Cheap Old Houses

While in New York, Ethan and Elizabeth visit an 1850 Italianate with a jaw-dropping midcentury interior, and a 1900 Victorian with its original details. They tour an 1850 schoolhouse restored by a father-daughter team.

Ethan and Elizabeth head to historic Peoria, Ill., to explore an 1890s Queen Anne revival hiding original woodwork and windows. They check out a 1900s Dutch Colonial revival with pocket doors and visit a 1908 Tudor restored with modern design.

Ethan and Elizabeth Finkelstein fall in love with a 1750 saltbox with a huge fieldstone chimney, a 1795 tavern with a 1970s renovation, and a restored 1865 Greek revival.

While visiting homes in Texas, Elizabeth and Ethan meet an owner who unearthed and restored an 1890s stone house from beneath a condemned building. They explore an American Foursquare with a famous owner and find a home filled with midcentury gems.

Bigger is better in the Midwest as Ethan and Elizabeth fall for the ornate ceilings and rich woodwork in an 1800s mansion; they visit a 1902 schoolhouse with limitless possibilities and save the best for last with a lovingly saved 1800s manor.

Elizabeth and Ethan stop at an 1890s Queen Anne revival that has some subtle surprises; they explore an 1870s Italianate with lots of potential; they tour one of the most-remarkably saved Victorian homes they've seen.