Jun. 30—Local history buffs ought to enjoy this one: A "historic inventory" of the Adair-Uppertown section of Astoria, by Jill A. Chappel. It's actually a rather dry 1994 report to the city's ...

A vacant beach house built on stilts has collapsed into the sea off the coast of North Carolina. The impact was so severe that it inflicted structural damage on a neighbouring house which crashed into ...

Read full article: This rotting Florida shack holds a deadly secret. Here’s the full story A photograph of the Ostwind from around 40 years ago in Jacksonville before it was moved to Miami Beach to be ...

A just-finished waterfront vacation retreat in Longboat Key, Fla. has a contemporary style, is energy efficient and sits on 14-foot-tall stilts, putting its living area 17 feet above sea level. In the ...

Dated between 5,900 to 5,800 BC, a village found in Lake Ohrid may be the oldest European lake village ever discovered. The village’s settlements were built on stilts, protecting homes from changing ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — One Beaumont homeowner is thanking government funding for helping her not only survive Harvey but for making changes to her home so that she never goes through that horror again.