The Old House Blog

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina roared ashore, bringing devastating winds, pelting rains and a heartbreaking flood. One of the many architectural casualties of that terrible storm was Grass Lawn, an 1836 plantation home in Gulfport, MS. By the time the storm was gone, the stately Grass Lawn was gone too -- all that remained was the footprint of where the house used to stand. The people of Gulfport cherished the old house, ...

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Since I moved from my old Victorian to a much newer 1950's Rambler, I have found things I love about the new place and things I miss about the old place. One of the things I love lately is all the space in my new home. Rather than many tiny rooms that are a challenge to furnish, I have large, open spaces that lend themselves to whatever style I might ...

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With the restoration of my family's 111-year-old Mission Zero House in Ann Arbor, MI we proved that preservation and sustainability are intertwined and that even historic homes can achieve net zero energy. Now it's time for sustainable historic properties to kick it up a notch.  This week the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation announced a strikingly bold project called "Energizing Taliesin West" with the goal of taking the National Historic Landmark ...

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