Now other residents are slapping fresh paint on historic dwellings.

Maple Terrace Court and Walton Apartments is a group of historic dwellings located at Charleston, West Virginia.

There are some historic dwellings in North Park, as there was some development before World War II.

Snow's Court is an alley of historic dwellings located in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood in Washington D.C.

Greycliffe House is a historic, two-storey residential dwelling situated in the Sydney Suburb of Vaucluse.

House museums - a smattering of cultural artifacts set up in a historic dwelling - occupy the quietest corner of the cultural world.

Osgood's coal empire also spurred construction of the Crystal River Railroad and Redstone's historic dwellings.

House is a historic single dwelling in Bayfield, Wisconsin, United States.

Sixteen "historic dwellings" set amid a Unesco World Heritage site: doubles from £140 a night, including breakfast.

Although they have not yet come to fruition, plans are underway to restore several of the old historic dwellings and perhaps build a resort hotel nearby.