Monthly Archives: May 2013
Sign-Up for a Tour of Preston Castle | Glenbrooke News
Building of the Preston School of Industry started right away. The bricks for the building were made at San Quentin and Folsom prisons using sandstone that was quarried six miles from Ione. The bricks were then delivered by rail at 6,000 bricks per car. The cornerstone was laid on December 23, 1890 with 2,500 people … Continue reading
Pacific Northwest Castle in the Woods for Sale – Bloomberg
Out of a Fairy Tale Photograph via Zillow This stone castle in the middle of a forest clearing looks like something out of the pages of a Grimm fairy tale. Located on 20 private acres at 28523 Bacus Rd, Sedro Woolley, WA, the home is currently listed for $1.395 million. Over the Bridge & Through … Continue reading
Laird blasts ‘catalogue of abuse’ over estate plan – Top stories – Scotsman.com
A DONSIDE laird has claimed his two horses have been deliberately poisoned, his tyres slashed and the body of a deer dumped on the doorstep of his mansion as part of a “cornucopia of bitterness” against controversial plans to develop his Aberdeenshire estate. • An Aberdeenshire laird has claimed that he has been met with … Continue reading
Churchill Downs allows first look inside The Mansion – Louisville – Business First
Ron Bath | Business First A long hallway leads to the reception area for the 10,000-square-foot Mansion area. Churchill Downs racetrack unveiled its most exclusive area, The Mansion, on Wednesday afternoon. The details long had been kept secret, but officials provided media representatives a first glimpse of the 10,000-square-foot space and its ornate flooring, Derby-inspired … Continue reading
Reese Witherspoon ‘buys her third house in same exclusive Brentwood street as she plans to build mega mansion’ | Mail Online
There goes the neighborhood! Reese Witherspoon ‘buys her third house in same exclusive Brentwood street as she plans to build mega mansion’ By Chelsea White PUBLISHED: 22:19 EST, 7 May 2013 | UPDATED: 22:31 EST, 7 May 2013 Reese Witherspoon sure knows how to get along with her neighbours – do not have any! On … Continue reading
Gormans on the droperty ladder as mansion gets price cut | The Sun |Scottish News
TROUBLED tycoons Chris and Mary Gorman have slashed the price of their Scots mansion by more than £300,000. The multi-millionaires quit Scotland for a new life south of the border last year after Mary was accused in the US of assaulting a cop and possessing cocaine. She and her husband hoped to sell their eight-bedroom … Continue reading
TOWNNEWS – Worcester Telegram & Gazette – telegram.com
Editor’s Note: 2013 marks the 200th birthday of Millbury, whose 70-year-old petition to separate from Sutton was finally approved by Beacon Hill in 1813. This is the first of a series on Millbury’s history, with material excerpted from “The Centennial History of Millbury,” from 1915. On any given Thanksgiving morning, Millbury football fans come together … Continue reading
Nick Saban’s Georgia mountain mansion to be auctioned | Online Athens
ATLANTA (AP) — University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban is selling his lake-front estate in the north Georgia mountains with its three-story lighthouse and custom boat house. A real estate firm confirmed on Wednesday that the 9,600-square-foot home northeast of Atlanta on Lake Burton will be sold privately in a June 6 auction. Concierge … Continue reading
Central Park West Mansion Returns Hoping for $37 Million – On the Market – Curbed NY
Wednesday, May 8, 2013, by Sara Polsky The mansion at 247 Central Park West has had a rocky relationship with the real estate market in the past: former owner and Coach COO Keith Monda once wanted $32 million for the place but had to cut that price all the way to $22.375 million before selling … Continue reading
Oh No They Didn’t! – Cher Sells Her Mansion To Beyonce For $45 M
Cher’s lavish mansion on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu has been sold to another epic diva: Beyonce herself. It was listed in 2008 for $45 million however it was taken off the market because Cher said the view was too good to get rid of. However in March it was silently put back up … Continue reading