Aspiring to Easier Living at Manitoga
Recently we visited Manitoga, a National Historic Landmark that is the studio and home of industrial designer Russel Wright. A…
Glencairn’s Cozy Living Room
Glencairn was built by Raymond Pitcairn, “self-taught cathedral architect” (as his New York Times obituary described him) and heir to…
Roebling’s Shaky Bridge
This little suspension bridge, which spans the attractively named Waste Weir, was built by the Roebling Company. Some internet sources…
The Story Behind the Field Guide to American Houses
See the Curbed article on Virginia Savage McAlester, the author of A Field Guide to American Houses. A revised version…
Louis Sullivan’s Jewel Box in Grinnell
The Merchants National Bank building in Grinnell, Iowa, also known as the Jewel Box, was designed by famed architect Louis…
Canal Bridgetender’s Houses
These three small houses are located along the Delaware and Raritan Canal in Trenton, where movable bridges formerly crossed the…
General Philemon Dickinson’s Hermitage and Washington’s Crossing
Philemon Dickinson, called “one of the truest patriots of the revolution” by historian William Stryker, was from a wealthy family…
The c. 1721 Trent House, Trenton, New Jersey
The Trent House was built around 1721 (although a plaque on its wall puts the date at 1719) by William…
Huguenot Street Stone Houses in New Paltz, New York
French Huguenots founded the town of New Paltz in New York state in 1677. Their first houses were made of…
Pure Oil Gas Station in Virginia
On the corner of Mason Avenue in the bayside town of Cape Charles, Virginia, is this abandoned Pure Oil gas…