They definitely built this one like they used to.

Nicely updated, this roomy trinity is a great place for a dual-career couple to start a family.

Life on the farm, South Philly rowhouse version.

Modern style, convenience and comfort — and a boat launch and slip — right on Fairview Lake.

History happened here, too. You can write another chapter of it.

Looks like a converted barn, only with a sophisticated midcentury twist.

A recent renovation packed a lot into this modest house on Mt. Airy’s east side.

Extra large, inside and out, thanks to its unique configuration and the common courtyard next to it.

This house, like its neighbors, is all about the river and a world apart from the rest of Gladwyne.

Actually, it’s a contemporary house in neotraditional dress.

If Cyrus H.K. Curtis were alive today, he would probably want to live here.

This open, light-filled condo has what it takes to showcase your prized possessions — even the big, heavy ones.

Designed by a noted Philadelphia School firm, this house is totally modern, yet sensitive to both its setting and the past.

More than a century old, this trinity has a midcentury-modern vibe and a location on one of the city’s most colorful blocks.

If this section had a “Throwback Thursday” feature, this restored vintage 1968 A-frame would have led it.