Designed for 7th- and 8th-grade students, five lessons using a block of houses in an urban neighborhood help students learn about the history of a neighborhood, the owners of the houses, and the style and architectural features of the homes. Although this unit has been developed for a specific neighborhood, a similar block study could be conducted in another area. Lesson topics include the following: (1) preparing for a photo study field trip, (2) participating in a photo study field trip, (3) sharing observations and learning from such a field trip, (4) identifying architectural features from photos, and (5) learning to use city directories to locate home ownership information. Appendices include a short bibliography of books on architectural features and style, a sample real estate assessment card, an activity for tracing deed titles, suggestions for organizing a block study, and additional activity suggestions. (LH)