To the other side of the entryway, a large sun-filled formal dining room connects to the kitchen via a butler's pantry.

Photo by Grey Crawford. This luxurious classic traditional residence was designed for a female executive in the apparel business. Winner of the American Society of Interior Designers' Gold Award for Best Home Over 3,500 Sq. Ft. Also, featured on HGTV's Top Ten in 2009.

Naples Kenny

Jane Beiles

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One of Oregon's most famous houses, the 1918 Frank J Cobbs House in Portland, designed by architect Albert E. Doyle. The Jacobethan-style mansion with Tudor touches is the largest residence Doyle designed. Photo by KuDa Photography

Cadogan Place is a 12-unit gated community developed by Rohe and Wright Builders in Houston's River Oaks area, and inspired by the Belmond Cadogan Hotel in London. Photo by TK Images

Bryan Chavez Photography

Photography by Richard Mandelkorn

Tony Soluri

Prosofsky Architectural Photography

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This brick and stone residence on a large estate property is an American version of the English country house, and it pays homage to the work of Harrie T. Lindeberg, Edwin Lutyens and John Russell Pope, all practitioners of an elegant country style rooted in classicism. Features include bricks handmade in Maryland, a limestone entry and a library with coffered ceiling and stone floors. The interiors balance formal English rooms with family rooms in a more relaxed Arts and Crafts style. Landscape by Mark Beall and Sara Fairchild