A close relative of the Colonial-style homes scattered across the East Coast and the South, Cape Cod houses were an economical answer to Americans' desires to be homeowners. With roots in the 17th ...

Equipped with a symmetrical facade, a coastal cottage aesthetic, and a white picket fence, these homes are the emblem of timeless charm.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Saying Cape Cod house means much more than just a home on Massachusetts’s coast. Though the term does certainly have a geographic ...

In its purest form, the word that best describes the Cape Cod is compact. The traditional versions of this home stand at a mere one-and-a-half stories, with the half snugly situated under the roof.

Few things are more synonymous with a traditional New England home than a garden full of hydrangeas, chic coastal decor, and the Cape Cod house, which was created by Puritan settlers who came to what ...

“There isn’t really much of a barrier to the natural world when you’re in this house,” says Juliet Stone of her family’s Cape Cod home, designed by Bauhaus luminary Marcel Breuer in 1949. Welcoming us ...

Doreve Nicholaeff designs homes that interact with the coastline instead of overpowering it, each paying respect to the property it’s built on. Having been intrigued by the variation and challenge ...

Here are some examples of postwar design style, including ranch and Cape Cod houses, in Lancaster County and beyond. Click the arrows to move through the photos and see local examples of this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While the elegant and oh-so symmetrical design of Cape Cod properties is now regularly splashed across Pinterest pages and ...