The Wadsworth Atheneum is a cultural gem. Established in 1842, it’s the oldest continuously operating public art museum in the U.S. and boasts a revered, encyclopedic collection. Its pedigree ...

Some buyers might view a dilapidated barn as a teardown. But when one hit the market in Germantown, N.Y., Carolyn Roumeguere, a French jewelry designer, saw it as an opportunity. “I walked in ...