 2, 2021 by Ruth Categories: architecture, PhotographyTags: apostle, architecture, church, Connecticut, photography, postaday, Slovak, St.Philip, stone, travel 9 Comments

No Batteries No Screens Pure Fun! at Dragonfly Castle Toys

Dragonfly Castle Toys‘ motto is No batteries, no screens, pure fun.

I went shopping at the toy store on Friday before I went to Clarissa Boutique.

The proprietor Nan told me her store is in one of the oldest buildings in the city of Pittsburgh. Built in the 1840’s. She and her husband, along with an architect, have done a ton of work to make it a beautiful place.

It’s located at 4747 Butler Street in Lawrenceville hours listed below. And you can shop online.

I was happy to find Rhodia notebooks and stationery from Florence in addition to potholder loops, a moon puzzle and some surprise stocking stuffers for future gift giving for the grandchildren. There’s something for every age, including adults.

Supporting small local business is a good thing.

Hours

Wed- Fri : 11:30 am – 7:00 pm
Sat : . . . . .10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sun : . . . . . 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Mon – Tue: Closed

September 19, 2021September 19, 2021 by Ruth Categories: Childhood, PhotographyTags: 1840s, architecture, Butler Street, childhood, Dragonfly Castle Toys, Lawrenceville, neighborhood, no batteries, no screens, Pittsburgh PA, toy store, toys 14 Comments

Start Them Early – Guest Blog

Guest Blog photo shot, taken by Grandson Charlie, who’ll turn six on the 25th. Sunday afternoon I arrived for a visit and we were in the back seat while his mom drove. He asked if he could use my phone to take pictures. I deleted the close up ones of me but thought this shot taken from his car window was a good one.

June 7, 2021 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: architecture, bank, Columbus OH, family, grandson, guest blog, photo of the day, photography, postaday, travel 10 Comments

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