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FWC pulls out of plan to save Chinsegut Hill Manor House
By Logan Neill, Times Staff Writer
In Print: Wednesday, July 6, 2011
BROOKSVILLE — Despite the optimism that came from raising thousands of dollars to help spare the historic Chinsegut Hill Manor House, the group spearheading the effort learned Friday that the state agency that wanted to partner with them… (View original article)
6 July 2011
Last updated at 02:36 ET
A key keeper is being sought to take care of a 12th Century castle in south Wales.
Cadw, the Welsh Government’s historic environment service, needs someone to look after Newcastle, near Bridgend.
The post, which comes with a “modest” fee, involves checking the monument on a daily basis and keeping it free of litter.
The key keeper will also report any damage, vandalism or anti-social behaviour at the site… (View original article)
A new initiative giving free access to Ireland’s historic sites on the first Wednesday of every month has been announced.
The scheme which will take in such sites as the Rock of Cashel and the State
apartments in Dublin Castle is an effort to encourage tourists and local
people to visit some of the 750 national monuments managed by the Office of
Public Works.
Minister of State with special responsibility for the OPW, Brian Hayes said
that this scheme which will r… (View original article)
Vicfred’s Castle
Catalonia, Spain
Asking Price: € 590,000
This medieval fortress was rebuilt into a seigneurial house in the seventeenth century. It is surrounded by a wall built in the eighteenth century.
The history of Vicfred’s Castle dates back to 1079, when it was mentioned in a testament to Ramon Mir and his wife.
In 1099 Vicfred’s name appears in the consecration of the Guissona Church. In 1179 Gombau Ribelles ma… (View original article)
Highlands, Invererary Castle, and Oban
The view from “Rest and Be Thankful”
On Wednesday, I took a bus tour up into the beautiful Highlands of Scotland in order to see more of the countryside. We saw many lakes and stopped at Loch Lomond and a mountain pass called “Rest and be Thankful,” which looked down towards the old military road, before continuing on through the mountains to Invererary Castle. Invererary Castle is the private residence … (View original article)
Published on 6 July 2011.
Arras, 6 July 2011, Art Media Agency (AMA).
A partnership agreement has been signed between the Chateau de Versailles and the Musée des Beaux-arts in Arras. The museum will receive a free loan of works from the Versaille collections. The agreement will extend to five eighteen-month exhibitions over the next ten years.
As a result of this partnership, the Musée des Beaux-arts will be renovated and the mus… (View original article)
Blog > Garden Design > Blog article: Palácio da Alvorada, Brazil’s Palace of the Dawn – and its garden design
The home of the Brazil’s President was designed by Oscar Niemeyer and opened in 1958. Its name comes from Juscelino Kubitschek, who asked ‘What is Brasília, if not the dawn of a new day for Brazil?’ The design is wonderful. But is it perfect? ‘No’. The space looks sterile, the planting is … (View original article)
Hunt-Phelan Home, the antebellum mansion once occupied by Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War, will not be occupied this summer because of back-to-back storms that damaged the roof.
Owner Bill Day, the fifth generation landlord of the one-time tourist attraction at 533 Beale, inherited the home from his uncle Stephen Phelan in 1992 and had operated it as The Inn at Hunt Phelan, a bed and breakfast and restaurant that hosted private receptions and parties.
Day also bui… (View original article)
When Republican Sen. John Ensign resigned this spring a step ahead of the ethics police, few commentators noted the Arlington connection. Admittedly a bank shot, it nonetheless brings out an intriguing slice of local history.
The maritally troubled Ensign was a receiver of spiritual counseling at the famous C Street Townhouse downtown. This veritable dorm for lawmakers in the news for the wrong reasons (recall South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford) is owned by the Fellowship Foundation, w… (View original article)