10/11/2008

House of the Week: Petersen's playhouse
Gayle Petersen remembers carrying around a small newspaper ad for the Playhouse in her handbag for about a month in 1990 before she went to see it with her future husband.

10/04/2008

House of the Week: A Colonial Cape in Foster with true country charm
Thirty-four years ago, Matthew and Mary Harman, a couple who shared a desire to live a green lifestyle in the country, bought the Randall Farm, a property with 6½ acres at 69 Foster Center Rd.

10/03/2008

House of the Week: A Colonial Cape in Foster with true country charm
Thirty-four years ago, Matthew and Mary Harman, a couple who shared a desire to live a green lifestyle in the country, bought the Randall Farm, a property with 6½ acres at 69 Foster Center Rd.

09/27/2008

Golf lovers, a condo that’s right on course
Golf lovers should feel right at home in this two-bedroom condo located on the grounds of the Quidnessett Country Club in North Kingstown.

Golf lovers, a condo that’s right on course
Golf lovers should feel right at home in this two-bedroom condo located on the grounds of the Quidnessett Country Club in North Kingstown.

09/19/2008

House of the Week: Jamestown house was designed to integrate indoor and outdoor living
When Betsy Gooding, an avid sailor, and her family built their Jamestown house, they told architect William Burgin that they were looking for a low-maintenance home that would integrate indoor and outdoor spaces.

09/20/2008

House of the Week: Jamestown house was designed to integrate indoor and outdoor living
When Betsy Gooding, an avid sailor, and her family built their Jamestown house, they told architect William Burgin that they were looking for a low-maintenance home that would integrate indoor and outdoor spaces.

09/13/2008

House of the Week: Old shoe store finds a new life with Richard Kazarian’s help
With its eclectic design and collections of furniture and artful objects, the house that Richard Kazarian crafted from an abandoned shoe store and former spiritualist meetinghouse in downtown Pawtucket is a visual treat.

House of the Week: Old shoe store finds a new life with Richard Kazarian’s help
With its eclectic design and collections of furniture and artful objects, the house that Richard Kazarian crafted from an abandoned shoe store and former spiritualist meetinghouse in downtown Pawtucket is a visual treat.

House of the Week: Old shoe store finds a new life with Richard Kazarian’s help
With its eclectic design and collections of furniture and artful objects, the house that Richard Kazarian crafted from an abandoned shoe store and former spiritualist meetinghouse in downtown Pawtucket is a visual treat.

09/05/2008

House of the Week: A friendly Victorian in heart of city
Starting out small, renovations soon snowballed

08/30/2008

Renovated with TLC, Edgewood condo shines
Javier Rico and his wife, Patti, bought their three-story Victorian at 70 Albert Ave., in Cranston’s Edgewood neighborhood, in 1991, and have been restoring it, from the rooftop cupola to the laundry room in the basement, ever since.

08/23/2008

House of the week: A sunny Colonial in historic Wickford
Nichols House is a sunny 1805 federal-style Colonial at 95 West Main St. in historic Wickford village in North Kingstown. The house is named for its first owner, George Nichols.

House of the week: A sunny Colonial in historic Wickford
Nichols House is a sunny 1805 federal-style Colonial at 95 West Main St. in historic Wickford village in North Kingstown. The house is named for its first owner, George Nichols.

08/16/2008

House of the Week: Broadlawn in Little Compton has vintage appeal
The peace of Little Compton and the privacy ensured by 19 acres of elegant English-style gardens, sweeping lawns and vineyards can be found at Broadlawn, a country estate at 43 South of Commons Rd., which is on the market for $4.5 million.

House of the Week: Broadlawn in Little Compton has vintage appeal
The peace of Little Compton and the privacy ensured by 19 acres of elegant English-style gardens, sweeping lawns and vineyards can be found at Broadlawn, a country estate at 43 South of Commons Rd., which is on the market for $4.5 million.

08/09/2008

House of the Week: Grand 18th-century house in South Kingstown retains original splendor
This 18th-century home in South Kingstown has original colonial woodwork, 7.63 acres of land, a detached in-law cottage, beautiful views of Potter’s Pond from its outdoor decks — and a whiff of scandal from the distant past.

House of the Week: Grand 18th-century house in South Kingstown retains original splendor
This 18th-century home in South Kingstown has original colonial woodwork, 7.63 acres of land, a detached in-law cottage, beautiful views of Potter’s Pond from its outdoor decks — and a whiff of scandal from the distant past.

08/02/2008

House of the Week: Every room in Warren house takes advantage of water views
Builder and developer P.J. Morelle wanted subtle and blending with nature when planning the front entrance to his shingle-style modern house in Warren.

07/25/2008

House of the Week: In Scituate, historic charm meets modern convenience
When the DeHaases go camping, they pack up all their stuff and hike to a site in their own backyard.

07/19/2008

House of the Week: Historic East Side towhouse offer spectacular view
Providence’s only row of townhouses originally owned by a single family sits in the heart of the East Side on Cooke Street.

House of the Week: Historic East Side townhouse offers spectacular view
Providence’s only row of townhouses originally owned by a single family sits in the heart of the East Side on Cooke Street.

07/12/2008

Rumford split level draws the outside in
Raymond E. Johnston and M. Hazel Johnston asked architect Richard C. Niebuhr to build them a house that included a living and cooking area, a space for the family to socialize and sleeping quarters.

07/05/2008

House of the Week: RISD graduate’s design was before its time
As a freshly minted Rhode School of Design-trained architect in the late 1950s, Americo “Rico” Mallozzi’s first break in the business occurred in 1961, and it was all because of family.

House by RISD architect, with master woodworker’s kitchen, is House of the Week
As a freshly minted Rhode School of Design-trained architect in the late 1950s, Americo “Rico” Mallozzi’s first break in the business occurred in 1961, and it was all because of family.

06/28/2008

House of the Week: South Kingstown house has marina, private beach, panoramic views
During a fishing trip out of Galilee in the early 1970s, native New Yorker and self-admitted fan of the sea Sanford “Sandy” Bilsky ended the excursion with more than just the catch of day. He found the house of his dreams.

06/21/2008

House of the Week: Victorian glory in Westerly
Alfred Lippincott, is relocating to Upstate New York and is selling for $1.2 million one of Westerly’s landmarks –– the painted lady at 59 Elm St. — affectionately dubbed “the purple house.”

Victorian glory in Westerly
Alfred Lippincott, is relocating to Upstate New York and is selling for $1.2 million one of Westerly’s landmarks –– the painted lady at 59 Elm St. — affectionately dubbed “the purple house.”

06/14/2008

House of the Week: An island getaway in your own backyard
Susan Bachini knows Prudence Island like the back of her hand.

06/07/2008

Park-like grounds on Cumberland cul-de-sac
Quarterback Tom Brady’s gift of a plasma TV to a former offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots still hangs above the fireplace at 6 Avalon Place in Cumberland.

House of the Week: Park-like grounds on Cumberland cul-de-sac
Quarterback Tom Brady’s gift of a plasma TV to a former offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots still hangs above the fireplace at 6 Avalon Place in Cumberland.

05/31/2008

True representation of Second Empire
With elaborate Italianate-style features and a rare sun-bonnet gable over the second-floor balcony, the striking yellow three-story house at Winsor Drive and County Road in Barrington has become a curiosity.

House of the Week: Barrington house is a true representation of Second Empire architecture
With elaborate Italianate-style features and a rare sun-bonnet gable over the second-floor balcony, the striking yellow three-story house at Winsor Drive and County Road in Barrington has become a curiosity.

05/24/2008

House of the Week: Rehoboth home designed for raising a family
By the time Peter and Diana Cardi moved into their new digs, the first house to be built in a new development in Rehoboth in 1992, the town had changed the location of the road.

House of the Week:
By the time Peter and Diana Cardi moved into their new digs, the first house to be built in a new development in Rehoboth in 1992, the town had changed the location of the road.

05/10/2008

Little Paddocks fits right into the landscape
The tale of New York-native Carol Young and what she calls “my little horse farm in Little Compton” is about a lifelong equestrian deciding to pair her retirement with her passion.

05/17/2008

House of the Week: House built by weatherman was meant to last
TV Channel 10’s meteorologist Gary Ley in 1992 built at the edge of the bay the modern house at 42 Concord Ave. on Poplar Point in North Kingstown.

House of the Week: House built by weatherman was meant to last
TV Channel 10’s meteorologist Gary Ley in 1992 built at the edge of the bay the modern house at 42 Concord Ave. on Poplar Point in North Kingstown.

05/10/2008

Little Paddocks fits right into the landscape
The tale of New York-native Carol Young and what she calls “my little horse farm in Little Compton” is about a lifelong equestrian deciding to pair her retirement with her passion.

05/03/2008

A Colonial among the British
The suburban neighborhood of Pawtucket that borders the East Side of Providence offers a notable sampling of English-themed Tudor and Georgian Revival architecture.

House of the Week: Center hall Colonial fits well in Sayles Heights
The suburban neighborhood of Pawtucket that borders the East Side of Providence offers a notable sampling of English-themed Tudor and Georgian Revival architecture.

04/26/2008

House of the Week: Mini-mansion features lots of hardwood floors
The Lyman Cook House at the corner of Harris Avenue and Lyman Street delivers a fine example of an Italianate-style mini-mansion in the heart of Woonsocket’s North End.

04/19/2008

House of the Week: This ‘half-house’ has a lot going for it
The Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission labeled Tiverton’s Job Gray House one of the rarest and most unusual in the town.

04/12/2008

House of the Week: 1690s home comes with guest house and 19 acres
The placement of the bread oven in the fireplace of Bonnie and Miles Harrison’s Colonial in Little Compton supplies proof that the house was built in the 1690s, if not earlier.

04/05/2008

House of the Week: Vintage Italianate-style ‘mini-mansion’ off Broadway
While the Blizzard of 1978 was bearing down on Rhode Island, Emio DiSanto signed the legal papers to own a vintage Italianate-style house located off Broadway on Providence’s West Side.

03/29/2008

House of the Week: Mount Maple
Enticed by the allure of owning a New England bed and breakfast — and having had a few children relocate to Rhode Island — Thomas and Nancy Dooley in 1995 sold their digs in Illinois and bought Mount Maple, a former boarding house in Wickford Village.

03/22/2008

House of the Week: A modern four-bedroom in Cowesett
Harold and Carolyn Salk, in 1972, found the plans for their dream home in The Providence Journal.

03/15/2008

House of the Week: Federal-style Colonial among Bristol’s oldest homes
Douglas Yock occasionally has driven around his hometown of Bristol in search of a house older than his.

House of the Week: Steps from downtown, Colonial among Bristol’s oldest homes
Douglas Yock occasionally has driven around his hometown of Bristol in search of a house older than his.

03/08/2008

House of the Week:
The arched Tudor-style front door with a similarly arched leaded-glass window boasting diamond-shaped panes, make Margaret Mary “Peggy” Pickford’s Johnston home look like a place for the seven dwarfs from Snow White.

House of the Week: A Johnston cottage with storybook appeal
The arched Tudor-style front door with a similarly arched leaded-glass window boasting diamond-shaped panes, make Margaret Mary “Peggy” Pickford’s Johnston home look like a place for the seven dwarfs from Snow White.

03/01/2008

House of the week: Renovated Warwick house offers wide views
Most mornings Joseph Triangelo drinks a cup of coffee in Warwick while enjoying the view of Barrington and Bristol.

02/23/2008

House of the Week: Second Empire house on Hill dates to 1870s
If Thomas Mahoney had his druthers, he would send out an announcement requesting the following: “Please avoid referring to my home as a just a Victorian.”

02/16/2008

House of the Week: Federal Hill villa holds a tasty touch of Tusccany
Federal Hill, known as Providence’s Little Italy, features a replica of a villa you might see in Italy.

02/09/2008

House of the week: Couple's Hope Valley home dates to 1850s
Furniture-maker Dietrich Baeu spent nearly 20 years living above his manufacturing space.

House of the week
Furniture-maker Dietrich Baeu spent nearly 20 years living above his manufacturing space.

02/02/2008

Country living not far from civilization
Living on Hawkins Pond in Johnston offered Bob and Maryellen Quinn a real-life tale of country living minutes from Greenville’s Apple Valley Mall and about 15 minutes from downtown Providence.

02/01/2008

House of the Week: Johnston log cabin has ample views of pond
Living on Hawkins Pond in Johnston offered Bob and Maryellen Quinn a real-life tale of country living minutes from Greenville’s Apple Valley Mall and about 15 minutes from downtown Providence.

01/25/2008

House of the week: College Hill Colonial blends past, present, keeps tradition
Step through the sliding glass doors and into the backyard of the Samuel Wilkey House, circa 1790, and you’ll find modern-day living in a late 18th-century Colonial.

01/26/2008

An original on Transit Street
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01/18/2008

House of the week: Victorian restoration fulfilled one man's dream
John Patterson, who works in construction, never shied away from a challenge, especially when an old house was involved.

01/11/2008

House of the week: At home among the horse farms in Foster
To accommodate their niece’s love of horses, Bonnie Goff and her sister, Penny, searched for a homestead where her horses could graze.

01/04/2008

House of the Week: South Kingstown property highlights three styles
“It’s an Eliza Doolittle transformation” was how Edmond R. Nickerson described the more than two-year restoration of the historic Daniel and Eliza Ann Rodman Homestead, located on the road leading to the University of Rhode Island in South Kingstown.

12/29/2007

House of the Week: Condo has old school charm
Every time Maura Lindsay and her husband Dr. Thomas Cahill walk in or out of their condo, it feels like arriving or leaving school.

12/21/2007

House of the Week: Tiverton cottage commands bit of historic land
Nearly 330 years before Dr. Anthony and Pam Protenza bought a summer cottage at Fogland Point in Tiverton, their 30,000-square-feet of land had been the site of a battle between Indians and European settlers.