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This is the front porch of Anne Spencer's house. I love the checkerboard tile! And of course it fits right in for City Daily Photo's theme this month, so yeah...and here's more squares:
Isn't this gate precious and I just adore the color of paint...it's such a magical garden!
And now meet our gracious hostess:
This is Shaun Spencer-Hester. She is Anne Spencer's granddaughter and takes care of things. We were so fortunate to get the chance to talk to her and she is just one of those people that you can talk to for hours! If you have any questions about the house/garden/community you can click "contact us" on the website and she is the one that will answer all your questions. If you haven't checked out the website yet I encourage you to do so because not only is there interesting info on Anne Spencer and her history, but also histories of the neighborhood as well. Very fascinating stuff!
To visit the website,
Click Here and to see more squares, visit
City Daily Photo
Anne Spencer House and Museum
1313 Pierce Street • Lynchburg, Virginia 24501 • 434-845-1313
Thanks for taking us on the tour of this cool home.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful porch, Shaun keeps the place looking immaculate!
ReplyDeletethis was a great tour, special that you got to meet and chat with Mrs Spencer's grand daughter...I love all of the colours and I am with you, the checkerboard porch is delightful.
ReplyDeleteOo! I like the reflection in that last photo.
ReplyDeleteThe checkerboard tile is perfect or the theme, Tanya!
ReplyDeleteThat is one amazing porch, as is the gate and fence. I've really enjoyed seeing this house and learning about this amazing woman.
ReplyDeleteAn interesting post to coordinate with theme day!
ReplyDeletethat gate would be a great link-up to good fences today, too! :) love the tiled porch!
ReplyDeleteLove that gate! I'm going to have to go back and catch up on your posts of the Spencer House.
ReplyDeleteLove chequerboard tiling Tanya, so much so that I have some :) Very nice capture for the theme.
ReplyDeleteI feel like playing checkers now!
ReplyDeleteTerrific shots. The place looks so inviting.
Oh, Tanya, how neat to find those tiles on the porch. They look great. Nice series of posts sharing plenty about Anne Spencer House & Museum.
ReplyDeleteWas going through the previous posts as well. For a poet, Anne Spencer seems to have been quite a 'square' :) And I really liked the poem that's on the website. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteNice checkerboard porch!
ReplyDeleteI've always liked checkerboard floors!
ReplyDeleteI love it and it's perfect for Theme Day! Nice that you got to meet her granddaughter too. What a pretty smile she has!
ReplyDeleteAren't you clever finding two excellent "Squares" photos at the same place you have been posting about recently!
ReplyDeleteNice porch and theme day shot.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful that your were able to meet her.
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