Large Victorian-style houses in D.C. are frequently converted to condominiums rather than restored and renovated as ­single-family homes. But when Tarique Jawed, principal of Lot Squared ...

Built in the style of Mackinac Island’s historic Victorian mansions, the home’s exterior features a wrap-around porch that curves around a corner turret with panoramic views over the water.

Growing up the youngest of 12 children, in a home with one bath and no shower, attorney Brian Barr never imagined he might one day rinse off in a 14-by-9-foot ovoid wet room that's big enough to ...