Parks and gracious old houses, beautifully renovated, border the metropolitan area.

As those looking for a distinctive residence have discovered, that deficiency places gracious old houses within their financial reach.

In these mostly residential neighborhoods, some of the capital's best restaurants occupy gracious old houses.

A gracious house, a good and faithful wife, four promising children, health and achievement, what more could a man reasonably ask?

Wouldn't it be just wonderful to own a gracious old house in the heart of Ireland?

Directly afterwards we will proceed, with some kind of protective escort, to a gracious house not far away.

The restaurant and bar occupy the ground floor of a gracious old house with a wraparound porch.

As he walked slowly down the street, idly looking at the gracious old houses built over a hundred years ago, Nick took a deep breath.

The Chief Inspector stepped through the gate in the wall, and paused for a moment, looking at the gracious house before him.

These gracious houses, commissioned by merchants in the 18th and 19th centuries, are still private homes.