Historic Homes

I love beautiful mansions - whether newer mega mansions or historical mansions. This gallery showcases over 60 fabulous famous and infamous historical mansions from all areas of the United States. Regions include the Eastcoast, the

Are you thinking of buying a historic home? The pros and cons of a historic home purchase seem to be evenly split, but you should certainly know your reno/rehab personality before digging in.

Architecture is meant to fulfill both practical and expressive requirements, and thus it serves both utilitarian and aesthetic purposes. When you look at a structure, you can distinguish these two ends but they cannot be separated, and the relative weight each of them carry can vary widely. Plus, every society has its own, unique relationship to the natural world and its architecture usually reflects that as well, allowing people from other places to learn about their environment, as well as…

Beautiful Oak Alley Plantation is an antebellum sugar cane plantation located in Vacherie, Louisiana, at 3645 Highway 18 (Great River Road), along the Mississippi River. It is one of the most popular and most photographed of the Louisiana plantations, due to its alley of 300-year-old live oak trees that line its front entrance. It is a mystery who first planted the oak trees, that long ago, but their canopy of branches has made this one of the most dramatic entrances to a home along the Old…

1905 Historic House For Sale In Lewisburg Pennsylvania. $875,000. Plaster walls, solid wood, hand-hewn doors & wainscoting.

1909 Historic House In Ocala Florida. $1,750,000. Oak and Heart Pine floors; Sweet Gum paneling and trim; Magnolia stairwell.

This absolutely gorgeous Steamboat Victorian on the National Register of Historic Places is part of Aberdeen, Mississippi's South Central Aberdeen Historic District, an overwhelming collection of 179 buildings dating from 1848 to the 1970s.

These five beautiful houses were all built in the 1600s. Feast your eyes on these historic standouts—and pick your favorite.

Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers are hosting a sale of Guinness family heirlooms, ranging from furniture and textiles to art and clothing, at the magnificent Elveden Hall in Suffolk.