New Old House, a special publication from the editors of Old House Journal, is for homeowners and designers who are planning to build a house that embodies quality and tradition now and for the future. They want to build a home that looks vintage, but functions like new—truly, a new old house.
For a French Norman-style manor on a Connecticut estate, architect Charles Hilton took inspiration from Marie Antoinette’s Hameau de la Reine at Versailles.
Timeless in design and at one with the historic neighborhood—Atlanta’s Tuxedo Park—this English manor created by Harrison Design is an instant classic and a comfortable family home.
Following the clients’ penchant, John Milner Architects looks to the English countryside for inspiration designing a new house with the massing and details of a traditional home.
Re-imagining traditional New England Colonial style, architect Patrick Ahearn has created a home that is welcoming and snug—and that offers a true sense of place—for a family west of Boston.