Thanks so much for sharing those pix, and the special memories that went along with them. The home is lovely, and your parents are such a cute couple!

Thanks for sharing. That's a gorgeous house and some cute parents too!!

The house is magnificent -- reminds me of the WH from the outside. That's classic gorgeous decor even right now today. Some things never go out of style. Lucky to have been there.

You must be cute because your parents were so cute. And all their friends were "light people" with glowing faces -- imagine that! :o

That was amazing, what wonderful memories you have and how lucky to have those photos. I hope you don't take offense but I see that you came from pretty wealthy stock. At least by my standards. In fact, that home reminds me of something in a movie. And that's not a bad thing. ;)

My grandparents (on both sides) were poor as church mice. One grandpa was a share cropper, the other was a ferry operator. Although they had running water and some plumbing, their homes were very rudimentary, and they bathed in wash tubs, since no bathtub was installed. They seemed so old to me (well they were, being born in the late 1800s).

But that was life in the bayous of Lousiana, and their living conditions were on par with many. I'm thankful for my heritage, but oh - it would have been lovely to have grandparents with a home even half as nice as yours!

Susan

newhomebuilder, thanks for sharing your pictures and memories. It's nice that you have so many pictures...and it's neat to be able to appreciate the background in those shots now in addition to the wonderful memories of family.

Great pictures! Love the house. The house my parents lived in when I was born was right across the street from a house very similar to yours (but in Alabama), so this brings up memories for me as well. Thanks for sharing.

What an amazing home, chock-full of warm and wonderful memories! Thank you so much for sharing these lovely photos.

I did giggle a bit at the pictures of people, all holding drinks -- faces blurred. Yep, I've felt like that a time or two myself while imbibing! ;-D

Beautiful home and very similar to the one that was the "Presidents'" home at the college I went to. Your parents are a really cute couple and I enjoyed the story line as well. Thanks for posting!!

Love your mom's shoes in that first photo of her! The house is grand and beautiful...thanks for sharing your memories.

Thank you for all the wonderful comments, and thank you for letting me share the memories. My husband and children just rolled their eyes when I wanted to show them the photos I found online. I was so excited, and I knew y'all would appreciate them. Here is another that I found online last night:

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I have some more old photos around here somewhere, but I will have to dig them up. I happened to have the black and white on my computer, because I recently made photo books for both my mother and father on their 80th birthdays.

Yeah, my parents were cute back then and still cute 57 years later!

oceanna - Do you mean THE White House? Not that grand by a long shot. It was a grand house though, and I am now full of memories (some I didn't think I remembered until doing a search on the house).

I was thinking about the bedroom and large bathroom down the hall. The bathroom was one room, with the clawfoot tub over to the side. When visiting in the winter, I would take a bath, and then my grandmother would tuck me in the bed, in front of a roaring fire, and bring me hot chocolate to help me sleep.

When visiting in the summer, my cousin stayed over in the adjacent bedroom and we had a connecting door. Once my grandmother would go downstairs, my cousin would start calling me, and I in return. We eventually ended up getting in the same bed and starting a ruckus so bad, that my grandfather would have to come up and "speak" to us. He was so gentle, that it didn't do any good. We would just giggle until we finally fell asleep.

jaybird - Where did you go to college? Was it in Georgia?

Remember all, that the colored photos are of the Alumni House as it is today. I have no idea who those people are in those photos, although some look a little like ghost. *LOL*

auntjen - Your comment made me giggle and I needed a giggle today...thanks!

What a magnificent house!

We could all learn so much from studying the design proportions of that house.

Tell me -- did it have an attic? I'm looking at the half-moon window in the front gable and wondering what was up there.

What a dream of a house...

Lovely home and darling pics of your parents! Speaking of nostalgia, I just made my mom's Mother's Day card today and put this pic of her at 15 years old on the front of it. It was taken at their summerhouse on Lake St.Clair in Canada outside of Windsor. The rest of the card reads, "Did you ever imagine, in your wildest dreams back then, that someday youd grow up and create a family with a husband and nine children . . . and nurture them so wonderfully that theyd follow you to the ends of the Earth if need be?"
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NewHomeBuilder, what a beautiful home and wonderful memories and cute parents! To think of them as eighty years old now doesn't seem quite possible when you see those young faces.
Lynn, What a cute picture of your Mom! I bet she is going to love your card and your darling note to her. If you see her give her an extra hug from me. Tell it's from a daughter that misses hugging her Mom and wanted her to get an extra one.
Thanks for sharing your memories ladies! What a special gift they are, aren't they?

mclarke - Yes, I mentioned the attic in my original post. Here is the text:
Quote: "The closet, with leaded glass cabinets contained another staircase to the attic w/ sunburst window. My grandmother kept a collection of dolls (from around the world) in the cabinets and the room was a bit scary with that creaky staircase to above."

I don't recall actually going into the attic, but I am sure we did. I do however, remember playing in my other grandparents attic in Connecticut. The entire thing was lined in cedar and it smelled wonderful!

lynninnewmexico - What a great idea! Your card brought tears to my eyes.

For my mothers 80th birthday, we gave her a surprise party and I made CD's, with music from their time, to give out to all the guest. I made labels for the CD's, with my mothers photo on them. She was standing under a Stuckey's sign.

Built in 1920, the house is on the National Register of Historic Places and the following was said about the home...

Narrative:
The building has a two-story columned entry with a Porte cochere and a second-floor balcony. Entry rooms include original flooring, doors, and a two-story stairwell. The original windows and sunporch also remain. While the building is in very good condition, the exterior has been covered in vinyl.

Very sad that the siding is now vinyl, although it looks good.

I am going to hunt for those other photos tomorrow. I know we have one taken at Christmas with the tree in the foyer.

Very sweet post and thread, and such a beautiful home. I loved hearing about your family and your memories there.

What an awesome home.!

newhomebuilder

Breathe taking! Beautiful home and family. So wonderful to have these photos and memories, youre a very lucky gal! Thanks for sharing, your post made me feel warm and fuzzy!
Ree

Found another online photo:

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The following two photos were in a family album. The first of my parents and my sister at Christmas. They are in front of the foyer fireplace (where the lady was giving her speech). See the wainscoting?

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OK, this one I don't understand, because it looks old, but it is clearly taken after my grandparents had moved out and the house was taken over by the college. Look at the handicapped railing near the sunroom and then the emergency exit door on the roof - off my bedroom. I gather that my grandparents went back to visit the area and took the photo.

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Wow, how awesome is that? Amazing photos! Beautiful home! I also like seeing the fashion in those old pics. :)

Oh, Lynne! Will you be angry if I completely steal your card idea? That is the most loving, touching thing I've read in a long time. And here's my mama:

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Auntjen, your mother looks so pretty! She looks like a movie star from the Forties or Fifties sitting there by the pool. Please feel free to copy my idea . . . I'm flattered.

Aunt Jen, your mother is beautiful and does look like a movie star!

We also made invitations for my mothers BD using this photo:

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These old photos are just the best! Thanks Lynne and Newhomebuilder for complimenting my mom ... Of course, now she says, "Were my arms ever really that thin?!?" LOL!

Newhomebuilder -

Is that you in the Christmas picture? There is a Christmas picture from about the same year, I'd guess, with my dad holding me exactly the same way, with my mother over to the side looking at us. I would have been about nine or ten months old that Christmas. Even the tree is decorated in a similar way. I also got a Raggedy Ann doll (how weird is that?).

Sorry - just noticed that you said that picture is of your sister and your parents. Still strange similarities, no?

No, I wasn't born yet when that picture was made.

My sister sure did get a lot of dolls that year. LOL I imagine that many children received a RA doll, because back then, the doll was one of few toys for girls. :)