18th century new england house interior

Name: Sofia Location: Waltham, Massachusetts I bought my house about a year ago, on my own. It’s a 1910 New England colonial, which had been rented out for decades. Because of this, the previous owners had neglected to paint over the original wood trim, mess with the steam heat, or do any renovations whatsoever (including the decision not to put something as frivolous as a sink in the main room of the kitchen!).

Mawley Hall is nothing less than one of Britain's finest privately-owned stately homes – a truly unique opportunity for whoever takes on this amazing place.

The eight-bedroom red-brick mansion was built for an aristocrat whose family amassed its wealth under Henry VIII

This 10-bedroom 18th-century historic home near Cambridge has up to 38 acres of gardens, parkland and farmland.

A DIYer builds her skills—and an online following—filling her family’s 18th-century saltbox with handmade charm

Unused sample. Stripes of stylized vines of ivy with alternating darker bands with a circle chain design. Printed in light green on a green ground.

“Mr. Washington is here” is carved on one of the hand-hewn rafters. “As the story goes, the house was being framed when George Washington was on an inaugural tour north in 1789,” explains the homeowner.

The 18th Century mansion The Hermitage, in Northumberland, has been described as the house

Percy Steinhart—founder of tony shoemaker Stubbs & Wootton—opens up his Litchfield County abode

The popular agrarian history explanation for the lengthy summer vacation taken by most schools in the United States is inadequate and misleading. It evokes a sense of historical inevitability and shar