The Steakhouse in My House Bought the County Fair's Grand Champion - Year After Year.
Isabella Winton didn't just say "grand champion beef" — she bought the actual county fair champion, year after year. The true story behind my house, the 1958 photo I found, and the Winton's tee.
My house built in 1885 is haunted. Where are the modern ghosts?
My 1885 home is haunted. The ghosts are Victorian. One of them banged around in a bathroom at 4:30am last week. I have notes.
This Was the Cigar Room — and the Reason Why Is the Best Story in the House
In 1936, a nineteen-year-old named Isabella Winton opened a steakhouse in this house — and turned this very room into a men-only cigar lounge for one gloriously practical reason: the card ladies tipped a quarter, and the bowlers tipped five dollars. This is the story of that room, and the 20 old-house finds that gave it a second life. Nothing disposable. Nothing for the sake of it.
I'm Just the Current Chapter: 17 Amazon Finds for a Home That Has Known Many Keepers
Covell built this house in 1885. Isabella made it famous, running her steakhouse out of it for 40 years. Someone restored some of it before me. Now it's mine — and I'm working to keep it up. These are the 17 Amazon finds I bought for a home that has known many keepers. Nothing disposable. Nothing for the sake of it.