It was the 1970s and Gaynel and Craig Schneeman — both just 20-somethings — were exploring Salem County on a springtime house tour. During that tour, the Schneemans visited Barrett's Plantation House ...

When the Banner family sought shelter from Hurricane Ida, which was roaring across the Gulf, they looked for the sturdiest building in the tiny community of Wallace, La., where they live. So they ...

SHELTER ISLAND, N.Y. — Imagine going to your great-aunt’s funeral and unexpectedly being offered an estate that harked back to the 17th century, complete with a plantation house where slaves once ...

Peeking out on a wooded street in Manassas, the stately brick and white-trimmed mansion looks as though it has a story to tell. Built in 1825, the Liberia Plantation house quietly stands as though ...

A plantation home in Alexandria built prior to the Louisiana Purchase still stands proudly as one of the oldest structures in Louisiana. Kent Plantation House was built in 1796 by Pierre Baillio II.

WALLACE, La. — John Cummings is restoring a 1790s plantation house as a museum, but he hopes that future visitors will spend only a few minutes there. The main attractions will be the grounds, with ...