'Houses with History': Release date, spoilers and all about HGTV show

A new home transformation series that will have you glued to your seats; a walk through history and design
The cast of 'Houses with History' (Instagram)
The cast of 'Houses with History' (Instagram)

'Houses with History' is a 2021 home renovation series. The show stars History know-it-all Mike Lemieux, professional carpenter Rich Soares and designer Jenninfer Macdonald; a dedicated trio who take up the challenge to rescue stunning vintage houses in Plymouth. Their primary mission is to save old properties in the area. The series is all about more than just renovating. Its key focus is on preservation and helping restore the legacy of some of America's oldest historic homes. 

The team scan through Plymouth County and its surrounding wooded areas, south of Boston. They come across and transform 18th and 19th-century homes into brand new ones, all while preserving their natural history. For this motivated team, saving a home means saving a piece of history.  What's more, they share all of that homes’ origins and renovation stories with us! 

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Release date

'Houses with History' premieres on Wednesday, September 29, at 9 pm ET/PT.

Where to watch

The show premieres on Wednesday, September 29, at 9 pm ET/PT only on HGTV.

Spoilers 

A History geek carpenter and designer get together to put their magic into use! They are three passionate preservationists, who are looking to restore historic homes. This series is looking at the houses and barns built by early Americans in the New World. 

In an interview for local radio station 'Fun107', MacDonald and Lemieux revealed that they went to school together but reunited only much later; with a shared passion for Real Estate and History. The two joined hands and worked on various properties; finding anf making use of their areas of expertise with the area’s large amounts of ancient homes, that require some serious damage repairs. Their business is called 'Full Circle Homes'.“It’s definitely different from your typical HGTV show,” MacDonald said to 'Fun107'.

Cast

Jennifer Macdonald is the designer, Mike Lemieux is the Historian and, Rich Soares is the Carpenter in the all-new home renovation series, 'Houses with History'.

Macdonald works as a relator and designer. She works with clients’ homes as well as her own; designing and staging for others as well. Macdonald and Lemieux are owners of 'Full Circle Homes, apart from being partners in real life. They met for the first time as teenagers in high school. In regard to HGTV, they were filmed for seven months while they renovated six homes, for the show 'Houses with History''.



 

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