tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30235262061000029202011-07-28T23:48:07.410-07:00theresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11526688267075182293noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023526206100002920.post-84535308769527452362009-10-24T20:39:00.000-07:002009-12-21T10:26:13.582-08:00<span style="font-family: arial;">Here at the Historic Cogdell House in Granbury, Texas, we are delighted to offer fascinating tours followed by fresh-baked Irish Scones and hot tea or coffee.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-style: italic;"> Our ladies' group really enjoyed touring this beautiful, historic mansion - it was so much more than we expected! And Theresa is a charming hostess, we loved listening to her beautiful Irish accent!</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-style: italic;"> -- Mrs. W.T., Dallas, Texas</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The Cogdell house on Thorp Spring Road is a magnificent 6,500 square-foot Craftsman-style house, built in 1905. The elegant mansion has been lovingly preserved and is in excellent condition. When this house was built, it was considered ultra-modern. It even had central heating throughout!</span><br /><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HzABnaVlCEk/SuPK0MaLXDI/AAAAAAAAAJg/R38YkqnLj2k/s1600-h/Picture+068.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396379776553016370" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HzABnaVlCEk/SuPK0MaLXDI/AAAAAAAAAJg/R38YkqnLj2k/s320/Picture+068.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 281px; width: 376px;" /></a><br />THE HISTORIC COGDELL MANSION<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The mansion has many of its original features, including:<br /><ul><li>Beautiful copper leaded glass </li></ul><ul><li>Pristine long leaf yellow pine floors </li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>Original built-in cabinets </li></ul><ul><li>Original craftsman-style light fixtures throughout <br /></li></ul><ul><li>Original dining room furniture and bedroom furniture <br /></li></ul><ul><li> A unique almost 7-foot long clawfoot tub, also original<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HzABnaVlCEk/SuPJ9WkvKlI/AAAAAAAAAJA/5X6JXPJmd40/s1600-h/antiques+012.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396378834388855378" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HzABnaVlCEk/SuPJ9WkvKlI/AAAAAAAAAJA/5X6JXPJmd40/s320/antiques+012.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 155px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 207px;" /></a></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;">THE ORIGINAL 7 FOOT-LONG TUB<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;">This lovely old home is full of wonderful antiques, many of which are original to the home. There is an old Victrola which was bought by the original Cogdel family in 1923. It still has all of its records, and it is still in working condition.<br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HzABnaVlCEk/SuPJflVixxI/AAAAAAAAAI4/J_QGfliyJYM/s1600-h/antiques+003.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396378322955585298" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HzABnaVlCEk/SuPJflVixxI/AAAAAAAAAI4/J_QGfliyJYM/s320/antiques+003.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 206px; width: 154px;" /></a><br />THE ORIGINAL VICTROLA<br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HzABnaVlCEk/SupzIFzUYeI/AAAAAAAAAJw/juGBvCrLP0o/s1600-h/antiques+016.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398253686190531042" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HzABnaVlCEk/SupzIFzUYeI/AAAAAAAAAJw/juGBvCrLP0o/s320/antiques+016.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 160px; width: 214px;" /></a><br />ONE OF THE MANY ORIGINAL<br />LIGHT FIXTURES<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HzABnaVlCEk/Sup27j5mnNI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/wRgVFuqwLj4/s1600-h/hgtv+005.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398257868978166994" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HzABnaVlCEk/Sup27j5mnNI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/wRgVFuqwLj4/s320/hgtv+005.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 177px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 236px;" /></a><br /></div></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;">The historic Cogdel mansion is one of the few homes in Texas with a basement. The tour takes you down to view the bedroom in the basement known as the "Wine Cellar Bedroom".<br /></div></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: right;"><br />THE WINE CELLAR BEDROOM<br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: right;">IN THE BASEMENT<br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HzABnaVlCEk/Sup3733VCfI/AAAAAAAAAKA/gt9YLf8LN9c/s1600-h/evening+garden+038.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398258973848963570" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HzABnaVlCEk/Sup3733VCfI/AAAAAAAAAKA/gt9YLf8LN9c/s320/evening+garden+038.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 198px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 264px;" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The historic mansion is surrounded by lovely old gardens</span><br /><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">with Koi pond and waterfall. There is also an incredible 400 year-old live oak tree in the back of the house.<br /></div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HzABnaVlCEk/Sup5SwZhmQI/AAAAAAAAAKI/LTzIlXsHr0o/s1600-h/Picture+045.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398260466493528322" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HzABnaVlCEk/Sup5SwZhmQI/AAAAAAAAAKI/LTzIlXsHr0o/s320/Picture+045.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 193px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 258px;" /></a><br /><br /><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"> THE 400 YEAR-OLD LIVE OAK TREE AND THE KOI POND</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HzABnaVlCEk/SuPKn7hueMI/AAAAAAAAAJY/hPqe8XE5YUk/s1600-h/food+%283%29.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396379565862844610" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HzABnaVlCEk/SuPKn7hueMI/AAAAAAAAAJY/hPqe8XE5YUk/s320/food+%283%29.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 165px; width: 220px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">DELICIOUS FRESH BAKED IRISH SCONES</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HzABnaVlCEk/Sup6sSelnXI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/MR2cTYCN_y8/s1600-h/461px-Philippa_Schuyler_NYWTS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398262004649926002" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HzABnaVlCEk/Sup6sSelnXI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/MR2cTYCN_y8/s320/461px-Philippa_Schuyler_NYWTS.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 320px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 246px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The tour continues over a delicious plate of fresh-baked Irish scones and hot tea or coffee, while your hostess recounts the fascinating story of the granddaughter of the house - Phillipa Shuyler, who was a world-famous child prodigy, musical genius and published author. A book has been written about her life and is due to be made into a movie by Halle Berry.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: arial;">THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF THE HOUSE</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">PHILLIPA SCHUYLER</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cost </span>of Tour: $8 per person</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Minimum group</span>: 4 people.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Tours <span style="font-weight: bold;">by appointment only</span>.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #339999; font-family: arial; font-size: 180%;">Telephone Theresa at 817-579-5535 for more information</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3023526206100002920-8453530876952745236?l=cogdellhousetoursgranbury.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>theresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11526688267075182293noreply@blogger.com0