Author Archives: Castles of the Realm
Sudan palace-museum recalls restive Darfur’s royal past | The National
EL FASHER, Sudan // Tucked between palm trees and verdant lawns in the centre of Darfur’s El Fasher, the palace of the Sudanese region’s last sultan has become a focus of pride, 100 years after his death. Silver swords, antique rifles, richly coloured robes and the throne from which autocrat Sultan Ali Dinar ruled Darfur’s … Continue reading
$13 million ‘Great Gatsby’ mansion up for auction in Florida | Photos
By Paul Ivice, Special to Treasure Coast Newspapers VERO BEACH — After nine years of trying, will a 62 percent price cut finally sell Palazzo di Mare this weekend? The 5-acre oceanfront property with an opulent 24,000-square-foot Great Gatsby-style mansion was listed for $33.5 million in a failed 2007 auction. Owner Sharon Nicholson won’t accept … Continue reading
Versace’s Former Upper East Side Mansion Is Now a $120,000/Month Rental – Curbed NY
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Atherton Mansion With Its Own Gym and Hair Salon Asks for $12.9 Million – Curbed SF
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Over a century old, future of old Ayer mansion is uncertain in Lowell as school set to close – Lowell Sun Online
The Franco American School will be closing its doors at the end of this school year. Here, Sister Lorraine Richard shows off what was once a master bedroom of the Frederick Ayer mansion, which houses the school. It used to be her bedroom when she first started at the school in the 1960s. Watch video … Continue reading
South Barrington Mega-Mansion Returns With $3M Price Reduction – Curbed Chicago
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House prices: where London’s property money is moving to
“Previously buyers have been reluctant to trade out of the London market given the extent to which its value has been rising,” said Lucian Cook, head of residential research at Savills. “This is now much less of a concern. The stamp duty costs of upsizing in the capital and limits on what can be borrowed … Continue reading
Take a Virtual Tour of a Mies van der Rohe Model Home from 1931 – Curbed
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Stapleford Park and Hambleton Hall country houses offer taste of how the other half live – BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
By Roger St Pierre with Hazel Kempster Published 21/04/2016 Stapleford Park is a country house in Stapleford, near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire Stapleford Park is a country house in Stapleford, near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire Stapleford Park is a country house in Stapleford, near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire Stapleford Park is a country house in … Continue reading
Prince’s Old Spain Villa Unsold in Sign o’ Times in Taste – Bloomberg
A villa once owned by music legend Prince in a millionaires’ enclave near Marbella in southern Spain has yet to find a buyer after being on the market for two years. The salmon-colored villa, overlooking the Mediterranean with its outdoor jacuzzi and two-level master bedroom suite, boasts a colonial-style double staircase with white marbled balustrades … Continue reading