Older homes have a charm that new construction simply can’t compete with, but they typically come with decades of neglect, ...

When Ron Raasch works on restoring old structures, he focuses on doing work both he and the homeowners will be proud of. But, he admits, his mind often wanders to thoughts of the history of the ...

Tabetha Heemstra bought a crumbling 1890s manor in Rensselaer, Indiana, in July 2020. She's been restoring the 3-bedroom house ever since and plans to turn it into a vacation rental. She enjoyed it so ...

When Lee McColgan and Liz Bailey bought the 1702 Thomas Loring House in Pembroke, they could have done what many new buyers of old houses do: hire a contractor to rip out the plaster ceilings and ...