WHAT: A five-bedroom three-bath foursquare with two half baths  SIZE: 3,813 square feet (estimated)  PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT: $340  SETTING: Madison is a borough of 16,000 people 30 miles from New York. This 1903 foursquare is on a two-lane road that runs through town, across from Drew University. The borough is also home to Fairleigh Dickinson University. The neighborhood is a mix of older and newer houses, some dating back to the early 20th century, when the area was the summer home of wealthy families. Downtown, under a mile away from this house, has small shops and restaurants, blocks lined with iron benches and old-fashioned street lamps. Thereâs also a New Jersey Transit train stop.  INDOORS: The three-story house has retained most of its original details, including chestnut built-ins and woodwork, leaded stained-glass windows, bead-board ceilings and oak floors. The first floor has two parlors, one on either side of the foyer, both with wood-burning fireplaces with the original glazed-tile surrounds. The kitchen has granite counters, custom cabinets and a pressed-tin backsplash. A butlerâs pantry with a wet bar connects it to the dining room, which has built-in china cabinets. Reproduction and period wallpaper was put up during renovations.  Bedrooms are on the second and third floors. The master, on the second floors, has a fireplace. Both of the upstairs bathrooms have claw-foot tubs. Parts of the basement are finished, with a recreation room, a wine cellar and storage rooms. The propertyâs carriage house has been converted into a large living area with an original glass-front trophy cabinet and wainscoting throughout.  OUTDOOR SPACE: Three-quarters of an acre, with a wraparound porch, a back deck and patio, and a backyard  CONTACT: Susan Massengill, Keller Williams Metropolitan (973) 539-1120 x1376; http://smassengill.yourkwagent.com  WHAT: A three-bedroom three-bath cottage  PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT: $392  SETTING: University Park is an inner-ring suburb of Dallas, about six miles from downtown. This 1926 cottage has a stone facade and is on a short dead-end road that bends around a shoulder of the Dallas Country Club, two blocks from a couple of city parks. Its neighbors are a mix of old and new houses. The local public schools are highly regarded â Newsweek, for example, ranked Highland Park High School among the top in the country.  INDOORS: The two-story house was renovated within the last 10 years. Moldings and wood floors are original. Stainless-steel kitchen appliances and marble countertops were installed in 2007, when the roomâs floors were replaced with 200-year-old slate tiles salvaged from a church in Vermont. The cabinets are hand-painted. In a small hallway off the dining room, thereâs a wet bar. Also on the first floor is a library, a den and a sunroom with a bowed wood-paneled ceiling and French doors opening to the backyard. The entry-level master bedroom is part of a suite with a walk-in closet and a bathroom with a separate shower and tub, updated in 2002. The other two bedrooms are upstairs.  OUTDOOR SPACE: The house is on a fifth of an acre, with yards in front and back, and a back stone patio.  CONTACT: Jonathan Thayer, Dave Perry-Miller & Associates (214) 451-0485; daveperrymiller.com  WHAT: A two-bedroom two-and-a-half-bath midcentury modern  PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT: $446  SETTING: Bloomfield Hills is a wooded suburb about 20 miles outside of Detroit. This 1950 house is on a dead-end lane in a pocket of midcentury modern houses overlooking Gilbert Lake, one of a patchwork of lakes that cover the area. The houses were designed by Harold Turner, a builder for Frank Lloyd Wright. (Turnerâs personal residence was next door.) Grocery stores, restaurants and other amenities are within a mile, in the cityâs small downtown.  INDOORS: The house is a single-story brick-and-limestone structure with pitched roofs and several walls of windows, some with lake views. It was renovated between 2004 and 2006 by Young & Young, a family-run architecture firm that has worked in the area for more than 50 years.  Steps in the foyer lead down to the living room and kitchen, a large open space with a corner fireplace and wall of windows facing the landscaped lot. Several of the rooms and hallways have built-in wood shelves. Floors are slate and light-colored hardwood, and have radiant heating. Past the living room is a study, and beyond that, a bedroom. Like many of the rooms, this room opens to a patio. The master bedroom, at the other end of the house, has partial lake views and its own patio.  OUTDOOR SPACE: The lot was landscaped by Deborah Silver, a designer based in Michigan. A curving granite walkway edged with box hedges hugs one side of the house. The lot is sloped and shaded by trees. At one edge, thereâs a paved circular sitting area.  CONTACT: Cindy Kahn SKBK Sothebyâs International Realty (248) 568-7309; cindykahn.com
This weekâs offerings include a 1903 house in New Jersey, a stone cottage near Dallas and a midcentury modern near Detroit.