NEW ORLEANS – After Hurricane Katrina, news stories focused nationally on what the storm did to the Lower Ninth Ward, an area hard-pressed economically even before the hurricane with thousands of ...

BUXTON, N.C. (AP) — A beachfront stilt home along the Outer Banks in North Carolina has collapsed into the surf, bringing the total number of houses claimed by the Atlantic Ocean to 12 in the past ...

A just-finished waterfront vacation retreat in Longboat Key, Fla. has a contemporary style, is energy efficient and sits on 14-foot-tall stilts, putting its living area 17 feet above sea level. In the ...

As difficult as it is for the Lake brothers to pick a favorite photo, picking a favorite memory of their family stilt house may be even tougher. “Birthdays out there for my daughter, my brother-in-law ...

Beachfront homes that offer instant access to white sand and a crystal-clear ocean are a rare find—but even rarer is a dwelling that sits directly atop that beachfront, mere feet away from the water.

Whether to make sloped sites level or reduce impact on natural surroundings, here are eight contemporary houses on stilts.

Greg Lake patted the south wall of the newly rebuilt Lake family stilt home. His blue shirt with bright yellow ‘NAVY’ letters shown vividly against the new paint. “It definitely is awesome to have ...