The Garden Wall: How to Work a Genuinely Small Venue
A small period inn in Whitefish, Montana, with garden ground and an intimate scale.
The Portland Regency: A Season-by-Season Guide
A converted 1895 brick armory in the heart of Portland's Old Port, now a hotel with function rooms and period brick character.
The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center: Working a Curved Plaza
A cultural centre in Albuquerque owned by the nineteen Pueblos of New Mexico, built around a large curved outdoor plaza.
The Henry Clay: Lighting a 1920s Lodge Building
Built 1924 as an Elks lodge in downtown Louisville, later restored, with a grand ballroom, ornate plasterwork and period detailing.
Overhills Mansion: Who This Venue Suits, and Who It Doesn’t
A late nineteenth-century mansion on wooded grounds in Catonsville, west of Baltimore, run as a dedicated wedding and event venue.
The Hotel St. Francis: A Walk-Through of Santa Fe’s Oldest Hotel
Santa Fe's oldest hotel, a block from the Plaza, rebuilt in 1923 after fire, with a high-ceilinged lobby, candlelit interiors and a street-side portal.
Hotel Saint Louis: A Walk-Through of an 1893 Union Trust Building
Louis Sullivan's Union Trust Building of 1893, converted to a hotel, with the terracotta ornament and structural expression that made Sullivan's reputation.
The Somerset Club on Beacon Street: Is It Right for You?
One of the oldest private clubs in America, in a granite bowfront townhouse at 42 Beacon Street overlooking Boston Common. Discreet, domestic and deeply traditional.
The Maine Historical Society: Building the Shot List
Founded 1822, the Maine Historical Society campus on Congress Street includes the 1786 Wadsworth-Longfellow House, a museum, a research library and a garden.
The Lord Baltimore Hotel: Lighting a 1928 Art Deco Ballroom
Opened 1928, a 22-storey Art Deco tower in downtown Baltimore, with a restored ballroom and period detailing throughout the public rooms.