Custom Placements: Real Estate Lead 1

Some retro-cool homes on the market in Rockford, Lake Bluff, and Lake Forest, as well as two in Michigan.

In the 1880s, Bradley Thomas Batsford of London began publishing books featuring old English homes, including photographs, blueprints, and drawings, which eventually made their way to the U.S. It took a while to catch on, but with the 1911 publication of The Domestic Architecture of England During the Tudor Period, a “new” design trend began … Read more

Most of these properties were built before World War II — but we had to throw in something from Marina City, for good measure.

The listings include one home that nods to the diner culture along Route 66.

Pickings are slim this time of year, but there are some gorgeous historical properties that are available now.

Whatever you do: Don’t live in one of these five homes and throw stones.

Known for their front-facing gable roofs, modest size, and raised basements, workers cottages were originally built as affordable housing in the 19th century.