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The Opulence of the Roaring '20s Restored in Atlanta's Buckhead

The Opulence of the Roaring '20s Restored in Atlanta's Buckhead

Built on the cusp of the Depression by the president of Georgia Power Company, this stone estate showcases serious attention to detail More »

A Big Country Castle Built on a Small Lot in an Arkansas Spa Town

A Big Country Castle Built on a Small Lot in an Arkansas Spa Town

Neighbors probably needed the soothing baths of Hot Springs, Arkansas, more than ever after this less than winsome castle went up in 2009 More »

A Turn-of-the-Century Queen Anne Mansion in the Land of Dot Com

A Turn-of-the-Century Queen Anne Mansion in the Land of Dot Com

Upon its completion in 1897, this house on Palo Alto's leafy Hale Street was dubbed "one of the handsomest dwellings in town" by the Times More »

A Farmhouse's Rustic Maine Charm in Rocky Vinalhaven

A Farmhouse's Rustic Maine Charm in Rocky Vinalhaven

Built in the 1880s, the shingled manse occupies a boulder-strewn six acres, with 1,500 feet of waterfront over Hurricane Sound and the Basin More »

A Rocky Mountain Ski House With Access to Buttermilk Mountain

A Rocky Mountain Ski House With Access to Buttermilk Mountain

This house might be located in a town known for its winter recreation, but it comes equipped with a stone patio and pool for summer months More »

Glass Contemporary Treehouse Still Manages Energy Efficiency

Glass Contemporary Treehouse Still Manages Energy Efficiency

Built by, and for, a principal in the Seattle-based architecture firm Balance Associates, the Euclid House towers over its tiny lot More »

1894 Mansion Designed by Famed Architect Richard Morris Hunt

1894 Mansion Designed by Famed Architect Richard Morris Hunt

The 60-room "cottage" was built for banking heir Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont, who, coincidentally, inherited a $60 million fortune More »

Faux Finishes Fill This 1884 Columned Massachusetts Mansion

Faux Finishes Fill This 1884 Columned Massachusetts Mansion

This could be a grand residence with 10,000 square feet, 11 bedrooms, six fireplaces, and a solarium inspired by the Crystal Palace More »

Million-Dollar Views of Puget Sound for Under a Million Dollars

Million-Dollar Views of Puget Sound for Under a Million Dollars

Views from the bluff-top site are nothing short of spectacular, and while the interior has quirks, that porch could sell this on its own More »

Classic Cape Cod Estate, Bordered by McMansions, Holds Fast

Classic Cape Cod Estate, Bordered by McMansions, Holds Fast

Bordered on the south by three enormous seaside monstrosities, this 1870 farmhouse might not survive long past a sale More »

The Mansion of Early Lindbergh Benefactor Albert Lambert

The Mansion of Early Lindbergh Benefactor Albert Lambert

Olympic golfer, Listerine heir, and aviation enthusiast, Lambert lived in this house while funding the dalliances of a certain Lindbergh More »

This Revamped 1766 Colonial Once Hosted George Washington

This Revamped 1766 Colonial Once Hosted George Washington

When it comes to property history, is there anything better than a connection, however fleeting, to America's beloved first president? More »

A Neurosurgeon's Castle Brings Medieval Style to the Midwest

A Neurosurgeon's Castle Brings Medieval Style to the Midwest

This extravagant home was built on spec in 2008 and purchased by a local neurosurgeon and his hairdresser wife for $4 million More »

Casual Island Compound on the Yachting Paradise of Casco Bay

Casual Island Compound on the Yachting Paradise of Casco Bay

Equipped with a dock and an uninsulated billards shack, this place offers the sort of diversions any sea-weary sailor might want More »

The Home of George Post, Civil War Vet and Beaux Arts Architect

The Home of George Post, Civil War Vet and Beaux Arts Architect

The striking Neo-Georgian mansion is one of 30 country houses that Post and his firm constructed in Somerset County, New Jersey More »

Drop-Ceiling Innovator's Hugh Newell Jacobsen-Designed Manse

Drop-Ceiling Innovator's Hugh Newell Jacobsen-Designed Manse

Built by the man who revolutionized office interiors, this 38,000-square-foot estate sits on 170 acres on the shores of Lake Erie More »

Dennis Alter's Modern Mansion in Suburban Philadelphia

Dennis Alter's Modern Mansion in Suburban Philadelphia

Alter, whose fortunes rose and fell with those of troubled credit card issuer Advanta, spent an estimated $80 million on this house More »

California Case Study Architect Rodney Walker's Personal House

California Case Study Architect Rodney Walker's Personal House

This four-bedroom midcentury masterpiece, known as The Walker Residence, was built by architect Walker in 1959 More »

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