Grants advance city’s Smith-Trahern restoration plan

“The Mansion is too important to fall into disrepair and I’m very happy and appreciative to receive funds dedicated to help us keep it safe for Clarksvillians and guests,” said Mayor Kim McMillan.

Smith-Trahern Mansion

Clarksville is the recipient of a Historic Preservation Fund grant from the Tennessee Historical Commission to prepare a plan f… (View original article)

Simon Cowell & Ex-Fiancee

The Fab ‘Parting Gift’ Mansion

Here it is … the $8 million “parting gift” Simon Cowell gave to his ex-fiancee Mezhgan Hussainy when he dumped her ass earlier this year — his old, used mansion in Beverly Hills.TMZ has learned … Simon moved out of the home a few years ago … when he upgraded to a spiffier 6-bedroom $12 million dream home … just a few miles away (below).

As we previ… (View original article)

A former home of baseball legend, Babe Ruth, has been listed for $1.65 million. When he was not busy playing for the New York Yankees, Ruth lived in the home in Sudbury, Mass. from 1922 to 1926. The 5,000-square-foot home has five bedrooms and 3 1/2 baths. (Coldwell Banker)

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(Laurel Hill Mansion. Photo provided)

By Lauren Lipton

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A group of dedicated volunteers keeps one of Philadelphia’s brightest jewels shining.

It’s the Laurel Hill Mansion, in Fairmount Park.

“We found that the Fairmount Park Commission was advertising for organizations to adopt a house.

And we selected Laurel Hill Mansion,” says Alma Jacobs, president of the Women for Greater… (View original article)

When the street sign said Boulton, I knew I was near the right address. Soon another familiar street name popped up — Atwood — and I was squarely in Bel Air’s Howard Park, a subdivision created out of the orchards surrounding a noteworthy Baltimorean’s summer home.Its formal name is Liriodendron, and it is a Harford County treasure. It was built by one of the Johns Hopkins Hospital’s fabled “Big Four,” Dr. Howard Atwood Kelly. Kelly spent most of the year at 1406 E… (View original article)

Thursday, April 12, 2012, by Alex Bevk

The Bourn Mansion at 2550 Webster is finally getting a little TLC. [Photos: Sally Kuchar]

Remember the epic Bourn Mansion at 2550 Webster, the spooky and neglected Pac Heights mansion with a sordid past and eccentric tenants? It sold back in January of 2010 for a bargain $2,790,000, andIt looks like someone is taking on the challenge of sprucing the place up, as there are now permit signs on the building and a Por… (View original article)

9:16am, Thu 12 Apr 2012Penrith’s Mansion House Sale
£1.1 million Mansion House price tag

Last updated Thu 12 Apr 2012
Penrith’s Mansion House has been put up for sale Credit: Eden District CouncilOne of Penrith’s most historic buildings, the Mansion House, has been put up for sale by the council this morning for £1.1 million.

Proceeds from the sale will help Eden District Council finance its one public service site project.

The building dates back to 1… (View original article)

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The former home of aviation pioneer and Miami Springs founder Glenn H. Curtiss, opened its doors to the public for the second time on March 31.

The Curtiss Mansion sits on four acres, and belongs to the city of Miami Springs. Curtiss Mansion Inc., a nonprofit organization, ran the reconstruction, which began in S… (View original article)

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Academy Award-nominated actor Harrison Ford has listed his private, pristine and

meticulously maintained Los Angeles mansion for $8,295,000.

Public property records show the home was built in 1951 and Ford acquired the

Gerard Colcord-designed Country Colonial home in June 1983 for $1,000,000.

Tucked away in a corner of

Brentwood where home listings are sca… (View original article)

Published at 12:28 pm EST, April 9, 2012

Spanish singer Julio Iglesias has just bought a $15.2 million mansion on an exclusive island in north Miami’s Intracoastal Waterway, The Miami Herald reported.

The 68-year-old singer is revving up the Indian Creek Village real estate market with his purchase of the 510-sq.-meter (5,580-sq.-foot) home, which he will then dwarf by building a far bigger mansion on an adjoining plot of land he owns valued at $7.2 mi… (View original article)