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Architecture

Billerica, Massachusetts Home Built in 1665, Fully Restored

By Old New England Houses

Billerica, Massachusetts Home Built in 1665, Fully Restored In the video below you will see that, Doug Towle considers old homes his children. The lifelong bachelor has spent much of...

Lifestyle

Don’t Sweat it, Plant it: Trees Boost overall Health and Cut Cooling Costs

By Jon Gorey - Boston Globe Correspondent

Don’t Sweat it, Plant it: Trees Boost overall Health and Cut Cooling Costs Jon Gorey – Boston Globe Correspondent August 19, 2020 2:07 pm Some home improvements — a sleek...

Marketplace

Historic Window Hardware

By Dan Cooper

Window hardware, with the latch in particular, is a prime example of this oversight: it is an apparently innocuous detail, yet consider that latches are situated at eye-level in almost every building.

Homeownership

Historic New England

By Sally Zimmerman

Recent news reports suggest first-time home buyers may be entering the real estate market in greater numbers. One banking industry newsletter noted that 2018 witnessed the largest jump in first-time home buyers since the Great Recession. While perhaps too early to be a trend, the inventory of “starter homes” in the market seems to be increasing while prices may be moderating, bringing home ownership within reach of more buyers, at least in some areas of the country.