Author Archives: Castles of the Realm
Medieval Castle In Italy Goes On Sale Through Sotheby’s | Silly Millions
The castle that sits at the huge area of 39,826 sq ft is undoubtedly Italy’s most beautiful palace and is considered one of the most unique monuments. It has a garden that has a capacity of accommodating around 300 guests. It is located beside a beautiful Romanic chapel that was built in 850 A.C. This … Continue reading
House of the Week: $12 million for a Rosedale mansion on a greenbelt | Gimme Shelter | torontolife.com
ADDRESSS: 14 Cluny Drive NEIGHBOURHOOD: Rosedale–Moore Park AGENT: Dorothy Mason and Sandra Mason-Grossi, Royal LePage Your Community Realty, Brokerage PRICE: $12,375,000 THE PLACE: This Rosedale mansion is equal parts old-world villa (with its stone, wood and iron accents) and modern spa (with its marble floors, a deep soaker tub in the master bedroom and indoor … Continue reading
Civil War Anniversary – Traces of slavery still found in Wilmington | StarNewsOnline.com
Published: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 10:57 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 11:04 a.m. When North Carolina seceded from the Union in 1861, nearly half of Wilmington’s residents weren’t consulted on the issue. Out of a population of 9,552 in the 1860 federal census, 3,777 of those living in Wilmington were slaves. … Continue reading
Reese Witherspoon views Brangelina’s $14m mansion | Eleven UK
PA Reese Witherspoon has been spotted getting a tour of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s $14m beachfront mansion in Malibu.The 35-year-old Oscar winner and hubby Jim Toth viewed the Californian dream home with her two children – and apparently it was their favourite of the five places that they viewed. X17online quoted a source as … Continue reading
Balloon Farm a piece of area’s aeronautical history – Utica, NY – The Observer-Dispatch, Utica, New York
A strange crop used to grow on the grounds of a mansion on Cemetery Street in Frankfort. JoAnn Maneen, the current owner of the sprawling Victorian residence turned bed-and-breakfast, is quick to tell the story of how a passerby in the late 1800s believed the brown, mushroom-like structures sprouting from the yard to be an … Continue reading
A Chance to Peek Inside Yaddo – NYTimes.com
August 31, 2011, 4:06 pm A Chance to Peek Inside Yaddo By CHERYL LU-LIEN TAN For more than a century, Yaddo, the private artists’ colony on 400 acres of woods in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., has been a haven for writers, painters and composers. In cozy studios there, Patricia Highsmith wrote “Strangers on a Train,” Aaron … Continue reading
Gary Ablett’s $2m mansion on the Gold Coast | Herald Sun
The lush surrounds of Gary Ablett’s and Lauren Phillips’ new riverside home. Source: Herald Sun Lauren Phillips can’t wait to furnish the home with her boyfriend, Gary Ablett. Picture: Fiona Hamilton Source: Herald Sun GARY Ablett and Lauren Phillips have snapped up a slice of paradise on the Gold Coast. They splashed out $2 million … Continue reading
Project aims to ease chaos at Bidwell Mansion – Chico Enterprise Record
CHICO — A wider circle is being built inside the entrance of Bidwell Mansion, to lessen the near-collisions that take place most days. Bikes, pedestrians and cars traveling every which way have long caused chaos at the location, used for U-turns and as a through-way to the Chico State University campus. State Parks Superintendent Michael … Continue reading
Mercer Island Waterfront Mansion Fails to Draw Bids at Auction – Mercer Island, WA Patch
Despite hiring specialty auctioneers who flew out from Gadsden, AL, and setting a minimum bid at about half the asking price Tuesday afternoon, one of the state’s priciest properties failed to draw a bid at auction inside the 13,650 square-foot Mercer Island mansion. Managed auction firm J.P King said four unnamed, registered bidders had handed … Continue reading
Bring Beckenham mansion back into community use urge campaigners – News – Bromley Times
Beckenham Place Park Bring Beckenham mansion back into community use urge campaigners by Kate Nelson, Reporter Wednesday, August 31, 2011 4:55 PM Campaigners want a historic mansion set in 200 acres of parkland to be transferred from council management to a community trust to bring the buildings back into full use. The Beckenham Place Park … Continue reading