Cheap Old Houses

While in New York, Ethan and Elizabeth visit a 1850 Italianate with a jaw-dropping midcentury interior and a 1900 Victorian with its original details; they tour a 1850 schoolhouse restored by a father-daughter team with a connection to the building.

Ethan and Elizabeth head to historic Peoria, Illinois, to explore a 1890s Queen Anne Revival hiding original woodwork and windows; they check out a 1900s Dutch Colonial Revival with pocket doors and visit a 1908 Tudor restored with modern design.

Ethan and Elizabeth Finkelstein hunt for properties to post on their site in Upstate New York; they fall in love with a 1750 saltbox with a huge fieldstone chimney, a 1795 tavern with a 1970s renovation, and a restored 1865 Greek revival.

While visiting homes in Texas, Elizabeth and Ethan meet an owner who unearthed and restored an 1890s stone house from beneath a condemned building; they explore an American Foursquare with a famous owner and find a home filled with mid-century gems.

Bigger is better in the Midwest as Ethan and Elizabeth fall for the ornate ceilings and rich woodwork in an 1800s mansion; they visit a 1902 schoolhouse with limitless possibilities and save the best for last with a lovingly saved 1800s manor.

Elizabeth and Ethan stop at an 1890s Queen Anne revival that has some subtle surprises; they explore an 1870s Italianate with lots of potential; they tour one of the most-remarkably saved Victorian homes they've seen.

From cozy cottages to stone farm houses, there's something for every Cheap Old House lover in Pennsylvania; while there, Elizabeth and Ethan visit an Arts and Crafts bungalow full of original tile and an 1880s home that needs a little restoration.

Elizabeth and Ethan head to North Carolina to visit two houses that feature unique, time-capsule qualities and are both under $60,000; a Folk Victorian-style boutique hotel in Mayodan, N.C., with vintage furniture included in the price.

In New York, Elizabeth and Ethan visit two 1800s-era homes whose unique features include a massive barn, formal ballrooms and historic landmark status.

Elizabeth and Ethan take another trip across the country to see a restored church-turned-home that was purchased for just $1; on the way, they check out an iconic four-story tower in Ohio and massive 1880s Queen Anne Victorian in Pennsylvania.