Trends always start somewhere, and in the mid-19th century, the best way to start a trend that would encompass the entire country was to introduce it at a huge celebration or fair. Before the 1893 ...

A well-designed home can retain its classic features even as modern life forces updates. Take a look at a renovated, 114-year-old Colonial Revival mansion in Northeast Portland, which is for sale at ...

For most of the early decades of U.S. history, the styles of homes built in this country were inspired by European architecture such as Greek Revival, Italianate, French Second Empire, Tudor Revival, ...

Colonial Revival architecture is like a classic Oxford shirt — it never goes out of style! Although the movement began soon after the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876, the style never took ...

Colonial Revival–style homes combine the distinctive architectural details of the early- to mid-18th century with all the luxuries and comforts of modern-day. Adorned with brick facades, striking ...

The Palm Beach Town Council approved landmark status for five historic homes under the town’s preservation program.

A Colonial Revival house designed by respected architect Roscoe Hemenway in Portland’s Southwest Hills is for sale at $1.6 million. The three-level home, built in 1931 at 2505 S.W. Hillcrest Drive, ...

American Colonial Revival homes, with their symmetry, stability and lines as old as our nation itself, evoke a sense of history, tradition and homeyness — sort of like the comfort food of American ...

Set on picturesque Corey Street in West Roxbury, this modest home, built in a Colonial Revival style, is a pleasant throwback to idealistic 1950s America. The house, built in 1950, would fit in on the ...

The popularity of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, like so many other memorable styles from the 18th and 19th centuries, resulted from exposure at international expositions, advancements in ...