WINDOWSHOPPING
Five 18th-century homes, Colonial to Federal.
SHEFFIELD, MA / $450,000
Once an 18th-century tavern, this clapboarded saltbox has an unusual flared door surround and 12/8 sash windows. A walk-in stone fireplace (plus four others), wide-plank floors, original doors, built-in cupboards, exposed beams, and period hardware remain inside.
PETERSBURG, VA / $424,950
Mansfield was the home of emancipation activist Elizabeth Keckley. The inverted T plan from 1740 includes an unusual dual-pitch roof in front and a Georgian hipped roof at the rear. Inside, find exceptional Georgian mantels, high ceilings, and a grand staircase in its period rooms.
ALLENTOWN, NJ / $290,000
Built about 1720 and with later 18th-century additions, this side-hall Georgian features 9/9 parlorlevel windows and a transom. Inside: randomwidth pine floors, hand-hewn exposed beams, plank doors with original hardware, and staircase.
ANCHORAGE, KY / $795,000
Constructed in the 1780s of hand-hewn timber, this two-storey double-pen log house on the National Register is finished with of-the-era details, from wide center hall to massive stone fireplaces, wideplank floors, and simple pine mantels.
NEW CASTLE, DE / $434,900
An endangered National Historic Landmark, Stonum was greatly enlarged in 1769 from a 1730 structure. Notable 18th-century features include mantels, mouldings, paneling, and pine floors. Victorian-era porch piers later were replaced with concrete block.