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Recent Examples of saltbox
Christine Ogden had stopped paying the $465-a-month mortgage for her blue saltbox home in the coastal Maine town of Searsport in 2013, according to court documents.
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ProPublica, 20 July 2025
With offices in California and Massachusetts, Katie Martinez Design works on a wide range of residential and commercial projects, from renovating a 1740 saltbox farmhouse to crafting a modern Napa Valley winery.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2025
Baron’s Cove, located at the center of it all, is a gorgeous saltbox cottage designed by Colleen Bashaw that underwent a full renovation in 2015.
—Ariel Okin, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025
John Farrell, Coldwell Banker Realty, (978) 578-5203. Roxbury, Connecticut
This four-bedroom modern saltbox was built in 2021 from handmade waterstruck brick.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 16 July 2024
My family lives in the white clapboard saltbox at 335 River Road in Carlisle, Massachusetts, the one-time home of Thaddeus Blood, who was born—most likely in our family room—on May 28, 1755.
—John Kaag, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
Canaan, New York Courtesy image The Donnelly House, a pre-Revolutionary two-bedroom saltbox, stands on a hilltop plateau with panoramic views of the Berkshire Mountains.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 19 Aug. 2023
Over several years and a two-part renovation, Lisa transformed the vintage saltbox without stripping its alpine feel.
—Laura Fenton, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
With age comes both beauty and history; guests can visit historical landmarks like the Hoxie House Museum, a home built around 1675 that is likely the oldest saltbox home on Cape Cod.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2023
ProPublica, 20 July 2025
With offices in California and Massachusetts, Katie Martinez Design works on a wide range of residential and commercial projects, from renovating a 1740 saltbox farmhouse to crafting a modern Napa Valley winery.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2025
Baron’s Cove, located at the center of it all, is a gorgeous saltbox cottage designed by Colleen Bashaw that underwent a full renovation in 2015.
—Ariel Okin, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025
John Farrell, Coldwell Banker Realty, (978) 578-5203. Roxbury, Connecticut
This four-bedroom modern saltbox was built in 2021 from handmade waterstruck brick.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 16 July 2024
My family lives in the white clapboard saltbox at 335 River Road in Carlisle, Massachusetts, the one-time home of Thaddeus Blood, who was born—most likely in our family room—on May 28, 1755.
—John Kaag, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
Canaan, New York Courtesy image The Donnelly House, a pre-Revolutionary two-bedroom saltbox, stands on a hilltop plateau with panoramic views of the Berkshire Mountains.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 19 Aug. 2023
Over several years and a two-part renovation, Lisa transformed the vintage saltbox without stripping its alpine feel.
—Laura Fenton, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
With age comes both beauty and history; guests can visit historical landmarks like the Hoxie House Museum, a home built around 1675 that is likely the oldest saltbox home on Cape Cod.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saltbox
Noun
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The home's interior is finished in wood too, with decorative cottage-style beams.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Oct. 2025
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In the film, Tomnikov plays a 30-something trauma survivor named Heloisa who arrives at a summer cottage with her new boyfriend and discovers that her boyfriend’s mother, a woman named Anu, is her former psychotherapist with whom Heloisa had fallen out.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The fact that paranormal experts Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine Warren (Vera Farmiga) dealt with horrors in real life adds to the fear factor of James Wan's franchise starter, which focused on a Rhode Island family, their rundown farmhouse and some witchiness.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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This gorgeous kitchen is decidedly farmhouse.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The other was a seven-unit townhome project in Denver’s Sunnyside neighborhood.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
10 Oct. 2025
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The multi-level townhome, with an elevator serving all levels, is grand.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This classic recipe is complemented by slivers of bacon and ranch, two Southern favorites.—
Mary Alice Russell,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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For men, the Cody James Wyatt jean is a bestseller, given its durability as well as stretch that works for everyday or on the ranch.—
Catherine Salfino,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The duplex penthouses offer three- and four-bedroom plans that include private terraces.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
21 Oct. 2025
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Next door to the Moores, an unhappy young couple had rented a room on the first floor of an ancient duplex, a house with debris in the yard that included bedsprings and shopping carts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Clippers’ Intuit Dome has 46 traditional suites, plus 20 bungalow suites and four courtside cabanas.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Craftsman-style bungalow was originally built in the 1940s and withstood several haphazard additions and renovations before Haury and Saikami got their hands on it.—
Linne Halpern,
Architectural Digest,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Currently, homeowners can qualify for a homestead exemption from local-government and school-district taxes on the first $25,000 of the taxable values of their properties and from local-government taxes on the values between $50,000 and $75,000.—
Jim Turner,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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This proposes altering the Texas Constitution to allow the state legislature to provide temporary homestead exemptions for improvements made to properties that have been destroyed by fire.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The tree was probably planted around 1918 by Donald and Gertrude Ingersoll, who originally bought a parcel of land on this site, built a ranch house, and began replacing native foliage with tall, shady Australian eucalyptus trees.—
Lonnie Burstein Hewitt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Oct. 2025
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His polo field, green-and-white stables, and sprawling ranch house had survived fires in 1938 and 1978.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Saltbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saltbox. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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