The Garrett-Jacobs Mansion: A Walk-Through of a Gilded Age House
Four joined townhouses on Mount Vernon Place remodelled by Stanford White for Mary Garrett — Tiffany glass, carved woodwork and Baltimore's largest Gilded Age interior.
The Union Club of Boston: A Walk-Through for Photographs
A private club since 1863 in two joined Beacon Hill townhouses on Park Street, looking across to Boston Common. Domestic scale, period rooms, tall windows.
The Omni Grove Park Inn: A Walk-Through of a 1913 Boulder Hotel
Opened 1913 on Sunset Mountain, built from local granite boulders in the Arts and Crafts manner, with a Great Hall, vast stone fireplaces and mountain views west.
The Hermann-Grima House: Who This French Quarter Courtyard Suits
Built 1831 in the French Quarter, an American-style townhouse with a walled courtyard, original kitchen and stable buildings, run as a house museum.
The Olde Pink House: Field Notes on a 1789 Georgian Mansion
Built 1789 on Reynolds Square, a Georgian mansion whose stucco has weathered pink from the brick beneath. Small candlelit rooms and a tavern basement.
The Mayo Hotel: Lighting a 1925 Terracotta Tower
Opened 1925 in downtown Tulsa, an eighteen-storey grand hotel restored in 2009, with a crystal ballroom, ornate lobby and a rooftop bar.
The Baltimore Basilica: Field Notes on a Latrobe Interior
Benjamin Henry Latrobe's basilica of 1821 — the first cathedral built in the United States — with a great dome lit by concealed skylights and a pale neoclassical interior.
The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis: Photographing 41 Million Tesserae
Begun 1907 and consecrated 1926, a Byzantine Revival cathedral holding one of the largest mosaic collections in the world — around 41.5 million glass tesserae.
Ainsworth House: Who This Venue Suits, and Who It Doesn’t
A small 1850s Classical Revival house with mature gardens, half an hour south of Portland. Intimate is the selling point and the constraint. An honest fit assessment.
Longue Vue: Reading the Light Across Eight Acres of Gardens
A 1939–1942 Classical Revival house on around eight acres in New Orleans, with gardens designed by Ellen Biddle Shipman including the Spanish Court.