IDYLLWILD, CA /$399,000
Enter Knotty Pines Hideaway through a rustic porch supported by bark-on timbers. The knotty-pine interior and massive river-rock fireplace date to 1937. The bedroom/sleeping porch has casements and a built-in twig desk.
LANESBOROUGH, MA /$689,900
Enclosed by a wraparound verandah, this ca. 1780 Federal farmhouse with additions retains fluted pilasters, dentil cornice, swags in the frieze, and fanlight over the front door. Inside: a spiral staircase and two vintage kitchens.
LEXINGTON, VA /$875,000
The oldest part of this restored and expanded log house dates to 1813. Inside are chinked walls, paneling and built-ins, and stone fireplaces. A covered porch with a fireplace at either end is a more recent addition.
VINALHAVEN, ME /$799,000
Built on a protected cove around 1890, this lobsterman’s cottage has beadboard walls, a…