In addition to loving lots of colors, both Loughry and Breetz are serious bibliophiles.
“Sometimes people who get married need more space for children,” Loughry said, “but we didn t have children but we both are voracious readers.”
A built-in bookcase wall on the main level is chock full of books, but it’s a small amount compared to the rest of the couple’s collection, which is housed downstairs in the finished basement. They estimate they have 2,000 to 3,000 books between the two of them and that’s after Loughry got rid of a bunch just last year.
“My mother and my sister are both librarians,” Breetz said, “and librarians really believe in culling. So, we have culled a lot.”
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This Old Louisville Victorian home is more than 100 years old and full of surprises Lennie Omalza
When Sherry and Harry Jacobson-Beyer moved into their Old Louisville home in 1976, the third floor of the 1903 Victorian was an empty shell.
“The (former owner’s) son was (living) on the third floor,” Harry said. “He had a household extension cord running from the second floor to the third floor, with a probably 200-amp stereo set and an unvented space heater and a red light.”
Before moving in, the Jacobson-Beyers completed some of the basic renovation work themselves, enlisting an electrician, a plumber and others to help get their home into a more comfortable and livable state. Now 40-plus years later, the home is filled with an eclectic collection of furniture and accessories that reflect their unique personality.