Traditional Architecture142 Stories

Explore the role of architectural fashions in current designs through 5 home styles that bridge past and present

Look to the Middle Ages to find where your home's steeply pitched roof, gables and more began

Cottages, bungalows, farmhouses ... whatever you call them, houses in this style share several characteristics. See how many your house has

If Georgian, colonial revival or Italianate details are in your house's mix, you might have the 15th century to thank

See Dutch doors, dumbwaiters and other design features of yore that still have a place in today’s homes

Passionate restoration and preservation efforts give a 1665 home an honored place in the present

Traditional architectural forms like a dirt-floor ‘doma’ put this weekend home’s owners in touch with nature

These Indian architectural features have weathered the onslaught of modernism and emerged as abiding favorites

Sit a spell with a glass of sweet tea and see what makes these verandas as pretty as a Georgia peach

Whaling history, namesake architecture and nautical Yankee decor mark this beach-cottage look

The proportions of classic architecture are endlessly adaptable to today’s interiors — strictly traditional or not