Dream Homes

by Leona Jaeger One of the many things I love about old houses is what they can teach you -- what they can help you imagine. My latest house crush has me imagining all sorts of things about life in 1769! If you love early American homes as much as I do, you're about to fall head-over-heels in love with the Justus Humiston House -- for sale on CIRCA!  ...

by Elizabeth Finkelstein Since CIRCA features homes all over the country, it's rare that I'm given the opportunity to peek inside any of the beautiful old houses listed on the site. Which is sad, in a way. I've mentioned before that what makes old houses so wonderful is an essence that can't be captured in photographs -- it's just a feeling you get when you walk inside.   For this reason, I feel...

by Jon Valalik (photo by SJ Strand) Nothing screams "July!" like a dose of pure, unabashed Americana. Today, CIRCA brings you the story behind one of our favorite properties up for sale -- Wisconsin's Usonian Inn, a classic piece of roadside nostalgia with a direct connection to Frank Lloyd Wright in the rural haven of Spring Green. As much as we love traditional B&B's (and trust me, we do!) there's...

by Caroline Stephenson Bouckaert Have you ever had romantic notions of living in a log home? Perhaps less “Little House on the Prairie” and more mini Adirondack camp set on the West Coast? Today CIRCA brings you the idyllic Littlebrook Farm! Listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its cultural importance in Spokane County, Washington, Littlebrook Farm includes a 3,650 sf hand-hewn log...

by Elizabeth Finkelstein Another day, another crush-worthy CIRCA house. Ohio, I'm coming!!! Anyone else notice how many STUNNING old houses there are in Ohio? I mean, just LOOK at this one!!! How perfect would this house be for conversion to a bed & breakfast? I'd stay there in a snap, especially since I have a rule that I'll never stay at a bed & breakfast that doesn't have a mansard roof (oh, admit it,...

I have a house crush. And it's serious. As someone who's been able to craft a career around old house eye candy, I can assure you that I've seen my fair share of beautiful homes. But every once in a while a house comes along that is so special that it deserves its own CIRCA Magazine post. Saxton Hall, along the lovely banks of the Hudson River (just 50 miles from NYC!) is one such place. Best part? It's...

Fact: I'm a total real estate junkie. If we get down to brass tacks, I started CIRCA Houses to justify the fact that I waste hours every day falling in love with properties I'll never have. As my husband can attest, I've been known to crawl into bed with the computer, drifting off into dreamland with visions of fixer-uppers dancing in my head. But it wasn't until last week that a real estate video actually...