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.
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.
A 1929 building near Tulsa's Art Deco district, converted into a small boutique hotel with intimate public rooms and period detailing.
A 1923 Italian Renaissance Revival building in downtown Omaha, converted to a hotel, with an interior courtyard and period detailing.
Built around 1840, the oldest surviving house in Asheville — brick, four storeys, with grounds influenced by Olmsted and mountain views from the terrace.
A circa-1799 West Indies colonial plantation-style house on Bayou St. John, with wraparound galleries, raised construction and mature grounds.
Two 1868 Italianate townhouses on Gaston Street, joined by a walled garden courtyard and run as an inn. Period interiors, and a sheltered outdoor room.
Home of the Kentucky Derby since 1875, with the twin spires of 1895 and an enormous grandstand. A landmark venue at a scale that dwarfs a wedding party.
Around 200 acres of arboretum and formal gardens in north Baltimore, centred on an 1880s stone mansion. Mature specimen trees and long open lawns.
Opened 1894 as a railway terminal, now a hotel, with a Grand Hall under a 65-foot barrel vault carrying mosaic, gold leaf and a projected light show.