Slavery in Colonial America was not confined to the southern plantations. New England ports were the northern tip of the … More
Category: Historic Houses
The Armour-Stiner (Octagon House), Irvington, NY
The Lower Hudson River Valley, shouldered by its scenic rolling hills, is a repository for art, architecture, literature and legend. … More
Hildene: Robert Todd Lincoln’s Vermont Estate
Robert Todd Lincoln, son of the president, visited Manchester, Vermont, with his mother while he was a student at Harvard. … More
Jorge Zalszupin’s House Showcases Brazilian Modernism with European Roots
A house, especially an architect’s own home, is one of the most personal architectural typologies. Given its smaller scale, it … More
Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios (HAHS) Names Seven New Sites Celebrating Diversity in Artistic Legacy
The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced today that seven new sites have been accepted into their prestigious Historic Artists’ … More
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center: Interpreting the Past, Inspiring the Present
Photo by Julian Parker-Burns, courtesy of Harriet Beecher Stowe Center. A woman had to be brave to take on the … More
A Photographer’s Life in Focus: NY’s Alice Austen House
Women’s History Month is a time to celebrate the contributions of women who may be less well-known, such as photographer … More
Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios at the National Trust for Historic Preservation is Growing & Thriving
Side of Culture had the good fortune this January to speak with Valerie Balint, Senior Program Manager of the Historic … More
Save the Norwalk Mansion!
This was the outcry in 1961 when the City of Norwalk, Connecticut, threatened to raze Lockwood-Mathews Mansion, one of the … More
Restoring South Beach to its Original Cool – Art Deco Close-up
South Beach, the southern tip of the sandbar that constitutes Miami Beach proper, has had many incarnations since becoming the … More
