Once you pass under the vaulted ceiling of the eastern entrance, you enter the lobby of what was once The Irving National Bank (the bank later moved to One Wall Street, now also being converted into ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." While a ceiling is a fundamental component of any building, most are modest and rather forgettable.

Detroit’s grande dame is getting a face-lift. The remarkable murals on the Fisher Building’s vaulted ceilings suffered from years of leaks and ill-advised restoration efforts. Now the new owners — The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I think old houses, and the people who love them, are fascinating. When it was completed in 1915, New York’s Equitable Building ...

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the center of the Notre Dame campus is a Neo-Gothic masterpiece. The Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the center of the Notre Dame campus is a Neo-Gothic masterpiece ...

In the 1924 Fugard & Knapp building on Cedar just east of State, there's a wealth of condos with double-height ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows, and interior balconies. One more just joined the ...

Q. I'm planning a room addition to our home and would like to make the ceiling a sloping, cathedral one. In the past few months I've been hearing about people building roofs like this without any ...