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Prudential California Realty
It’s situated on a .3 acre lot with breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean from every room according to the listing provided by Prudential California Realty.
If a La Jolla mansion sells for its asking price of $15.9 million, the owners pledge to share some of the money with a charity helping injured North C… (View original article)
By REBECCA SAVEDOW
Times Herald Staff
NORRISTOWN — Approximately $2,500 was raised by the Norristown Preservation Society (NPS) and the Pennsylvania Underground Paranormal Society (P.U.P.S.) Saturday, July 16 at Selma Mansion.
NPS President Russell Rubert said additional funds are expected from local psychic Angel Prayers, who gave readings at the Paranormal Day event.
The money will be used for basic repair of Selma Mansion… (View original article)
We knew already that condos at the former Playboy Mansion were out of our price range, but this listing for a full single-floor, four bedroom, five bath condo in the building gives us an idea of how the top ten percent of Americans live.
Baird & Warner listing agent Katherine Chez Malkin tells Curbed Chicago’s Mark Boyer that this condo is perfect for the person looking for a single family home because of its brightness and 20-foot high ceilings: it used to be Hugh Hefn… (View original article)
Lloyd Manor sits partway up a hill overlooking Lloyd Harbor, the epitome of an old-time manor house.
Inside, the rooms are filled with items and furniture appropriate to 1793, based on an inventory by then-owner Joseph Lloyd II.
Local schoolchildren know the house from school tours where they learned about Colonial childhood around the time of the Revolution. When it functioned as a rental before it was donated to the Society for the Preservation of Long Island in 1968, it on… (View original article)
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But if it’s worth a stop to visit these wonderful gardens … or so it seems in photos. The last photo is stunning, with the path to the house hedges which is lovely.
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I was so glad to see and read about your visit to this garden. Unfortunately, although we were staying close by on our recent visit, the garden was closed on the day we were there. We’ll be sure to time things for a visit next time. … (View original article)
21 July 2011
Last updated at 07:54 ET
Peacocks and their bright plumage are to wow visitors to Cardiff’s historic castle after a four year absence.
In 2007, keepers were forced to move the previous pride because they kept straying into the road while searching for mates and became a safety risk.
A new brood of peacocks and peahens is now being bred specially for the castle, where they have been popular with tourists in the past.
Once born, t… (View original article)
PORTLAND, Ore. – Halloween is upon us, and while many may
have heard about Stumptown’s history of shanghaiing, there are other dark tidbits of
Portland history that aren’t quite as known. You may have passed by these landmarks and neighborhoods without ever knowing the heartache and horrors that occurred there in the past.
The Keller Auditorium – 222 SW Clay St.
History’s most fatal plague, the Spanish Flu, took hold of Portland
twice between 1918 a… (View original article)
ONE MAN’S CASTLE: Bob Stansel and Tammy Marek planned for a luxury house, but didn’t want to make too loud a statement or overwhelm the area, so, they buried about one half of it. Interestingly enough, part of their 6,400 square foot home — a little part — is from the Canterbury Castle they once owned here, in Portland.
From WSJ.com’ Ellen Gamerman: “Outside their Long Island home, a memento from their Portland past is now set into the ground. Two heavy stones serve as ste… (View original article)
Built in 1678, Smith’s Castle is one of the oldest houses in the state and on the site of Roger Williams’ original trading post. Along with being named a National Historic Landmark, Smith’s Castle has the honor of being an archaeological site.
Today, it serves the community as a house museum including tours and activities. Smith’s Castle also houses private events, such as weddings, on its 23 acres overlooking Narragansett Bay.
There’s a tale about William Randolph Hearst, a murder on a yacht and hush money that led to the construction of the Chateau Elysee.
That the yarn might not be true illustrates the outsize reputation of the landmark property. Legend has it that Eleanor Ince, widow of film producer Thomas Ince, built the hotel and apartment building with money provided to her by Hearst after he killed her husband in 1924. Hearst is said to have mistakenly shot Thomas Ince while entertaining a sle… (View original article)