I think Woj? He was talking about junky backyards or something. I'd second John's comments about beautiful churches. And what about the Arts and Crafts movement? There are some just glorious homes, furniture, tapestries, ceramics, fabrics?
Sears mass marketed those homes, as I learned when I lived in Solvay, NY. My neighbor was telling me about how, when he was in France during WWII, his wife packed away the money, bought a craftsman home kit from Sears and put up the house for his return.
Kelley