BIG OLD HOUSES

The rhythm of the seasons, the structure of a narrative, and the progress of life itself follow the same basic pattern: there is a beginning...

The brownstone cornice comes in a variety of styles, but basically they're all pretty similar. Here's one on Madison Avenue. Sometim...

This handsome old house on East 65th St. looks to me as if it was renovated just before WW I. I'm guessing a sophisticated new owner pul...

I did find some big old places, all of them in Old Las Palmas. I suppose if I knew the town better I'd discover them in other locations ...

As long as I was so close - about an hour by car - I decided to check out Joshua Tree National Park. Boy, was I glad I did. I'd never s...

It was a business trip, but of course I made a point to check out exactly where the best houses were. Palm Springs has a glamorous image - g...

I've had free standing houses on the brain of late (see posts below), so here's another good one on Riverside at 107th. Somebody som...

We like to think we have the biggest and best of everything in New York. However, where big old houses are concerned, European cities have u...

There are plenty of old free standing houses in the five boroughs of New York, but not so many on Manhattan. Some - like the Frick and Carne...

If the Bailey house is not well known, the house next to it is even more obscure. Somehow or other, this old brick mansion has clung to its ...

Last week's thoughts on old houses have brought Second Avenue to mind again. The Avenue from Houston to East 14th Street today styles it...