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City may consider selling mansion for $400K
By AMANDA RICKER, Chronicle Staff Writer
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
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When former Montana State University professor Gordon “Corky”
Brittan heard Bozeman’s Story Mansion might be for sale, he decided
to ask the alternative energy company he works for to buy it.
Exergy Integrated Systems, a wind turbine manufacturer based in
Boise, Idaho, with offices in Helena and Great Falls, “has a deep –
perhaps unu… (View original article)
AUSTIN — Restoration of the burned Texas Governor’s Mansion is reaching another important milestone with most of the work now completed on the building’s famous front columns.
The six columns of the Greek Revival-style mansion were probably the best-known feature of the historic home, and their charred appearance after an arson attack in June 2008 became a sad symbol of the fire damage.
“The columns are virtually complete. They’re restored, in place,” project mana… (View original article)
Hampton Court Palace wildlife project begins
3:58pm Wednesday 27th July 2011
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Conservation specialists have begun a £270,000 project to transform historic meadows at Hampton Court Palace into a paradise for wildlife.
Water voles, bats and reed warblers are expected to be among the species that will flock to the floodplain.
Twickenham MP Vince Cable visited v… (View original article)
Downing Street aides were yesterday keen to stress that Mr Cameron was paying
the market rate for his villa. He is expected to travel to Italy via a
budget airline in the coming days.
The Daily Telegraph can disclose that the Camerons are staying on the “Petrolo
estate” in a villa which comes with a swimming pool, tennis court and
billiards room. There is also a vineyard and olive mill at the property and
several lakes in which guests are invited to fish.
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This daily photo blog offers you Riga – a city in Northern Europe, the capital of Latvia. There are people who call Riga one of the most beautiful cities they have seen, and there are others who think completely opposite. And both of them is right – Riga is The Beauty and The Beast in one, a city with 1000 faces. Are you ready to meet it’s Soul?
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Welcome to Zillow’s House of the Week. Our site is filled with information on homes for sale and apartments for rent, plus we have data on more than 100 million homes in the U.S., so lots of homes catch our eye.
Ten miles past the Oregon border into Washington state, a large stone castle rises up above the White Salmon river. With a stone tower and curved windows, the building looks straight… (View original article)
An iconic piece of Narragansett real estate could soon be changing hands, despite the efforts of a local advocacy group.
Hazard Castle, also known as Our Lady of Peace (or Our Lady If Peace thanks to a typo replicated by search engines), is currently under a sales agreement, according to an employee at Lila Delman Real Estate. The buyer has not been identified, and the employee said that the agreement has not yet been finalized.
According to online town property records, the … (View original article)
Published Tuesday, July 26, 2011 in Local
Special
The Herndon Home, an Atlanta landmark, is celebrating its centennial. The house was built by Alonzo Herndon, a former slave who was once a resident of Senoia.
Herndon Home to celebrate its first century on Sept. 11
By Winston Skinner
The Times-Herald
The Herndon Home is celebrating a century this year.
The Atlanta mansion, one of the city’s most recognizable historic… (View original article)
That Bloomberg Style
By Stephen Guy Hardin ·
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
While it’s good to be king, it’s better to be a progressive billionaire politician. Just ask New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the thirteenth richest man in the United States.
Mayor Bloomberg is in the process of buying a $22.5 million estate in the Hamptons from which to plan and plot his political future after he finally descends from his throne…I… (View original article)
Mr. Bartow is a very wealthy gentleman, formerly a merchant of New York, now retired from business. He has a splendid situation on the sound 16 miles from New York City, formerly his country seat where he spent the summers when he lived in the city. He has a very large farm connected with it cared for by I don’t know how many men who live in farm houses all about the lot. Has splendid gardens with gooseberries, currants, etc. etc. etc. The gardener devotes his whole time to it &mdash… (View original article)