I’ve always liked this pyramidal cottage and was amazed it was still someone’s home until very recently. It appears to have taken on some storm damage since the last time I was through Lilly. Jason DeBerry identified it as the Earl Collier House, and Shane Collier writes: “I also grew up in it as a child. Earl is my grandfather and he raised his kids in it for a little and so did my father Shane Collier with his kids for a little time. The house was 2 bedroom 1 bathroom had I believe 3 fire places that were bricked in all the years I can remember.”
His name was Earl Collier
I actually grew up in that house during summer vacations and on Christmas holidays it was my uncles house very old indeed thanks for the childhood memory….
Jason- What was your uncle’s name? I’d like to add it to the website.
Earl Collier is his name. I also grew up in it as a child. Earl is my grandfather and he raised his kids in it for a little and so did my father Shane Collier with his kids for a little time. The house was 2 bedroom 1 bathroom had I believe 3 fire places that were bricked in all the years I can remember.
Thanks for all the OLDER pictures Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
Love your pictures. The roof on these houses are actually called “hip” roofs and on barns they are called “gambrel roofs.” Thanks for sharing all your pictures. This type roof can withstand high winds better than other type roofs.
Thanks, Inez. I generally lump the pyramidal and the hip-roof houses together, as some architectural historians do. I know that the pyramidal “technically” comes to a point, but I guess this one was so close that I made a judgement call.
You are doing a great job with you pictures of our vanishing South. Hope you are cataloging them somewhere. Please keep the pictures posted, really enjoy them so much. I love the old homes with the “preacher’s room” on the front. You do not see many of these still standing anymore.
Thank you, Inez. I’m cataloging them here, on the website, and have stored them in several places, as well. I appreciate the encouraging words.