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Demolition Day – Southside Baptist Church
I thought this video was amazing. You can see the demolition of the Southside Baptist Church addition to the Drish House. The addition is the three story red brick structure at the left in the...
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“An Energetic, Ambitious Woman, With … Ordinary Opportunities”
Another famed American photographer who visited the Drish House was Frances Benjamin Johnson (1864-1952). Frances, or “Fannie”, was a one of the earliest American female photographers and...
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“Very Fashionable”
The Drish House has hosted many elegant parties in its long history. Ladies in fashionable attire are nothing new. In this tradition, I would like to share a beautiful fashion shoot featuring lovely...
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“Homework: Remembering”
This short film was made by some students at the University of Alabama as a homework project. They are not film majors, so the audio quality is lacking. But, I thought they did a wonderful job of...
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“Tuscaloosa News”
If any of you are wondering why I would invest my time and money to save crumbling antebellum mansions, this article in the current issue of Tuscaloosa magazine has my answer!
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“Storytelling – A Southern Voice”
Alabama is a haunted land. It is a land of ghosts. Perhaps it was the defeat in war and passing of the antebellum South that left us with these restless spirits, inhabiting the grand structures left...
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“Ghost Stories”
Do you believe in ghosts? I have not felt any ‘presence’ in the Drish House, but many people have. I can say that there is no basement, no record of slave burnings and that Katherine Drish lived with...
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Drish House In the News
Thanks to The Tuscaloosa News for this wonderful article about my work on the Drish House. http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20150314/news/150319694
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“Looks Like We Made It!”
The culmination of many months of hard work came yesterday when I was notified that the Drish House has been added to the National Historic Register. Thank you Gene Ford, Ian Crawford, John McCool and...
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Let There Be Light
IMG_0082.jpeg New chandeliers have been ordered for the Drish House as work begins on the interior renovation.
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