Monthly Archives: July 2011
City may consider selling mansion for $400K – The Bozeman Daily Chronicle: News
City may consider selling mansion for $400K By AMANDA RICKER, Chronicle Staff Writer The Bozeman Daily Chronicle | When former Montana State University professor Gordon “Corky” Brittan heard Bozeman’s Story Mansion might be for sale, he decided to ask the alternative energy company he works for to buy it. Exergy Integrated Systems, a wind turbine … Continue reading
Governor’s Mansion on track for completion date » Standard-Times
AUSTIN — Restoration of the burned Texas Governor’s Mansion is reaching another important milestone with most of the work now completed on the building’s famous front columns. The six columns of the Greek Revival-style mansion were probably the best-known feature of the historic home, and their charred appearance after an arson attack in June 2008 … Continue reading
Hampton Court Palace wildlife project begins (From Richmond and Twickenham Times)
Hampton Court Palace wildlife project begins 3:58pm Wednesday 27th July 2011 Print Email Comments(0) Conservation specialists have begun a £270,000 project to transform historic meadows at Hampton Court Palace into a paradise for wildlife. Water voles, bats and reed warblers are expected to be among the species that will flock to the floodplain. Twickenham MP … Continue reading
David Cameron rents luxury 18th century villa in Tuscany for family holiday – Telegraph
Downing Street aides were yesterday keen to stress that Mr Cameron was paying the market rate for his villa. He is expected to travel to Italy via a budget airline in the coming days. The Daily Telegraph can disclose that the Camerons are staying on the “Petrolo estate” in a villa which comes with a … Continue reading
Švarcmuiža manor | RIGA CITY PHOTOS
About this blog This daily photo blog offers you Riga – a city in Northern Europe, the capital of Latvia. There are people who call Riga one of the most beautiful cities they have seen, and there are others who think completely opposite. And both of them is right – Riga is The Beauty and … Continue reading
Zillow Home of the Week: 13th Century Castle Look-Alike for Sale – Zillow – – Forbes
Jul. 27 2011 – 12:52 pm | 429 views | 0 recommendations | Welcome to Zillow’s House of the Week. Our site is filled with information on homes for sale and apartments for rent, plus we have data on more than 100 million homes in the U.S., so lots of homes catch our eye. Ten … Continue reading
Travel Back In Time: Hazard Castle on the Verge of Sale – Narragansett, RI Patch
An iconic piece of Narragansett real estate could soon be changing hands, despite the efforts of a local advocacy group. Hazard Castle, also known as Our Lady of Peace (or Our Lady If Peace thanks to a typo replicated by search engines), is currently under a sales agreement, according to an employee at Lila Delman … Continue reading
Herndon Home to celebrate its first century on Sept. 11 – The Times-Herald
Published Tuesday, July 26, 2011 in Local Special The Herndon Home, an Atlanta landmark, is celebrating its centennial. The house was built by Alonzo Herndon, a former slave who was once a resident of Senoia. Herndon Home to celebrate its first century on Sept. 11 By Winston Skinner The Times-Herald The Herndon Home is celebrating … Continue reading
That Bloomberg Style – Commentary – PatriotPost.US
That Bloomberg Style By Stephen Guy Hardin · Tuesday, July 26, 2011 While it’s good to be king, it’s better to be a progressive billionaire politician. Just ask New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the thirteenth richest man in the United States. Mayor Bloomberg is in the process of buying a $22.5 million estate in … Continue reading
Living in Style: A June Day at the Bartow estate, 1838 | mansion musings
Mr. Bartow is a very wealthy gentleman, formerly a merchant of New York, now retired from business. He has a splendid situation on the sound 16 miles from New York City, formerly his country seat where he spent the summers when he lived in the city. He has a very large farm connected with it … Continue reading