The house, on Benefit Street in Providence, was built in 1791 for a local merchant and sea captain and remained in the Brown family from 1814 to 1985.

Brown & Brown placed the garage at the front of the lot. ... The four-story modern house in Fort Greene, which the artist had built two decades ago, is on the market for $6.5 million.

"Zachary Taylor Brown and his wife Sara moved here. He was a rancher and was also involved in early businesses. They built this house in 1899 they lived on the property in a small house before, so ...

Tanghongs said his prototype house costs over $700,000 — twice the cost of a median-price new home in D-FW. He's designed a smaller, 2,500-square-foot version that will go for just under $600,000.