The Four-Square style house (sometimes referred to as the American Four-Square House) was popular from just after 1900 to well into the 1930s. Thousands of these Four-Square houses were built …
Victorian Homes in Pasadena | The Lucky Baldwin Estate
Still seeking more Pasadena-area Victoriana? Just slip across the city line to the East and find yourself in the L.A. County Arboretum in the City of Arcadia. I found this …
Victorian Homes in Pasadena | Heritage Square
If you still are in the mood to seek out more Victorian buildings, check out Heritage Square, in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Highland Park, just across the Pasadena city …
Before the Bungalow: Victorian Homes In Pasadena | Orange Grove
PAG member Jack Bookwalter, our Architectural Historian, spent a week in Pasadena last month exploring that city’s unheralded Victorian design legacy. Here’s the first of three articles he wrote to …
Portland’s Pittock Mansion
The Pittock Mansion in the West Hills is Portland’s own “Hearst Castle.” It was built in 1914 by Oregonian newspaper founder and publisher Henry Pittock and his wife Georgiana. Many …
How to Keep Your Old House…Old
Chances are that if you are reading this article you either own or have a strong interest in old houses. What is it about old houses that fascinate us so much? …
Concrete Houses of Portland, Oregon
Old house lovers in Portland, OR might be surprised to learn that many of the city’s most charming early 20th-century homes are actually built of concrete. Houses built of concrete …
Portland’s Alphabet District or, Nob Hill or, the West End
The Wallace House, above, designed by architect William Whidden in 1888, was the first Colonial Revival-style house built in Portland. Intensively-planted urban gardens and mature street trees give the neighborhood a …
Paseo de la Presa | An Architectural Marvel in Guanajuato, Mexico
This very special guest article was authored by Preservation Artisans Guild member Rachel Hibbard. Rachel, who creates considered designs that enhance architectural features in both private and public settings, recently …
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Houses
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) is known throughout the world as the great American architect who designed such icons as Falling Water, the Robie House, and the Guggenheim Museum. His most …