This French-inspired beauty is giving us an “Ooh la la” moment. With a substantial amount of outdoor and garden space and an informal layout, this home is […]
Does the home whose rear portico you see above call to mind images of country clubs or mansions from the movies? If it doesn’t, maybe […]
The streets that usually come to mind when we think of “Old Philadelphia” are the “little streets” — the Quince Streets and Elfreth’s Alleys that […]
Looking to rise above it all? You can go higher than this, but you won’t have a view as all-encompassing as the one from the […]
In the suburbs, many homeowners enjoy taking a dip in the pool and inviting friends over for parties at poolside. City dwellers who live in […]
There are two kinds of fans of Modernism: the purists and the postmodernists. The purists would no doubt recoil in horror once they set foot […]
If you’ve been to Newport, R.I., you’ve probably done the famous Cliff Walk and toured some of the “cottages” the Robber Barons built as summer […]
Chestnut Hill’s fans and defenders take great pains to point out that the neighborhood doesn’t really deserve its reputation as Pennsylvania’s answer to Greenwich, Conn. […]
Ah, the loft. It’s the epitome of fashionable city living, the defining characteristic of the modern man’s home, the city girl’s crown jewel. But surely, […]
We know, it’s sometimes hard to know what to expect with these centuries-old homes in the city. But for those with both a penchant for […]
“George Washington slept here” is a hoary cliché that’s been attached to many a historic home in and around Philadelphia (and elsewhere, while we’re at […]
Often, young families face a dilemma once they have children: Do we stay in the neighborhood we love, or must we move somewhere where they’ll […]
So big suburban homes aren’t your thing. But neither are tiny fixer-uppers. This expanded updated trinity located on a historic Wash West block might just be the […]
For a relatively brief period stretching from the Gilded Age to World War II, Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County was chock full of enormous, elegant mansions […]
Back in 1844, when this lovely and beautifully maintained farmhouse was built, the German Township had just split itself in two. The more urban portion became […]
