Passive House, Little Compton, RI
The House: A small weekend getaway for a family of 6, it sports a sleeping loft accessed by a ladder that leads through a hatch in the floor. It’s hip, comfortable, quiet and full of light–and...
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28 Fayerweather Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 The Arthur Astor Carey house was built in 1882 and is considered to be one of America’s first and finest examples of Colonial Revival architecture. It has...
View ArticleFebruary 2012 House of the Month
At 992 Memorial Drive, a classic 1914 elevator building overlooking the Charles River, this penthouse condominium is a one+ bedroom, one-and-a-half bath unit with 1036 square feet, and one of the...
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TOH 4 SALE! Back in 1979, America had never seen the likes of what was about to be broadcast on Boston’s public television station, WGBH. The station had recently purchased a dilapidated Second Empire...
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Just across the Mystic River from Tufts University is lovely West Medford, Massachusetts, a bedroom community with a proud past and a rosy future. Perched on a south-facing hillside half-acre is...
View ArticleMountainside House of the Month
This month’s house faces southeast from a 25-acre lot just north of Pawlet, Vermont. Built by the current owners in 1990, it features a soaring frame by the excellent craftspeople at Green Mountain...
View ArticleEscapes of the Month
These three houses of the month, each for a different reason, signify escape to me. At the tail end of a long, pot-holed winter, it’s awfully tempting to think of heading out of the city. House 1 is a...
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