In 18th-century Williamsburg, families didn’t decorate for the holidays with shiny tinsel, sparkling bows, Christmas trees or Santa Claus figurines. Instead, women gathered materials from their yards, ...

Despite its relatively small size -- at only 8.15 acres and just short of 20,000 residents -- Colonial Heights is a wonderful city at the intersection of the Piedmont plateau and Tidewater plain in ...

For most of the early decades of U.S. history, the styles of homes built in this country were inspired by European ...

Colonial Revival–style homes combine the distinctive architectural details of the early- to mid-18th century with all the luxuries and comforts of modern-day. Adorned with brick facades, striking ...

As the morning sun begins to cut through the winter chill, the Colonial Williamsburg carpenters’ yard already is bustling. Hammers pound into wood and hand saws rhythmically tear through boards. After ...

Colonial-style homes are something you've seen many times, even if you don't know what they're called. First built during the era between 1565 and 1783, Colonial homes were built by settlers from ...

A program scheduled for Oct. 3 will celebrate Upper Wolfsnare, one of the oldest houses in Virginia Beach. The Princess Anne County/Virginia Beach Historical Society is hosting the presentation at ...

A Cape Cod-style house in Indianapolis, a Colonial Revival home in Richmond and a Craftsman bungalow in Saugerties. By Angela Serratore This property is on a tree-lined street abutting Broad Ripple ...

Except for the feasting, an 18th century Christmas in Tidewater Virginia was simple and modest compared with today’s often elaborate holiday festivities. Christmas Day was a holy day. There was little ...