Good architects design nice buildings. Better architects tap into their vision and imagination. Curious, they delve beyond the nuts and bolts of a project, seeking not only to create or recreate a house but also to consider the intangible elements that endow a structure with a personality all its own. In the case of renovating an old structure with a prominent past, the challenge is to weave its history into its rejuvenation, as architect Patrick Ahearn did with the Myles Standish Hotel when he transformed the late 19th century structure in Duxbury, Massachusetts, a quintessential coastal town, into a grande dame seaside estate.

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