InstaLove: Old Cincinnati Building “Portraits”

There’s plenty to love about the @emilyseeks Instagram account, created by local photographer and historic building enthusiast Emily Griswold Whitmore: Her ability to ramble all around town in search of old-timey beauty; her effort to elevate the most humble location with straightforward composition; her knack for making us appreciate our wonderful old city and region; and her genuine affection for our shared home.

Wild and crazy and wonderful! #sundayfunday #norwood #cincinnati #igerscincinnati #beautifulcincinnati #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #circa1891 #happyhousedreams #ucrazyboo

A post shared by Emily (@emilyseeks) on Jul 19, 2015 at 8:08am PDT

The one on the left was built in 1885 and the one on the right was built in 1937. That means they have been friends for 78 years. #BFFs #cincinnati #thisiscincy #igcincy #igerscincinnati #beautifulcincinnati #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #circa1885 #circa1937

A post shared by Emily (@emilyseeks) on Jul 17, 2015 at 6:39pm PDT

It's hard to be free when freedom is just me and the waves on the terrible sea. #pattygriffin #supersweetsaturday #covingtonky #lovethecov #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #deserve2preserve #darlingduplex

A post shared by Emily (@emilyseeks) on Aug 8, 2015 at 5:57am PDT

Secret-whisperers, these two! #daytonky #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #mansardmonday #marryme #circa1895 #circa1890 #darlingduo

A post shared by Emily (@emilyseeks) on Jul 31, 2015 at 12:40pm PDT

Okay, okay, okay. #covingtonky #lovethecov #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #darlingduplex #thatdetailtho #marryme

A post shared by Emily (@emilyseeks) on Jul 2, 2015 at 2:17pm PDT

Youth has come into this room in palest blue and left it in the gray cerements of despair. #fscottfitzgerald #cincinnati #thisiscincy #igcincy #darlingduplex #archi_ologie #deserve2preserve #mansardmonday #mansard #abandoned #circa1900

A post shared by Emily (@emilyseeks) on Jul 2, 2015 at 8:02am PDT

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You make my heart beat like rain. #cincinnati #deserve2preserve #thisiscincy #igerscincinnati #mansard #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #circa1850 #huganoldhousetoday

A post shared by Emily (@emilyseeks) on Jun 30, 2015 at 11:42am PDT

Fancy face. #covingtonky #lovethecov #houseportrait #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #ucrazyboo #circa1880

A post shared by Emily (@emilyseeks) on Jun 22, 2015 at 7:17am PDT

I love this house. And I want it. #middletownoh #houseportrait #housestalker #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #deserve2preserve #oldhousecharm

A post shared by Emily (@emilyseeks) on Jun 18, 2015 at 10:39am PDT

Baby bellies and a horse. #cincinnati #cincygram #thisiscincy #igerscincinnati #archi_ologie #archilovers #facadelovers #circa1898 #thatdetailtho

A post shared by Emily (@emilyseeks) on Jun 10, 2015 at 7:47pm PDT

Super sweet. Deserves some TLC! (I can't even decide what colors I would paint this if it were mine. It would look sweet in everything!) #supersweetsaturday #middletownoh #houseportrait #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #oldhousecharm #deserve2preserve #housestalker #redhouse

A post shared by Emily (@emilyseeks) on Jun 6, 2015 at 11:35am PDT

Has me by my heart. #norwood #cincinnati #houseportrait #purplehouse #happyhousedreams #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #abmlifeiscolorful #livecolorfully

A post shared by Emily (@emilyseeks) on Jun 1, 2015 at 7:21am PDT

Pink, stone, vines. #cincinnati #northside #pinkhouse #happyhousedreams #houseportrait #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #thatdetailtho

A post shared by Emily (@emilyseeks) on May 7, 2015 at 11:17am PDT

Embrace the race but forsake the feeling. #cincinnati #patrickpark #houseportrait #thisiscincy #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #yellow #livecolorfully #happyhousedreams #springincincy #beautifulcincinnati

A post shared by Emily (@emilyseeks) on May 6, 2015 at 9:42am PDT

Sweet stuff in the spring. #cincinnati #mansardmonday #housestalker #houseportrait #mansard #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #twinning #springincincy

A post shared by Emily (@emilyseeks) on May 4, 2015 at 9:31am PDT

I want donuts. #supersweetsaturday #cincinnati #northside #houseportrait #icecreampaintjob #funfetti #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #donuts #happyhousedreams

A post shared by Emily (@emilyseeks) on May 2, 2015 at 8:34am PDT

I don't know why but pink has made me very happy lately. #pink #cincinnati #thisiscincy #cincygram #rustygoodness #facadelovers #ftlodoors #rsa_doorsandwindows #filthyfeeds

A post shared by Emily (@emilyseeks) on Apr 23, 2015 at 8:31am PDT

Thursday's my favorite day. #happyhousedreams #cincinnati #springincincy #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #livecolorfully #circa1909

A post shared by Emily (@emilyseeks) on Apr 16, 2015 at 6:33am PDT

Dynamic and darling. (How in the world are these both abandoned?! And they are huge!) #supersweetsaturday #cincinnati #cincinnatigems #thisiscincy #cincygram #deserve2preserve #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #oldhousecharm #huganoldhousetoday #peoplesuck #bemine #twinning #circa1895 #aj_sm_exteriors

A post shared by Emily (@emilyseeks) on Apr 4, 2015 at 8:03pm PDT

Only you can make you happy. #aurevoirsimone #mtwashington #cincinnati #houseportrait #happyhousedreams #thatsdarling #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #pinkhouse #livecolorfully #thisiscincy #archi_chainsaw #sundayfunday #circa1890

A post shared by Emily (@emilyseeks) on Apr 5, 2015 at 4:36pm PDT

Super sweet sophisticated. #supersweetsaturday #cincinnati #eastwalnuthills #thisiscincy #cincinnatigems #housestalker #houseportrait #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #dentilmolding #circa1900

A post shared by Emily (@emilyseeks) on Mar 21, 2015 at 6:53am PDT

There is a sweet little architectural pocket of Spanish-style duplexes in town and they are darling! Each one is unique. I wish I could make them all pretty again. #cincinnati #norwood #darlingduplex #houseportrait #housestalker #archi_ologie #deserve2preserve #oldhouselove #circa1928

A post shared by Emily (@emilyseeks) on Mar 19, 2015 at 9:46am PDT

I just want to stare at it all day. #campwashington #cincinnati #circa1897 #huganoldhousetoday #deserve2preserve

A post shared by Emily (@emilyseeks) on Mar 9, 2015 at 10:02am PDT