Victorian architecture spanned the 64-year reign of Queen Victoria, from 1837 to 1901. During her sovereignty, seven styles of architecture were prevalent; Second Empire, Italianate, Stick Eastlake, ...

The image of impoverished writers, starving for their art and living in garrets, predated the era of Paris as a city of garrets tucked under mansard roofs. Garrets were attic living spaces — hot in ...

Eight years ago, my partner and I spotted a man sitting on the porch of a once-grand Second Empire in Frankfort. We’d recently purchased a house nearby, and were milling around after watching the ...

In this story, there is no Olaf, Anna, and sadly, no Elsa. But there is an Ugly Duckling (a 1970s brick-faced home with a black mansard roof) that was transformed into a most graceful swan -- one with ...