DID I MENTION that we are only the fifth owners of this old house? It stayed in the same family from 1826 until 1975. And in 1975, new owners gutted the original kitchen wing -- which included a dairy pantry and a butler's pantry -- I still cry about this -- and turned it into rental apartments. Then they assaulted the formal, Greek-Revival dining room by turning it into an eat-in kitchen. I'll show you what we did with the rental apartments in a future tour. Meanwhile, here's a glimpse of the dining room, restored to its intended purpose: Read more »

YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN the Music Room and the Entrance Hall in this 185-year-old house I happen to call "home." Shall we have a look at the parlor? Read more »

LAST WEEK, I had great fun telling you about the 185-year-old house (above) that my partner and I saved from certain ruin. I also enjoyed showing you one of the rooms we restored. Here's a bit more history about the place, along with a few pictures of its now-restored entrance hall and staircase. Read more »

CALL ME HOPELESSLY ROMANTIC, but I chose to live a house which was built in 1826. It's a house that had fallen on hard times. In fact, when it came on the market in 2001, the first offer was from a man who wished to remove all the marble and mahogany fireplaces, the sweeping staircase, and the original black-walnut pocket doors, and sell them as "salvage items." Here's a glimpse of one of the rooms we've restored: Read more »