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Period Homes is the ultimate resource for professionals working in residential architecture in the classical style. Every month, our editors will hand-pick selections from our features, profiles, and projects--not to mention our comprehensive Buying Guides.

Our May edition features Donald Lococo Architects modernization of a traditional home, how architect Tom Kligerman brings an early 20th-century gem out of the shadows and into the light, building with natural stone, and more.

DIGITAL EDITION | May 2019

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Profiles

Classical townhouse entryway — The stairway’s dramatic mural, of a pastoral landscape, unifies the space near the entry to the townhouse.
Robert Benson

Gerald Pomeroy Talks About Townhouse Interiors
When it comes to designing spaces in historical rowhouses, Gerald Pomeroy looks to classical principles for inspiration.

Interior Designer Thomas Pheasant
Interior designer Thomas Pheasant has been designing celebrated home furnishings for more than 15 years.

A Glimpse Into the Life of Architect Phillip Dodd
Author and architect Phillip Dodd draws inspiration from his background and beyond to design breathtaking houses.

Features

A new brick retaining wall at the edge of the sidewalk restored grandeur to the home, adding a visual pedestal.
Gordon Beall

Donald Lococo Architects Modernizes a D.C. Traditional Home
Donald Lococo Architects modernizes a traditional home in the nation’s capital while elevating its classic grandeur.

Ferguson & Shamamian's Spanish Colonial House
Ferguson & Shamamian recreate the vocabulary of an original Spanish Colonial house in Santa Monica.

Jones & Boer Architects' Shaker-Inspired Farmhouse
A Shaker-inspired farmhouse created by Jones & Boer Architects is a striking composition against a bucolic backdrop in Maryland.

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Projects

kitchen with Moroccan tiles — To evoke a feeling of there being a hearth in the kitchen, Kligerman framed the stove alcove with terracotta moldings. Warm-toned Moroccan tiles, rich walnut base cabinets, and splayed wood ceiling beams add to the cozy ambience.
William Waldron

Ike Kligerman Barkley Renovates an Arts & Crafts Home
Focusing on proportion and purpose, architect Tom Kligerman brings an early 20th-century gem out of the shadows and into the light.

Historical Concepts Designs Luxury Apartments
Historical Concepts designs luxury apartments that reflect the Durham, North Carolina, neighborhood’s industrial past.

A Low-Country Creole by TS Adams Studio
TS Adams Studio designs a Low-Country French Creole cottage that meets a planned community’s architectural guidelines.

Product Reports

veneer stones in random, mixed colors — Veneer stones in random, mixed colors and laid in irregular shapes and joints complete the bulk of the façade of this covered entrance.
Courtesy of Aztec Stone Empire

Building with Natural Stone for Home Additions, Repairs, and New Old Homes
What to look for when shopping for natural stone.

Townhome Stonework
We speak with Old World Stone, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, and Stone Details about dressing townhouses with dimensional stone.

Creating a Period Entryway
Regardless of its traditional style, the front door, the signature of the home’s architecture, is designed to make a grand entrance.s.

From our Sister Sites:

*Built in 1903, the Prairie-style American Foursquare was built in materials including brick, stucco, and wood. Details include corner quoins and brackets in the eaves.*
Gridley + Graves

A Prairie Foursquare in Memphis
The 1903 house in Memphis, Tennessee, is a boldly detailed example of the Midwest Prairie School genre on the familiar foursquare type. The well-preserved house never looked better than now.

Restoring a Shingle Style House
A collection of architectural salvage played a role in the restoration of this handsome Shingle Style house.

Modern Craftsman Kitchen
To replace nondescript space in an old house, an architect designs a hard-working “modern Craftsman” kitchen for a friend who has strong ideas about design and function.

Gamble House dining room — Japanese influence permeates the dining room, the most formal room at the Gamble House. Note the fine details in woodwork, stained glass, and tile. Paneling is red-brown mahogany. Like the house, the furniture was designed by the brothers Greene.
Alexander Vertikoff

Tracing the Lineage of Arts & Crafts Furniture
The movement’s furniture proves that Arts & Crafts is a design philosophy and a way of working, much more so than a “style.” How else to explain so many design vocabularies?

Jewel-Box Kitchen
Framed by a stepped arch, this gem of a kitchen stars in the sensitive renovation of a 1920s bungalow.

New Arts & Crafts in a Traditional Neighborhood: A Perfect Fit
Tradition runs strong on Crane Island in Lake Minnetonka: the new house had to look like it was built in 1910.

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