Pilgrimage Tour: Banker's House

My granddaughter, AJ is back in Florida but we had a great time together while her stay here for her spring break lasted. It just so happen that it is Spring Pilgrimage season here so I was able to take her to tour some antebellum houses. It is one of my favorite things to do here. I have not seen all the antebellum houses that are open for touring yet, but I would eventually like to see them all.

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We went to the Visitor Center to pick which tour we wanted to take.
and we picked the pink tour, the Banker's House and the house on Ellicott Hill.

For today's Sightseeing Saturday, I am showing you the Banker's House.
The reason they call it the Banker's House is because in the olden days. the banker had to live next to the bank. Do you see the white building attached to the house? That used to be the bank but now, it is a church. It used to have a direct access from the house but that has been sealed now. The first picture of the mosaic is the left side of the house and the bottom picture is the right side. One thing nice about touring the houses during pilgrimage season is that the tour guides are wearing Southern belle gowns. This was who greeted us at the door. I was glad to have AJ see

the Southern belles.

When I saw this book cabinet which was the first furniture that we saw, I fell instantly in love with the house.



The fireplace is right across from it in the same room. I am not sure but this might have been the gentlemen's parlor.

Right next to it is the dining room.

Across the hallway from the dining room must have been a music room cause it has this neat piano.

I took a close up of the wooden casket for Vanna.

Next to this room, which is across the hallway from the library or gentlemen's parlor is another parlor, I assume, was the ladies'.

I love all the furniture below.

After seeing the 4 rooms downstairs, we went upstairs.

I like this room. It looks very comfy with the sofa covered in red toile.

And this belle was waiting to show us the adjoining bedroom.

Isn't this a gorgeous bedroom? I love that half tester bed.

My young guest was paying attention to the tour guides.



Next to the red room is another bedroom.

I love this fainting sofa at the foot of the bed.

Adjoining the bedroom with Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls is another bedroom. The armoire is gorgeous and huge. All the rooms have a fireplace.

View from the top of the stairs.

And that was the end of the tour. I hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for coming along and thanks to our hostesses. I hope you get to visit them and their other participants also.