A new old Louisiana traditional farmhouse seems to have evolved over time; architect J. Everett Schram relied on Acadian and Creole traditions.

Colonial Revival style defines this classic New England farmhouse by Patrick Ahearn in Massachusetts.

Creativity is apparent in the Moorish Gothic design for a house on the Gulf of Mexico, by architect Jeffrey Dungan.

Architect Douglas VanderHorn creates a historically inspired stone & shingle home for modern living in Connecticut.

Peter Zimmerman Architects designs a rustic log home in Jackson, Wyoming.

With roots in Bermudan architecture and inspired by the courtyards of Antiqua, Alys Beach is a new, 160-acre Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) planned by Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company on the Florida Panhandle. The architects are Erik Vogt and Marieanne Khoury-Vogt; here we visit the area called Caliza Courts.

A captivating inside outside beach house, by T.S. Adams Studio, celebrates the outdoors—and vernacular Creole style.

Lively decorating updates a 19th-century contemporary Greek Revival brick rowhouse returned to its historic roots.

Michael G. Imber designs a ranch-style Texas farmhouse to nestle into its surroundings.

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to bring back a great old house. In the case of this 1909 chalet-bungalow, it took two!

That understated New England sensibility is familiar in this house north of Boston.

A couple finds an unconventional place to live—with space for working at home, and in a historic neighborhood.

With disarming respect and gratitude, a history-minded couple describe their relocation and restoration of a late-18th-century house.

In a glorious if lengthy reversal of misfortune in Santa Barbara, California, the 1912 Bungalow was restored by dedicated owners who fell in love with this period.

Restoration of this magnificent house in Texas included the imaginative and heartfelt re-decorating of the summer-home interior.

A Chicago couple transforms a neighborhood eyesore into an inviting home—on a reasonable budget.

Interested in a few old-house ghost stories?

Catch a few winks with the spirit world by checking into one of these historic hotels where reports of paranormal activity abound.

Built in 1806 as a side-hall house with a tavern, this dwelling, known today as Forest Oaks, became a manor after additions in 1812 and, significantly, in 1916.

For OHJ’s 45th anniversary, we visit four restorations done by devoted readers who are serial restorers.

Resident owners share the wealth to afford their dream house, The Inn at Forest Oaks.

This transitional better than net-zero Victorian house in energy consumption is very comfortable.

Better lines, better proportions, better trim—and an Arts & Crafts house rises in the neighborhood. The architect–homeowner explains design considerations for seamless makeovers.

This serial restorer of old houses decided to build new—owing to a personal connection to the Gamble House.