Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most original homes in the French Colonial style are quite old, as France's official presence in the U.S. began in the mid-1600s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I think old houses, and the people who love them, are fascinating. “The Colonial house is reinvented about every 100 years,” says ...

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Colonial houses are our heritage: physical evidence of the people who first traveled to North America and settled here. Today, “Colonial” has come to be a generic mashup of old and new stylistic ...

It’s not every day that an authentic Colonial house is up for grabs. But if you did get the chance to purchase one—like this 1786 home in Longmeadow, Massachusetts—what would it take to make it ...

Colonial Revival–style homes combine the distinctive architectural details of the early- to mid-18th century with all the luxuries and comforts of modern-day. Adorned with brick facades, striking ...

Colonial-style homes are known for their historic roots and elegant, symmetrical designs. Typically free of extra ornamental details, the stately facades can often benefit from a little sprucing up.

When John Brush began building a house at the north end of Palace Green in 1718, the neighboring Governor’s Palace was just a pile of bricks four years away from being finished. The new sanctuary at ...