“It’s a literal connection to our history,” said Arenstam, executive director of the Pilgrim John Howland ... what family life was like in the 17th century, he said. The house is filled ...

The central hall of Raffaele Fabrizio’s 17th-century palazzo in Valmorea, Italy, a village near Lake Como, features trompe l’oeil windows and a vaulted ceiling with faux coffered panels.