While each has its own unique purpose and charm, there's one room that I couldn't be happier to see being factored into house designs of the moment – the sleeping porch.The clue is in the name when it ...

The concept of a sleeping porch has been around for more than a century. "Around the turn of the 20th century, there was a fresh and sanitary air movement," says Arthur Andersson, FAIA, president ...

Address: 940 Meadows Road, Geneva Price: $3,499,000 This five-bedroom home has seven full bathrooms, four half baths, a sleeping porch and a golf simulator room. The kitchen has a walk-in pantry wi… ...

3. A sleeping porch Admittedly, I'd never heard of a sleeping porch before, but interior designer Liz Caan has convinced me I need one.

You can still find references to sleeping porches among today’s real estate advertisements, although the reality of such amenities is probably analogous to that of butler’s pantries in an age when ...

The 54-acre estate, which has Broadway ties, also includes a pool and pond, an outdoor kitchen, a wine room, six fireplaces ...

From sleeping porches to coastal escapes, these tips and tricks helped people deal with extreme heat before the advent of air-conditioning ...

What is a cold room? Cold rooms were inspired by sleeping porches, which were extremely popular in the early 1900s before air conditioning was widespread.

Ringed on two sides with banks of windows, it was built as a sleeping porch. When the houses were originally advertised in 1917, builder Chase boasted that they were in the “highest and healthiest ...

The second story wasn't added until the 1880s, when Huebner added a sleeping porch and some bedrooms. When Huebner passed, his family buried him near the homestead and eventually sold the property.

Detroit police interviewed the parents of two teenagers who were seen sleeping on the porch of their west side home.

Catalogues for American house-types featured sleeping porches wrapping around colonial-style houses. It was also a British colonial staple.