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Recent Examples of saltbox
The result puts the original saltbox abode at the forefront, visible from three sides, while the addition is set discreetly back, allowing the centuries-old structure to take center stage.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2026
The final tour on May 30 will be Avon and Simsbury including architectural themes of vernacular farmhouses, Georgian and Federal homes and the classic saltbox home.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
With offices in California and Massachusetts, Katie Martinez Design works on a wide range of residential and commercial projects, from renovating a 1740 saltbox farmhouse to crafting a modern Napa Valley winery.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 10 Feb. 2026
Stroll down Main Road and admire houses representing every era of Westport’s long colonial and maritime history, from Cape Cod cottages and colonial saltboxes to showy Greek Revival sea captains’ homes.
—Anna Laird Barto, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025
Christine Ogden had stopped paying the $465-a-month mortgage for her blue saltbox home in the coastal Maine town of Searsport in 2013, according to court documents.
—ProPublica, 20 July 2025
Baron’s Cove, located at the center of it all, is a gorgeous saltbox cottage designed by Colleen Bashaw that underwent a full renovation in 2015.
—Ariel Okin, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025
John Farrell, Coldwell Banker Realty, (978) 578-5203. Roxbury, Connecticut
This four-bedroom modern saltbox was built in 2021 from handmade waterstruck brick.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 16 July 2024
My family lives in the white clapboard saltbox at 335 River Road in Carlisle, Massachusetts, the one-time home of Thaddeus Blood, who was born—most likely in our family room—on May 28, 1755.
—John Kaag, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2026
The final tour on May 30 will be Avon and Simsbury including architectural themes of vernacular farmhouses, Georgian and Federal homes and the classic saltbox home.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
With offices in California and Massachusetts, Katie Martinez Design works on a wide range of residential and commercial projects, from renovating a 1740 saltbox farmhouse to crafting a modern Napa Valley winery.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 10 Feb. 2026
Stroll down Main Road and admire houses representing every era of Westport’s long colonial and maritime history, from Cape Cod cottages and colonial saltboxes to showy Greek Revival sea captains’ homes.
—Anna Laird Barto, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025
Christine Ogden had stopped paying the $465-a-month mortgage for her blue saltbox home in the coastal Maine town of Searsport in 2013, according to court documents.
—ProPublica, 20 July 2025
Baron’s Cove, located at the center of it all, is a gorgeous saltbox cottage designed by Colleen Bashaw that underwent a full renovation in 2015.
—Ariel Okin, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025
John Farrell, Coldwell Banker Realty, (978) 578-5203. Roxbury, Connecticut
This four-bedroom modern saltbox was built in 2021 from handmade waterstruck brick.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 16 July 2024
My family lives in the white clapboard saltbox at 335 River Road in Carlisle, Massachusetts, the one-time home of Thaddeus Blood, who was born—most likely in our family room—on May 28, 1755.
—John Kaag, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saltbox
Noun
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Individual cottages with modern interiors are set up in mini neighborhoods and have fireplaces with polished concrete hearths, heated floors, and floor-to-ceiling glass bifold doors leading to landscaped gardens.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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Lodging options range from studios and cottages to large guest houses ideal for multigenerational groups.—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The main space includes a custom kitchen with an induction Verona stove, leathered granite counters and a large copper farmhouse sink.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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According to locals, the Tschikof family home was a large, yellow farmhouse, with a barn out back and, beyond that, a meadow dotted with mature trees.—
Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Condos and townhome prices, which have been lagging for the past two years, had an even stronger rebound.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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The property can include a single‑family home, condo, duplex, townhome, or mobile home.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The portable help pendant elicited an immediate response from every room in my single-story three-bedroom ranch and worked perfectly at distances of 100 too 400 feet while outside of my home.—
John R. Delaney,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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Close to Rocky Mountain National Park, this all-inclusive guest ranch has everything from classic ranch activities like trail rides to surprising options such as a ropes course and zip line.—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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The property — a 1930s duplex featuring a two-bedroom, one-bath main house with a Spanish barrel tile roof and a towering mango tree, plus two separate efficiencies — is one of many sites affected by gas leak contamination that became endemic during the 1980s.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Highlights include a duplex library, a state-of-the-art gym, a basketball court, a yoga studio, a PGA Tour golf simulator, a private club, and a private dining room.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The photos, originally published by the New York Post's Page Six, also show the coach and journalist holding hands and hugging on the roof of a resort bungalow in Sedona, Arizona.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Most guests will stay in the 95 bungalows dotted around the grounds.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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As contractors build houses closer and closer to the historic Nelson Augustus Moore homestead in Berlin, preservationists are scrambling to save the stone-and-concrete home and 27-acre property.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
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Franklin Roosevelt was president when Dalworthington Gardens was established as a post-Great Depression federal homestead colony.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Sitting Bull Cottage, the original ranch house dating to the 1920s, has been restored.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
30 Mar. 2026
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In the kitchen of a modest Victorian ranch house in Northern California, there sits a small round table.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Saltbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saltbox. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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