How a 19th-century masonry technique from Scotland created a treasure trove of rare buildings in Chester, Vermont.
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When it came to building a new genre of television, “This Old House” creator Russ Morash went DIY all the way.
In praise of electrifying the senses with an icy ocean dip.
Children know it’s magic. For the rest of us, here’s a brief history of Santa’s fireplace escapades.
How the stately Victorian mansion became the blueprint for haunted houses.
Year in and year out, nothing says New England like a Cape Cod house.
In New England’s coastal towns and cities, gracious sea captains’ homes were built as showcases of success, but as This Old House veteran Bruce Irving discovered, the full story is a little more complicated.
We in New England are surrounded by the handiwork of long-ago craftsmen. The gospel of old house “good stuff” according to This Old House’s Bruce Irving.
Early New Englanders invented the Cape Cod house out of necessity, but its charm and ingenuity made it an American icon.