There are plenty of historic houses in Maine. There’s the Montpelier estate in Thomaston, where Gen. Henry Knox lived. (He became the first secretary of war in President George Washington’s cabinet.) Today’s building is a replica built in 1929; the original was built in 1794.

Located on Route 131 in Thomaston, Montpelier is the site of the General Henry Knox Museum. (Brian Swartz | BDN)

Then there’s the Sarah Orne Jewett House in South Berwick where the writer was … (View original article)

Today I begin with news written in straight fashion. I’ve done the numbers. Over the past three decades, the city of San Jose has poured nearly $60 million into the Hayes Mansion hotel and conference center, the great white elephant in Edenvale that the council voted to sell earlier this month.

The city won’t get that money back. When all is said and done, that’s my best estimate of the cost to the public of owning the impressive and sprawling 1905 mansion that once belonged to the H… (View original article)

Talk about being determined to sell! Richard Gere has sold his 12,000-square-foot North Haven retreat, Strongheart Manor, after it languished on the market for nearly three years.

Gere’s mansion, which sits on 6.3 acres of waterfront property, houses 12 bedrooms and 12 bathrooms in a main house and two guest houses on Actors Colony Road. The property also has 300 feet of direct bay frontage and a 240-foot deep-water dock. The main house offers a gym, basketball court, screened-in por… (View original article)

News-Antique.com – Jun 25,2016 – WENHAM, MA � The 12,000-square-foot, 30-room Georgian mansion known as Seven Pines, located on Boston�s North Shore, plus its entire contents of European antiques and other select items, will be sold without reserve on Friday, July 1 and Saturday, July 2, by John McInnis Auctioneers. The auction will be held on-site, at 97 Larch Row in Wenham. Internet live bidding will be facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.com. Telephone and absentee bids will also be accepted.S… (View original article)

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The original event was staged to raise money for the Red Cross: 1,600 guests paid five guineas each. As well as Princess Margaret, society patrons included Lady Rosemary Spencer-Churchill, daughter of the Duke of Marlborough, her sister-in-law the Marchioness of Blandford, and Lady Irene Astor, the daughter of Field Marshal Douglas Haig

In November 1954, at the invitation of Mary, the 10th Duchess… (View original article)

Summer is the best time to get outside and take in all of the beautiful landscapes and ocean front views that Rhode Island has to offer. What better place to do that than at the Newport Flower Show at Rosecliff Mansion!

Our own Michaela Johnson hit the ‘rhode’ to get a preview of this weekend’s big show! First up, Michaela chatted with Trudy Coxe, CEO and Executive Director along with Pat Fernandez, Chairperson for the Flower Show.

Each day of the Newport Flower Show off… (View original article)