Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)

18th century home they bulldoze to make room.

Cary Grant as a New York advertising executive. He and wife Myrna Loy build a house in Connecticut. Not really funny. Never becomes cartoonish like The Money Pit or Green Acres or even Newhart. They're not robbed and cheated by greedy locals, but it does cost more than they anticipate.