Set on 8.5 acres of former plantation land, this National Register-listed Greek Revival farmhouse boasts 14-foot ceilings, original moldings and fireplaces, and a columned portico. The pristine house dates to 1835 and is listed for $549K.

Set in the picturesque seaside town of Camden, Me., this quintessential Cape-style house, dating to 1825, has been recently upgraded with 35 new windows, a new roof, brick driveway, and two kitchens. The $439K listing includes 1.27 verdant acres.

Built by James T. Lewis, the 9th governor of Wisconsin, in 1854, this Italianate mansion retains plenty of original features, including a spiral front staircase, maple floors, and a tin ceiling, but needs some gussying up in places. It is currently listed for $399K.

It may look near ancient from the outside—and at 338 years old, it probably should—but this salt box has been refurbished top-to-bottom in recent years. A modern chef's kitchen now joins all the historic detail in this $330K listing.

Adjoining the Heritage Museum in Sandwich, Mass., the 1685 Tobey House is a 3,200-square-foot "treasure" on 1.6 pondfront acres. The quirky interiors might be responsible for the slow sale, which has seen the price chopped down from $495K to the current $399K.

Sporting black clapboard siding and red doors, the Samuel Davis House dates to 1685, but has seen "thoughtfully designed additions that meet today's living needs." Still, this house too has had trouble selling, with the price plunging from $1.36M to $575K.

Referred to in the brokerbabble as "one of the finest colonial manor homes in Maryland," Long Meadows was built in several stages, with construction beginning in 1730 and continuing intermittently into the 1840s. Today the house is listed for just under $900K.

For a sprawling home with plenty of local lore within its walls, the General Jackson House is being offered for a modest price: $249K. A distinguished Civil War officer, General Jackson built this five-bedroom home in 1884, and later became a fixture of the oil and steel businesses of western Pennsylvania.

Built in 1885 by prominent architect Nicholas Clayton for a local grocer, this Victorian classic recently underwent a three-year renovation. The restoration brought new life to the original woodwork and bronze accents, and prepped the house for its $642K listing.

The rare antebellum Alabama home designed by a New York architect, Kenworthy Hall was completed in 1860 for plantation transplant Edward Kenworthy Carlisle. Today sited on 19 acres, with its original brick tower intact, the Hall is asking $849K.

The very picture of a Southern farmstead, the Oakland plantation house now occupies only a fraction of the acreage it commanded upon its 1826 completion. The densely treed property stands in stark contrast to its farming neighbors, but retains the feel of an old S.C. plantation. The Oakland is current listed for $498K.

Built as a corn mill in the 1790s by a Revolutionary War veteran, Cox Mill was recently converted into a private residence, albeit one that retained even the disused paddle wheel on the side of the building. Listed on the National Register in 1983, Cox Mill is currently asking $325K.