WINONA, Minn. — While touring her family’s historical home in Winona, Stacey Arnold is proud to show elements of restoration: the soapstone floors, handpainted strawberries on a ceiling trim, the ...

Natural stone is an ancient material – people have used it to build their homes for centuries. Over all those years, master craftsmen have discovered how to maximize natural stone’s full potential for ...

They’re stately reminders of a bygone era — when houses were rock-solid, weather-proof and built to last. No wonder brick and stone houses are still around — a legacy of the 19th century when “brick ...

There is a collection of stone houses built by Elisabeth Farrington Stevenson that occupies a mile of land in the village of Croton-on-Hudson. The socialite spent nearly 40 years designing and ...