On cold winter days, I often daydream about moving somewhere with better weather year-round. So why not go big and imagine living on Maui in a house like this, which was built on one of the island's first sugar plantations? The ... Keep Reading
Reviving an Old Plantation House in Mississippi
When the Thomas family bought the old Laurietta plantation in Fayette, Mississippi, the house that came with it wasn't exactly a selling point. It had been built in the 1820s and was on the National Register of Historic Places, but after ... Keep Reading
Rescuing a Classic Greek Revival from the 1830s
A reader named Nancy wrote me about Saxton Hall, her wonderful old house in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York. It's a Greek Revival dating back to the 1830s, and they were determined to restore it to its original beauty. When she and her ... Keep Reading
A Traditional Early American Home in Upstate New York
A reader named Elizabeth says that her love of old houses began with this one in Queensbury, New York. She grew up in this "Classic Greek Revival beauty" that dates back to the 1700s. Take a look... Her parents spent years restoring ... Keep Reading
After a Fire: Restoring a Queen Anne Victorian in Maryland
A reader named Joy wrote me about her historic Queen Anne Victorian known as the Brady House in Garrett Park, Maryland. It was built in the 1890s for the town's mayor. She and her husband bought it after it had been severely damaged by ... Keep Reading