Category Archives: Willey-Allhands House

The Big House gets an Open House

I was there to see the finished renovation.
The Historic Landmarks Foundation did a great job of renovating the Willey-Allhands House. I wouldn’t call it a complete restoration but the house clearly maintains it’s history. I was good to see it so well taken care of.
I have a couple videos that I’m going to give to [...]

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Open house at restored Jeffersonville landmark

Historic Landmarks Foundation dedicates new office to serve southern Indiana
After a move from the path of hospital development, the historic Willey-Allhands House is ready to welcome visitors. Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana dedicates the newly restored 1902 house in Jeffersonville as its southern regional office on Saturday, August 7. A public open house and reception [...]

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What once was lost, now is found

After more than a year of thinking I accidentally threw away my wedding video (the only one I know to exist) thinking it was a broken tape I was fooling with.
Yesterday after visiting the Big House I had a flood of memories from living at the big house. After Karen went to bed and I [...]

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The Big House, I was there today

It was very weird to be there.
My Mom took me out to lunch today for my birthday (which was yesterday) and before we went to Buckheads she took me to where they moved the old house and were refurbishing it.
My Mom said it seemed smaller but I don’t think so. My head was playing tricks [...]

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Old House becoming new home

Landmarks Foundation to move into building it moved in Jeff. 
By HAROLD J. ADAMS
hjadams@courier-journal.com
The Courier-Journal
Neglected and way past its prime, the 101-year-old building created quite a spectacle as it rolled slowly down the middle of Spring Street in Jeffersonville last May.
Seven months later it is undergoing a complete makeover in preparation for a coming-out party in [...]

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Historic house’s relocation creates own memory lane

Walter Tutt was headed to the store for breakfast yesterday when he noticed the house in the road.
By MEGHAN HOYER
mhoyer@courier-journal.com
The Courier-Journal
The 21/2-story building — weighing 115 tons — sat atop 80 hydraulic wheels and inched down Spring Street, making its way from its home of 100 years to a lot less than half a mile [...]

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