Not everyone celebrates the demolition of details like wood moldings and stately fireplaces in favor of white Sheetrock, loftlike spaces and glass.

WSJ: The House With a Surprise Inside

All over the upstairs, wallpaper patterns and wood moldings popped into clarity.

NEWYORKER: Outage

The mansion's grand staircase had long since been removed, but the dark wood moldings, carved wood details and plasterwork survived in many of the rooms, as do gilded ornamental flowers and leaves.

WSJ: Pieces of a Mansion Puzzle on Block