25-bed country estate: yours for just £18m – Telegraph

There is a total of 32 bathrooms in the property, which includes a stable
house that provides secondary accommodation plus a swimming pool and spa.

Tyringham Hall, which is owned by Anton Bilton, a property developer, has been
put on the market through Savills Country Department with an £18 million
guide price.

Mr Bilton paid £2.5 million for the property in 2001 when it was being used as
a naturopathic clinic.

He then spent millions rest… (View original article)

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Tour the metro’s most unique mansion | Local News – KCCI Home


In 1981, Des Moines businessman Ted Townsend built his dream home in Urbandale. Now it’s for sale.

There’s no set price yet, but it would probably take $10 million to replace the one-of-a-kind, architectural wonder.

View photos of the mansion.

Iowa Realty’s Rick Wanamaker is known for listing the metros biggest, most expensive homes in the metro. The Townsend Mansion certainly qualifies. It’s a 9,000-square-foot mega-house that looks more like a work of art.View original article)

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Softbank’s Billionaire CEO Reportedly Behind U.S.-Record $117 Million Silicon Valley Home Buy – Forbes

An aerial view of the recently sold $117.5 million home (Courtesy of Google Maps)

Recently

news broke that a Woodside, Calif. home has fetched an astounding $117.5 million. The nine-acre estate quietly traded hands in November, according to county records,

and had never been officially listed for sale. The news had some, like myself, suspicious that a “fat finger” typo was behind the astronomically high number gracing public records…. (View original article)

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‘Wow’ House: Georgetown Mansion For Sale – Georgetown, DC Patch


Looking for a large, historic

mansion within walking distance to the shops and restaurants in Georgetown?

This P Street home is on the market with a current list price of $8,995,000.

It has been on the market since the beginning of the year and the price was recently reduced from $9,250,000.

It is located at 3053 P Street NW, on a spacious corner lot.

According to the listing, the home was built in 1875 and has nine bedrooms and nine baths and 8,610 squ… (View original article)

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Makeover: Inside the Shacknai mansion | UTSanDiego.com

Living room

The entire inside of the property, also known as Spreckels mansion, was stripped, replastered and painted. The top-to-bottom renovation also included new interior lighting and refurbished wood flooring. This is the dining area of the home, which was once owned by businessman John D. Spreckels, one of the most influential figures in San Diego history. Spreckels operated railways and local papers.

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Sale of historic Telling Mansion in South Euclid moving forward after judge denies temporary restraining order (slideshow) | cleveland.com


SOUTH EUCLID–Cuyahoga County Public Library officials said they expect to consider — and possibly accept — an offer later this month by an unidentified buyer for the historic Telling Mansion, currently

home of the South Euclid-Lyndhurst Library branch.

The building, a mix of English Tudor and French Normandy styles, is an eye-catcher for people traveling on Mayfield Road just east of South Green Road.

Originally built as the home for dairy owner William Telling, it… (View original article)

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Bannerman Castle: Take a summer tour of the historic Hudson Valley attraction

Bannerman Castle: Take a summer tour of the historic Hudson Valley attraction

Originally published: May 13, 2013 1:42 PM

Updated: May 13, 2013 2:15 PM

By KIRTHANA RAMISETTI

kirthana.ramisetti@cablevision.com

Photo credit: Angela Gaul | A visitor to Pollepel Island photographs the crumbling remains of Bannerman Castle on the Hudson River near Newburgh. A businessman named Francis Bannerman who made his fortune … (View original article)

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The World War II battle where Americans and Germans fought on the SAME side: Incredible true story of the fight to save an Austrian castle two weeks after Hitler committed suicide | Mail Online

The World War II battle where Americans and Germans fought on the SAME side: Incredible true story of the fight to save an Austrian castle two weeks after Hitler committed suicide

The two sides fought off an SS bombardment at Castle Itter in Austria They defended the castle and rescued high profile French prisoners Former French presidents and prime ministers were kept prisoner It was the only time Allied and German troops fought together

By
Becky EvansView original article)

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The European-style castle… in Atlanta: Stunning pink mansion complete with Gone With The Wind-style ballroom can be yours for just $2.5million | Mail Online

The European-style castle… in Atlanta: Stunning pink mansion complete with Gone With The Wind-style ballroom can be yours for just $2.5million

The grand mansion was built in 1923 and spans 10,905 square feet with seven bedrooms, and 8.5 bathroomsThe pseudo-Italian Baroque property was designed in 1923 by local favorite Philip Schutze

By
Jill Reilly

PUBLISHED:
07:28 EST, 13 May 2013
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UPDATED:
09:20 EST, 13 May 2013

With i… (View original article)

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Baltimore billionaire snaps up plum Irish country estate for $6.3 million | Irish News | IrishCentral

Baltimore billionaire snaps up plum Irish country estate for $6.3 million

Landed gentry from the US are the new lords of the manor in Ireland

By IrishCentral Staff Writers,

Published Monday, May 13, 2013, 7:56 AM

Updated Monday, May 13, 2013, 10:07 AM

Charles Noell, a billionaire businessman from Maryland has bought the famed Irish country estate named Ardbracc… (View original article)

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