Built in the 1890s, The Pillars was one of approximately a dozen grand homes built as the popularity of Hot Springs, Virginia peaked. Guests such as Thomas Jefferson flocked to the Homestead Resort, which dates back to 1766. The Pillars, a three-story Greek Revival, was built on a hill overlooking the Homestead for the resort’s then-manager.
Over the years, The Pillars hosted notables such including Thomas Edison and President Grover Cleveland. But by the time the current owners – Bill and Susanne Pritchard of Houston – bought the house, it was in serious disarray. Mindful of the home’s rich history, they hired two professionals experienced in historic residences: interior designer Amelia Handegan of Charleston, South Carolina, and New York-based architect Allan Greenberg.
Photography by Max Kim-Bee and captions from Veranda magazine.
“The house was pretty beaten up,” says Greenberg. “It had not been maintained for a long time.” As can often be the case with old homes, one project dominoed into another: 100-year-old plumbing and wiring had to be ripped out and replaced, and the discovery of what had been a third-floor fire necessitated a new roof.
To read more, please visit Veranda magazine. And to see more of Amelia Handegan’s spectacular work, you will want to purchase a copy of her new book, Amelia Handegan Rooms.

Stunning!
Beautiful. Greenberg was a good choice.
Thank you for posting, this is a beautiful house!
Wow, that house is near perfection. It just warms ones soul to see such a beautiful house. Also may God bless the owners for investing in rehabbing this fine house and assembling a great team of Mr. Greenberg and Mrs. Handegan to over see the execution.
Thank you Andrea for a great post.
JCA
The name of the family seemed familiar to me and also that they worked with Allen Greenberg. I swore their house here in Houston was published, and I found it on Arch Digest http://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/elissa-cullman-allan-greenberg-houston-mansion-article.
I thought you and your readers would enjoy that house as well.
JCA
Oh wow, absolutely STUNNING!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!
XOXO,
The Glam Pad
Ahhh…this is pretty close to my dream home! Thank you for sharing, Andrea! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! xoxo
Gorgeous! But you'd think a magazine like Veranda would know Haint Blue porch-ceiling paint when they saw it!