$19.5M ‘royal retreat’ about to land on the market in Dallas – Dallas Business Journal

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9806 Inwood Road is named “Dans Bois Crete,” or translated in English as “In Wood Ridge.”

One of Dallas’ most expensive mansions — a $19.5 million royal retreat known as “Dans Bois Crete,” or translated into English as “In Wood Ridge” — is expected to land on the market in the next few weeks.

The 14,139-square-foot French-style mansion sits on a 5.3-acre estate inside laced black iron… (View original article)

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Homes Where Someone Famous Lived or Died: Bob Hope’s Palm Springs Home – Bloomberg

Bob Hope’s Palm Springs Home

Bob Hope owned a collection of

homes in Palm Springs

and the

L.A. area, and two of them snagged buyers within a month of listing. But the real prize of Hope’s homes is this John Lautner-designed property, an architectural treasure that came toÂ

market in late February for $50 million.

Architect John Lautner was well-known for his dramatic designs, and his biggest piece was a custom … (View original article)

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The perfect place to lie low: Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong buys $4.3MILLION hill-top ‘fortress’ in Texas (and it even has its own rope bridge to make a quick escape) | Mail Online

Inside Lance Armstrong’s hill-top fortress: Disgraced cyclist buys $4.3m hideaway in Texas (and it even has its own rope bridge to make a quick escape)

New purchase comes just a week after he sold his old home

By
Damien Gayle

PUBLISHED:
05:02 EST, 23 April 2013
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UPDATED:
12:57 EST, 23 April 2013

Disgraced cycling champion Lance Armstrong has splashed out on a new $4.3million hill-top mansion in Texas described as a ‘fortre… (View original article)

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Late Country Legend George Jones Mansion for Sale : Buy & Sell : Realty Today


Posted by Staff Reporter on May 01, 2013 11:32 AM EDT

Late Country Legend George Jones Mansion for Sale

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The Late George Jones’ Tennessee Home Up for Sale for $8 Million (Photo : Zillow)

George Jones

, the Country Music Hall of Famer, who passed away April 26 at age 81, leaves not only behind a great musical legacy, but also a sprawling Tennessee mansion that remains for sale on the market.

Some of Jone’s hits … (View original article)

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Tree dedication at The Castle – MariettaTimes.com | News, Sports, Jobs, Ohio, Community Information – The Marietta Times


ROBB DeCAMP Special to the Times

Scott Britton, director of The Castle, speaks during a tree dedication ceremony Thursday at the Marietta attraction. A new maple tree was planted in the former location of one of the site’s “witness” trees after the tree that had been there since The Castle’s construction had to be removed for safety reasons. While working at the site, pieces of 19th century pottery was discovered, along with a possible underground kiln.

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Scottish castle comes with title | The Sunday Times

Scottish castle comes with title

Buy this fortress and you’ll be a baron —Â

but saving it could cost £1m

Inchdrewer Castle, near Banff, is believed to have been built in the early to mid-16th century

Ever dreamt of being a duke, or lusted after becoming a lord? Buy this
500-year-old castle in Aberdeenshire and you can indulge your wildest
aristocratic reveries — skipping… (View original article)

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NTS plans £8m overhaul of Brodick castle – Heritage – Scotsman.com


IN ITS heyday it was a grand 19th-century hunting lodge for one of Scotland’s wealthiest families and is still home to their vast art collection. Now a multi-million pound master­plan has been drawn up for Brodick Castle on Arran after it emerged it was being run at a loss of up to £450,000 a year.

A radical overhaul of the castle and its vast grounds is planned, more than half a century after the National Trust for Scotland inherited the property from the Hamilton … (View original article)

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Pacific Heights Mansion Lists for $13,750,000 – On the Market – Curbed SF

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2504 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA

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Vince Vaughn splashes out on $4m mansion after announcing wife Kyla is pregnant with their second child | Mail Online

Vince Vaughn splashes out on $4m mansion after announcing wife Kyla is pregnant with their second child

By
Daily Mail Reporter

PUBLISHED:
22:32 EST, 28 April 2013
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UPDATED:
02:46 EST, 29 April 2013

He recently announced that he and his wife Kyla Weber are expecting their second child.

And it appears Vince Vaughn is looking to expand his living quarters to accommodate his expanding brood.

The 43-year-old funnyman has sp… (View original article)

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Vince Vaughn splashes out on $4m mansion after announcing wife Kyla is pregnant with their second child | Mail Online

Vince Vaughn splashes out on $4m mansion after announcing wife Kyla is pregnant with their second child

By
Daily Mail Reporter

PUBLISHED:
22:32 EST, 28 April 2013
|
UPDATED:
02:46 EST, 29 April 2013

He recently announced that he and his wife Kyla Weber are expecting their second child.

And it appears Vince Vaughn is looking to expand his living quarters to accommodate his expanding brood.

The 43-year-old funnyman has sp… (View original article)

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