Using salvaged materials, a vacant lot gets transformed into a SoHo townhome fully designed to look as if it were built in the late-19th century, just like its neighbors.

Embued with the spirits of the original family, the Italianate house on Long Island was a relic, a sentimental gateway to a time gone by, and, for preservationist Bert Seides, an object of reverence. He restored it, largely through his own labor and by leaving well enough alone.

A Brooklyn family’s Moorish Revival take on a 1902 Italianate row house.

The restoration of a beautifully reclaimed Dutch–English house.

Fall in love with an old house, and you may find yourself moving from big city to rural hamlet to tackle a big project.

See how antique architectural details were incorporated into the design of a new farmhouse.

Fivecat Studio combines traditional and contemporary touches for a timeless, transitional kitchen in New York.

A seamless, long-lasting repair for cobblestone walls requires a little background on historic methods and materials.

See a Victorian in the Catskills.

A local architectural historian reveals some of her favorite landmarks in Rochester, New York.

The estate gardens designed by Beatrix Farrand are hardly known for their coziness—or for low-maintenance demands.

In an out-of-the-way corner of Brooklyn, an astonishing survivor—a freestanding Greek Revival in wood—has been immaculately restored, ready to face the next century.