While house hunting, you may have come across a mention of a “saltbox” and wondered: What the heck is a saltbox house? Well, wonder no longer! Named for the shape of the container used to hold salt in ...

The quaint New England saltbox house is as distinctive to the region as crisp fall foliage, rocky coastlines, and picturesque winters. Inherently charming in their simplicity, these historic homes are ...

The name of the road -- Hulls Highway -- is deceiving enough, but then so is the house at 940 Hulls Highway in the Southport section of Fairfield. Both can fool you in the best possible way. Despite ...

Step into the past without leaving the comforts of the 21st century in the reproduction Colonial house at 999 Burr St. in the Greenfield Hill area. The house was built in 1970 to resemble an early ...

AUBURN – An example of American Colonial architecture is found in this custom reproduction of the classic New England saltbox, which features post-and-beam construction, an open floor plan and an ...

Colonial houses are our heritage: physical evidence of the people who first traveled to North America and settled here. Today, “Colonial” has come to be a generic mashup of old and new stylistic ...

The name of the road -- Hulls Highway -- is deceiving enough, but then so is the house at 940 Hulls Highway in the Southport section of Fairfield. Both can fool you in the best possible way. Despite ...

Dating back to the 1600s, saltbox houses remain simple, traditional, and steeped in history. Whether you're escaping the city for a summer road trip through quiet New England towns or roaming ...

STRATFORD — The town’s early architectural history will be on display this weekend as part of a walking tour that will explore Colonial-era buildings and the lives of the people who called them home.

Saltbox homes are Colonial New England farmhouses named after the Colonial salt container they resemble, which has a sloping lid. A one-story extension added to the back of a typical Colonial-style ...

Pictured Above: Designer Annie Anderson's Colonial home in Kansas City. Colonial-style homes belong to one of the most recognizable residential architectural styles in the United States. It originated ...