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: 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 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 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.
The Saint Louis Art Museum: Building the Shot List
The 1904 World's Fair Palace of Fine Arts on Art Hill in Forest Park, with a 2013 David Chipperfield East Building — Beaux-Arts and contemporary side by side.
The Smith-McDowell House: Who This Venue Suits
Built around 1840, the oldest surviving house in Asheville — brick, four storeys, with grounds influenced by Olmsted and mountain views from the terrace.
Shooting a Wedding at the Crystal Ballroom: The Technical Side
A 1914 room on the third floor of a downtown Portland building, with a mechanical floating dancefloor and lighting built for bands rather than weddings. A technical guide.
The Gastonian: A Walk-Through of Two Joined Townhouses
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.