Homebuilders are turning the siding industry on its head. Contractors and architects are breathing new life into vertical board-and-batten siding. Long a staple on old farmhouses and some niche styles ...

Century-old farmhouses made the most of timber, brick and other natural materials, whether collected nearby or brought by railcar in a kit. New homes borrow classic farmhouse characteristics of ...

Driving through the Pamela Park neighborhood of Edina, you can’t help but notice the sparkling white houses with gable roofs, front porches and black-clad windows that pop up like proud sentries among ...