Trends always start somewhere, and in the mid-19th century, the best way to start a trend that would encompass the entire country was to introduce it at a huge celebration or fair. Before the 1893 ...

For most of the early decades of U.S. history, the styles of homes built in this country were inspired by European ...

The 1930s Colonial Revival home in Ridgewood that is featured on season 46 of PBS's "This Old House." We can probably all admit that we tend to be a bit curious about the home improvements our North ...

Trends always start somewhere, and in the mid 19th century, the best way to start a trend that would encompass the entire country, was to introduce it at a huge celebration or fair. Before the 1893 ...

Colonial Revival architecture is like a classic Oxford shirt — it never goes out of style! Although the movement began soon after the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876, the style never took ...

Interestingly, Dutch Colonial Revival style didn’t get its name directly from Holland or even Colonial architecture. Instead, it refers to the 17th-century Dutch colonists who settled in coastal New ...

House at 17 Belle Ave. on Monday, Jan. 11, 2016 in Troy, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union) Contemporary Colonial style has been done to the point of ubiquity. It is repetitious to the point of ...

A well-designed home can retain its classic features even as modern life forces updates. Take a look at a renovated, 114-year-old Colonial Revival mansion in Northeast Portland, which is for sale at ...

American Colonial Revival homes, with their symmetry, stability and lines as old as our nation itself, evoke a sense of history, tradition and homeyness — sort of like the comfort food of American ...

Colonial Revival–style homes combine the distinctive architectural details of the early- to mid-18th century with all the luxuries and comforts of modern-day. Adorned with brick facades, striking ...

While the stately home at 2405 Santa Barbara Street has been owned by the Graffy family for more than 55 years, it was built about 1923 for Harvey T. and Hazel Nielson. Nielson was a three-term mayor ...

A Colonial Revival house designed by respected architect Roscoe Hemenway in Portland’s Southwest Hills is for sale at $1.6 million. The three-level home, built in 1931 at 2505 S.W. Hillcrest Drive, ...