Q. I own a house built in the 1930s by a man named Hardy for whom my little street in South Boston is named. Later my dad’s mom bought it and there you have it. I am having the house reshingled ...

Custom-made, down-to-earth pedestals will arrive soon for the fluted Doric columns, owner Mark Farrell assures us — and restoration work will continue on a building that dates back to 1830.

You really can't miss it when driving on Glenview Avenue in Tosa. The Queen Anne home at 1171 Glenview has a polygonal turret, a porch with fluted ionic columns and a handsome paint job. It also ...

Driving along Mountain Street in Carson City, it’s not hard to spot the Nevada Governor’s Mansion. Elegant and white, with a wrap-around porch supported by fluted Ionic columns, the two-story mansion ...