A Colonial home is an architectural style that can be found in neighborhoods all across the United States. With a median construction year of 1996, Colonial homes have also proven to be a solid ...

Trends always start somewhere, and in the mid-19th century, the best way to start a trend that would encompass the entire country was to introduce it at a huge celebration or fair. Before the 1893 ...

Exterior of a row of colorful Victorian homes with intricate wood trim. The story of American architecture has followed much of the same path as art has over the past 400 years. Art, as a whole, tends ...

Learn the characteristics of Spanish Colonial architecture, and get inspired to incorporate the look into your space. Spanish Colonial architecture is warm and timeless, characterized by neutral tones ...

Cartagena has just earned the title of South America’s most charming old town by Tourlane. Beyond its 16th-century walls lies ...

A well-designed home can retain its classic features even as modern life forces updates. Take a look at a renovated, 114-year-old Colonial Revival mansion in Northeast Portland, which is for sale at ...

Hämäläinen is Rhodes Professor of American History at Oxford University. His new book is Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America. He is also the author of The Comanche Empire, winner ...

George Washington’s slumber in Connecticut, during a post-1776 period, came during a time when he was meeting with the French Royal Army’s Comte de Rochambeau.