America is home to some of the grandest and most extravagant mansions ever built. From historic estates with rich legacies to modern mega-mansions boasting cutting-edge luxury, these properties ...

In the deep silence of the jungle, bare hands shaped timber into a villa-like wooden house, standing strong and beautiful at zero cost. Built with only primitive skills, this creation feels more ...

The MAGA movement has its sights set on expanding into governors’ mansions around the country. A handful of prominent allies of President Trump are pursuing gubernatorial bids, viewing it as a way to ...

Preservationists fanned out across the Gulf Coast as soon as they could after Hurricane Katrina to document the historic structures ravaged by the powerful storm’s wind and surge. “Of course, some of ...

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Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. A former Goldman Sachs partner sold his lakefront Winnetka ...

A mansion with all the bells and whistles has landed oceanside in Palm Beach, Florida. But you’ll have to dig out $84.95 million from your couch cushions in order to land it. And, yes, the estate is ...

A nudist beach. A children’s playground. An embattled mayor. And a chain-link fence. The common thread is a sordid and silly episode that has roiled Seattle’s politics – and its summer by the lake.