The Hamilton-Turner House: A Season-by-Season Guide
An 1873 Second Empire mansion with a mansard roof on Lafayette Square, run as an inn. Four storeys of period interior, and a square full of live oaks outside.
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception: A Photographer Answers Your Questions
Consecrated 1869, a Gothic Revival cathedral in Portland's Munjoy Hill area, with a tall nave, stained glass and the verticality the style is built on.
The Ambassador Hotel, Tulsa: A Walk-Through of a 1929 Boutique Building
A 1929 building near Tulsa's Art Deco district, converted into a small boutique hotel with intimate public rooms and period detailing.
The Kentucky Derby Museum: Building the Shot List
On the Churchill Downs grounds, a museum of the Derby with exhibition galleries, a 360-degree theatre and access to the track and the twin spires.
The Lumber Exchange, Minneapolis: One Frame and How It Is Made
A historic Minneapolis building with several event spaces, the most striking of which is the ornate Fountain Room.
The American Visionary Art Museum: Who This Venue Suits
Founded 1995 at the foot of Federal Hill on the Inner Harbor, covered in mirror mosaic with a sculpture barn and giant whirligig. Joyful, chaotic and entirely un-neutral.
The Magnolia Hotel: Working an Italian Renaissance Revival Building
A 1923 Italian Renaissance Revival building in downtown Omaha, converted to a hotel, with an interior courtyard and period detailing.
The Santa Fe Railyard: Field Notes on an Industrial District
A redeveloped rail district south of the Plaza, with converted warehouses, a public plaza, galleries and the working Rail Runner line and historic depot.
The Machine Shop, Minneapolis: Field Notes on a Converted Machine Works
A converted machine works in Minneapolis, transformed into a modern event space while keeping its industrial fabric.
The Liberty Hotel: Who This Venue Suits
The former Charles Street Jail, built 1851 and converted in 2007, with a ninety-foot granite atrium and catwalks. Dramatic, hard-edged and not for everyone.