"Twigmore"
The Construction Process
Home of
Kate Matthews’ Niece, Lillian “Muff” Fletcher
Brackett
Once Visited by Nationally Known Critic and Radio
Show Host,
Alexander Woollcott
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Twigmore: The People Who
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Twigmore’s front exterior when it was first
completed in 1923.
It bears the unique distinction of being the only
documented architect-designed home in Pewee Valley,
according to information submitted to the National
Register of Historic Places.
Though Twigmore wasn’t constructed until 1923 --
too late to be included in the “Little Colonel”
stories – it quickly became a favorite Pewee Valley
gathering spot. The charming Cotswold-style cottage
was built by Lillian Fletcher, niece of Pewee Valley
photographer Kate Matthews, 30 years before her
marriage to award-winning screenwriter and film
producer Charles Brackett. An Indianapolis native
and daughter of Kate’s sister, Mary Matthews
Fletcher, Lillian was 29 years old when she built
the small, six-room home. Inspired by cottages she
saw during a trip to England, she hired her cousin,
Charles M. Osborn, an architect for Cram and
Ferguson of Boston, Massachusetts, to design her new
house in Pewee Valley.
Twigmore was built on land that was once part of
the Edgewood estate
next door. “35 Landmark Homes of Pewee Valley,”
written by Anne H. Montgomery in 1994, recounts the
negotiations between Edgewood’s owner,
Fanny Craig, and
Lillian Fletcher that were the genesis for the
home’s unique name:
Dickering with Miss
Fanny Craig for the property (Lillian Fletcher
Brackett) now owns soon began. In fact, it was
this humorous act of bargaining between the two
women that gave the 121 Peace Lane residence its
name. ..It was in the early 1920s when Miss Fanny
Craig put a twig in the fence to determine just
what amount of land she’d sell. Then Lillian put a
twig in a different spot showing how much more she
preferred. Even the neighbors got into the act and
placed twigs at various locations. In the end Miss
Fanny put a nail in a tree and said the house to
be built could not stand in front of hers! And
thus began Twigmore.
According to the National Register of Historic
Places, the two-story home was built by local
craftsmen using locally quarried limestone. Charlie
Miller was the stone mason, while Alfonse Singer did
the carpentry and millwork, including the specially
crafted moldings and vertical door boards.
Twigmore’s construction is well documented in
photographs.
Breaking ground
Quarrying the stone
Moving the stone on a mule-drawn wagon
Setting the floor joists
The walls start going up
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Setting the front door
lintel |
Framing the roof
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The house takes shape
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