Private Structures
The Wildlife of T.C. Boyle's Santa Barbara
The author finds inspiration at the doorstep of his Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house near the central California town
February 2011 |
By T.C. Boyle
A Plague of Pigs in Texas
Now numbering in the millions, these shockingly destructive and invasive wild hogs wreak havoc across the southern United States
January 2011 |
By John Morthland
Breeding the Perfect Bull
A Texas cattleman used genetic science to breed his masterpiece – a near-perfect Red Angus bull. Then nature took its course
April 2010 |
By Jeanne Marie Laskas
Home is Where the Kitchen Is
Photographer Dona Schwartz viewed her family through her camera lens in the hub of their household: the kitchen
April 01, 2010 |
By Amanda Bensen
Crop Circles: The Art of the Hoax
They may not be evidence of UFOs, ancient spirits or secret weapons, but there is something magical in their allure
December 15, 2009 |
By Rob Irving and Peter Brookesmith
German POWs on the American Homefront
Thousands of World War II prisoners ended up in mills, farm fields and even dining rooms across the United States
September 16, 2009 |
By J. Malcolm Garcia
Sheep, Chicks and Geese Scurry at the County Fair
As photographer Dan Nelken has catalogued, the county fair is the place for family farms to showcase their prized livestock
August 14, 2009 |
By Brian Wolly
Revisiting the First Ladies’ Homes
The oft-overlooked lives of America's first ladies are on display in house museums across the country
June 30, 2009 |
By Robin T. Reid
A Tour of France’s Cave Homes
In France’s Loire Valley, domesticated cave dwellings, known as troglodyte homes, offer a history as rich as the region’s chateaus
May 19, 2009 |
By Kristin Ohlson
Rebuilding Greensburg Green
Everyone assumed this Kansas town was destined to fade away. What would it take to reverse its course?
February 27, 2009 |
By Fredric Heeren
How to Be a Snoop
The way you arrange your home or office may reveal surprising results
October 21, 2008 |
By Megan Gambino
Montpelier and the Legacy of James Madison
The recently restored Virginia estate of James Madison was home to a founding father and the ideals that shaped a nation
October 20, 2008 |
By Kenneth R. Fletcher
Ghosts in the Sagebrush
Tumbledown structures recall dude ranching's heyday
June 2007 |
By Tony Perrottet
House Proud
High design in a factory-made home? Michelle Kaufmann believes she holds the key
January 2007 |
By William Booth
Cabin Fever
As Muscovites get rich on oil, dachas, the rustic country houses that nourish the Russian soul, get gaudy
January 2005 |
By Craig Mellow
Old House, New Home
For 200 years in Ipswich, it sheltered all manner of Americans; now it informs and delights them
June 2002 |
By Coco McCabe
Beyond Blenheim
Visit some of England's most interesting country manors, with their lovely gardens, and even a splendid medieval castle.
February 01, 2001 |
By Smithsonian magazine
