The architect behind Hearst’s San Simeon and many other buildings in California defied the 20th-century image of the tortured ...

There was a time when the Hudson River shimmered with summer promise. In the early 20th century, riverside parks like Nyack Beach, Hook Mountain Beach, Haverstraw Beach, and Bear Mountain State Park ...

The National Register of Historic Places Registration Form said the university’s historic district has early 20th-century buildings on seven acres.

These fascinating pictures show how Preston was shaping up at the start of the 20th Century. They revisit families at the time, streets, churches and industry to a time we can only study through ...

Their grandfathers all came to the Shipyard around 1943, pushed out by Jim Crow in the South and pulled in by the promise of a brighter future out West. April Spears’ grandfather from Louisiana became ...

In the town of Créteil, in the Val de Marne region of France, you'll find a collection of unusual white buildings reminiscent of giant ears of corn or pine cones. We tell you more about Les Choux de ...

The concept of background or “ambient” music has a long pedigree. The idea was coined by one of France’s most eccentric classical composers Erik Satie, who died 100 years ago on July 1st, 1925.