The Beerbower House: Prehistoric Avondale

Posted on April 5, 2019 | 1 Comment

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The house will ever be imbued with the story of its strange genesis. Casper and Ida ferried coquina to the woods where Riverside ended. When the president called Elsie “predestined to be a star and kissed [her] on the brow,” she told her mother, “You kiss me too. I may never be kissed in the White House again.” Then Tilly had occasion to chat with Lynn Beerbower, to find out “how small boys used to earn their pleasures.”

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One response to “The Beerbower House: Prehistoric Avondale”

Bill Ectric | April 6, 2019 at 4:58 pm |

Wonderful story and photos!

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