Author Archives: Castles of the Realm
Panama to raze ex-dictator’s mansion, build park – Forbes.com
Associated Press Panama to raze ex-dictator’s mansion, build park Associated Press, 06.30.11, 09:58 AM EDT PANAMA CITY — Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli says a mansion once owned by former dictator Manuel Noriega will be knocked down to make way for a park since the government hasn’t found any buyers. Martinelli says the site will be … Continue reading
New terrace at Adena Mansion shows possible inspiration for Ohio’s state seal | The Chillicothe Gazette | chillicothegazette.com
CHILLICOTHE — Now there’s a great seat to the great view that inspired the great seal. A new overlook terrace was dedicated Wednesday at Adena Mansion & Gardens on a spot where visitors can take in the same view of Mount Logan that is said to have inspired the Great Seal of the State of … Continue reading
Which Fierce Rock-and-Reality-TV Stars Are Selling Their Massive Mansion? – E! Online
America’s got listings, that’s for sure. With a spread in Malibu already on the market, a certain member of the heavy-metal elite and his wife of 29 years have gone and listed their 2.25-acre property in the fancy-pants L.A. suburb of Hidden Hills, a gated community whose residents have included Lisa Marie Presley, Matt LeBlanc, … Continue reading
Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne list their $12 million California mansion for sale just two months after saving it from the IRS | Mail Online
Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne list their $12m California mansion for sale… just two months after saving it from the taxman By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 6:02 AM on 30th June 2011 Less than three months ago Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne were having to fight to keep their home from being seized by the … Continue reading
Italian diplomat’s old villa a charmer on Wukang Road
By Michelle Qiao BEIJING, June 29 (Xinhuanet) — Historical buildings often leave behind myths and raise unanswered questions, and one of the most intriguing is the grand white villa at 390 Wukang Road, one of the most beautiful buildings on the former Route Ferguson. I visited the villa in Xuhui District months ago but could … Continue reading
Gulangyu villa to be auctioned in Shanghai with initial price of RMB200m – What’s On Xiamen
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CHC Commonwealth Chateau Full of History – Chestnut Hill, PA Patch
What was old was made new, and then old again, on Chestnut Hill College’s Sugarloaf campus. The Commonwealth Chateau, which was dedicated last month after $6 million in renovations, has been restored to its original look. According to Mark McGrath, the director of facilities for the college, the Chateau was built as a mansion for … Continue reading
$32.2M East 67th Street Fixer-Upper Headed for Auction – On the Block – Curbed NY
Wednesday, June 29, 2011, by Sara Polsky It wasn’t on our list of Manhattan’s 10 most valuable mansions, but 33 East 67th Street is making a play for a spot—and our attention. The Post reports that the 41-foot-wide townhouse, which has already been on the market for two months at $32.2 million, is now taking … Continue reading
$32.2M East 67th Street Fixer-Upper Headed for Auction – On the Block – Curbed NY
Wednesday, June 29, 2011, by Sara Polsky It wasn’t on our list of Manhattan’s 10 most valuable mansions, but 33 East 67th Street is making a play for a spot—and our attention. The Post reports that the 41-foot-wide townhouse, which has already been on the market for two months at $32.2 million, is now taking … Continue reading
New Jersey Herald
Homegrown fare on the menu at Bell’s Mansion By LYNDSAY CAYETANA BOUCHAL lbouchal@njherald.com STANHOPE — Each morning, before the doors are opened to guests, the Stanhope restaurant owner tends his garden and orchard that wrap around his 19th-century mansion. He collects colossal stalks of rhubarb for savory pies and ripe greens to accompany restaurant staples … Continue reading