Monthly Archives: June 2012
Sold for $42million – the Gilded Age New York City mansion with seven floors and its own servants quarters | Mail Online
Sold for $42million – the Gilded Age New York City mansion with seven floors and its own servants’ quarters (butler not included) By Beth Stebner PUBLISHED: 18:36 EST, 23 June 2012 | UPDATED: 21:33 EST, 23 June 2012 A landmark townhouse on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, a rare example of the opulent Gilded Age, has … Continue reading
Elvis Presley’s Graceland: 30 years of myth-making – latimes.com
The Egyptian pyramids. Stonehenge. The Mayan temples. The Taj Mahal. Graceland. Thirty years ago, a mythic story once hidden behind security gates in a suburb of Memphis was born, one with meanings much larger than the physical edifice itself. On this day in 1982, the gates of Graceland, Elvis Presley’s estate in Memphis, Tenn., were … Continue reading
Can You Guess Which Celebrity Lives in This Mansion?
Hilton & Hyland Ooh la la! Check out this ornate, pink mansion. Can you guess which celebrity calls this lavish, Mediterranean-styled house their home? When it comes to home ownership, we wouldn’t expect anything less from the reality TV diva who lives in this luxurious Beverly Hills mansion. She definitely has a taste for finer, … Continue reading
Home of the Week: Mountain chateau, putting green included – The Globe and Mail
362 Bay St. S., Hamilton Asking price: $3.6-million Taxes: $17,730.00 (2011) Agents: Brad Douglas (Chestnut Park Real Estate Ltd.) and Michael O’Sullivan (Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services) More Related to this Story THE BACK STORY Drivers who wind their way to the top of Hamilton Mountain via Bay Street South need to keep their … Continue reading
BBC News – Record year for historic attractions in Scotland
14 June 2012 Last updated at 06:08 ET Historic attractions across Scotland have had a record-breaking year, with Edinburgh Castle receiving 10% more visitors than the year before. Historic Scotland’s paid-for staffed sites saw 3,374,552 visitors – up 7% on the previous year. All of the historic body’s tourism and commercial activities generated a 13% … Continue reading
Olympic Flame arrives at Alnwick Castle | Voxy.co.nz
Day 27 – Thursday 14 June After 140 miles and 130 Torchbearers, the Olympic Flame arrived at Alnwick Castle, which doubled as Hogwarts School in the Harry Potter films The Olympic Torch was this evening transformed into a magic wand, as evening celebrations took place in front of the magnificent Medieval Castle of Alnwick which … Continue reading
The Real Estalker: Martin Lawrence To Let Bev Hills Mansion
OWNER: Martin Lawrence LOCATION: Beverly Hills, CA PRICE: $200,000 per month SIZE: 16,178 square feet, 7 bedrooms, 9.5 bathroomsYOUR MAMAS NOTES: Your Mama was in the throes of getting this big of celebrity real estate bizness together when it was revealed to us that the sassy, long-legged blond at Trulia already did a little ditty … Continue reading
Mansion built on gold goes on sale
Bendigo mansion Fortuna Villa: ”Part of our national story.” Photo: Daryl Pinder IT WAS the biggest house in Australia, an opulent 19th century mansion eccentrically decorated by a man with unbridled wealth and questionable taste. Now it’s on the market for the first time in more than 70 years. Fortuna Villa, built by gold baron … Continue reading
Lavish Mansion Where Versace Was Murdered Is For Sale & You Won’t Believe the Price | The Stir
If you can somehow get your hands on $125 million, then you can have the opportunity to own one of the most expensive and famous homes in the country — the Versace mansion. The Miami house, also known as “Casa Casuarina,” went up for sale last Friday. Gianni Versace only lived in the mansion for … Continue reading
Portland’s Pittock Mansion to be renovated | Daily Journal of Commerce
A renovation is planned for Portland’s Pittock Mansion. (Photo courtesy of the Pittock Mansion Society) Pittock Mansion, one of Portland’s most well-known historic structures, will soon undergo a major renovation. The $1.1 million renovation, expected to start in summer 2013, will restore and waterproof the mansion’s four terraces. Currently, the terraces do not drain properly, … Continue reading