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Recent Examples of saltbox
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.
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ProPublica, 20 July 2025
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, 15 Apr. 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
Canaan, New York Courtesy image The Donnelly House, a pre-Revolutionary two-bedroom saltbox, stands on a hilltop plateau with panoramic views of the Berkshire Mountains.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 19 Aug. 2023
Over several years and a two-part renovation, Lisa transformed the vintage saltbox without stripping its alpine feel.
—Laura Fenton, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
With age comes both beauty and history; guests can visit historical landmarks like the Hoxie House Museum, a home built around 1675 that is likely the oldest saltbox home on Cape Cod.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2023
ProPublica, 20 July 2025
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, 15 Apr. 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
Canaan, New York Courtesy image The Donnelly House, a pre-Revolutionary two-bedroom saltbox, stands on a hilltop plateau with panoramic views of the Berkshire Mountains.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 19 Aug. 2023
Over several years and a two-part renovation, Lisa transformed the vintage saltbox without stripping its alpine feel.
—Laura Fenton, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
With age comes both beauty and history; guests can visit historical landmarks like the Hoxie House Museum, a home built around 1675 that is likely the oldest saltbox home on Cape Cod.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saltbox
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Along with six standard guest rooms, the resort features 28 cottages, with two designed by Frank Lloyd Wright protégé John Rattenbury.—
Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Aug. 2025
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One editor said that this style of cottage felt like a standard cottage cheese, with a nice variety of curd sizes, standard level of saltiness, and mild but pleasant level of tang.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
10 Aug. 2025
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It's believed that exposure began in the farmhouse 12 years ago, leading to a colonization of mold from inhaled spores.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Aug. 2025
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Men at the farmhouse responded by blasting away with guns, expending boxes of ammunition to no effect.—
Josh Wood,
The Courier-Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
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The preliminary plan included 730 single-family homes, 326 townhomes and 840 multifamily units, as well as a 200-room hotel and 306,000 square feet of commercial, office and retail space.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Aug. 2025
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Police searched the townhome regarding the mail theft.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
13 Aug. 2025
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In addition, both had childhood experiences at their grandparents’ hobby farms: Schneider’s grandfather had a horse ranch and vegetable farm in Michigan, and Alem’s grandmother grew corn, tomatoes and cucumbers in Louisiana.—
Nara Schoenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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The pair became a Hollywood power couple and tied the knot in 1988 during a top-secret ceremony at Reynolds' ranch in Jupiter, Fla., which was documented by PEOPLE.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Maybe the grandest of all was 740 Park Avenue, where Jackie Bouvier Kennedy grew up and John D. Rockefeller Jr. lived in a prime duplex.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
11 Aug. 2025
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Holmes Hotel, a 4-star on Baker Street, is made up of four Georgian townhouses with 118 hotel rooms that range from cozy doubles to luxurious, 50 square meter duplex loft suites.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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While none of the bungalows or villas include a private plunge pool, the resort’s centerpiece—the Coliseum Pool—more than makes up for it.—
John Vorwald,
Robb Report,
4 Aug. 2025
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To step inside your private bungalow, available in one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and three-bedroom layouts, feels like stepping inside a gingerbread house with a tropical twist.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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In some versions of the tale, the wolf scurries off to the forest while the three pigs live happily ever after in humble homesteads of their choice.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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On nearly four acres, Villa Kuro—a 1960s ranch-style homestead cabin with two bedrooms—sits at the base of a quiet residential neighborhood in south Joshua Tree.—
Jessica Cherner,
Architectural Digest,
13 Aug. 2025
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Ronald Reagan bought in the Palisades in 1956, and commissioned a modern ranch house.—
Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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In the 1880s structures were added including ranch houses, winery, a chapel and blacksmith and saddle shops.—
Paul Bersebach,
Oc Register,
25 June 2025
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“Saltbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saltbox. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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