The threat of rain did not dissuade more than 75 visitors from touring the Southery Log House and home of Dr. Mead Shaffer in Bethel Township on Sunday. Constructed in the late 1600s in the William ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." With their roomy size and eye-pleasing symmetry, Colonial-style homes remain one of the most enduring ...

Hundreds of visitors spent the afternoon of May 17 touring the Southery Log House and home of Bethel resident Dr. Mead Shaffer. Constructed in the late 1600’s in the William Penn style, the log cabin, ...

Towamencin>>When Daniel Boone’s grandfather, Edward Morgan, settled in what is currently known as the Morgan Log House in Towamencin Township, life was not easy. In the 1700s, frontiersman had none of ...

Colonial houses are our heritage: physical evidence of the people who first traveled to North America and settled here. Today, “Colonial” has come to be a generic mashup of old and new stylistic ...

MARIETTA, Pa. (WHTM) — A 1700s colonial-style log home was recently listed for sale for $249,900 in Lancaster County. According to documentation provided by the listing agent, this ...

The annual Colonial Candlelight Tours at Morgan Log House, scheduled Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m., provides a glimpse into 18th century holiday celebrations. That’s according to Sarah DiSantis, site ...

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, ...

The term colonial architecture broadly refers to the buildings and homes that were constructed during a period of colonization in a given country. American colonial architecture emerged in the United ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I think old houses, and the people who love them, are fascinating. “The Colonial house is reinvented about every 100 years,” says ...