Houses

At this leafy estate, one man’s passion for trees grew into Arbor Day.

The finest example of Gothic Queen Anne Architecture in the U.S. was built out of rivalry and spite.

A ruined farmhouse that inspired an (inaccurate) illustration for Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel “Wuthering Heights.”

Built in 1797, this is Mississippi’s most haunted house.

Step inside one of America’s rare poteaux-en-terre French houses.

This building was recently restored to its original 1908 design, showing the old style of Russian summer houses.

A sprawling historic mansion with connections to a notable industrial and publishing dynasty.

After the destruction of WWII, Sweden offered to build some 300 wooden houses on this Danish island.

These vibrant row houses are a unique example of Baltimore kitsch.

This historical house of a British businessman in Curitiba was saved from destruction by being moved to a new spot.

A pair of whimsical homes in Texas shaped like oversized Western wear.

A 19th-century home, embellished with gnomes.

Under the towering glass canopy of Google's headquarters in São Paulo's poshest neighborhood, hides a small, charming 18th-century house.

A real haunted house with an extensive history going back to 1893.

This grand, Italianate family home built in 1885 is now a charming bed and breakfast.

Indiana’s oldest brick building was home to America's shortest-serving president.

Remnants of an architect's residence that displays his embrace of organic architecture.