Author Archives: Castles of the Realm
Meadowbrook Manor Celebrates with a Block Party – La Grange, IL Patch
A warm sunny day drew families and friends to Meadowbrook Manor’s Community Block Party in La Grange. Meadowbrook is a family owned, skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility. Outside, children jumped in inflatable structures and clowns from the West Suburban Clown Club greeted visitors and residents with their friendly antics. Inside, visitors stopped by the dining … Continue reading
Joenniemi Manor Museum in Finland / studioBang – eVolo | Architecture Magazine
Tweet Joenniemi Manor in Finalnd was originally built as a large residence before it was converted into a museum with 500 sqm of exhibition spaces. Due to its original planning as a home, large-scale travelling exhibitions cannot be conveniently displayed in the current exhibition facilities. In addition, the service facilities are insufficient, and the collection … Continue reading
Wynnewood’s Ballytore: Castle, Home, School, Church, Voting Station – Ardmore-Merion-Wynnewood, PA Patch
Editor’s note: “If Walls Could Talk” features vital homes and other buildings in Ardmore, Merion and Wynnewood—their architectural style, their history, and the people that have, and continue to, walk through their doorways. In the first of a series, writer Brooke Hoffman looks at a church in Wynnewood built for a clothing baron. At the … Continue reading
Watertown Daily Times | Boldt Castle maintenance moving to Wellesley Island
ALEXANDRIA BAY — The Thousand Islands Bridge Authority will acquire Blue Heron Marine and Boat Works, Wellesley Island, for $1.1 million to relocate its Boldt Castle maintenance operations, according to the director of the Boldt facilities. Shane K. Sanford, Boldt properties director, said the maintenance, woodworking and paint shop now housed in the Boldt Yacht … Continue reading
Grindstaff castle auction off, sale being negotiated
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OHEKA CASTLE – OHEKA History
OHEKA History Almost a century ago, financier and philanthropist Otto Hermann Kahn built OHEKA CASTLE in the middle of a 443 acre plot on the highest point on Long Island in Cold Spring Harbor, for an estimated cost of $11 million dollars ($110 million dollars in today’s currency). At the time of its construction, the … Continue reading
Duff cashless in chateau – books – entertainment | Stuff.co.nz
Alan Duff declares bankruptcy … in a French chateau MARTY SHARPE Author Alan Duff has finally declared himself bankrupt in France, ending a three-year wait by creditors owed $3.6 million. But their chances of recovering debts may be slim. Duff, 61, declared himself bankrupt on June 16 in the village of Evres-sur-Indre in the Loire … Continue reading
TODAYonline | Travel | Where to Stay | Chateau de la Couronne
Marthon, FranceThe vast space of its interior is all chateau, but the design is city chic with flashes of the original features. Each of the five suites in this 19th century palace is individually designed, and some have bathrooms so big they hold two bathtubs. Private parkland, a swimming pool plus a cinema and billiard … Continue reading
TODAYonline | Travel | What to Do | Drive: The Loire Valley
FranceForbes once listed a tour of Loire Valley in its “list of grand things you must do in life”. Known as the “Garden of France”, the region is home to over 1,000 royal and noble residences, so you don’t have to drive far to see a stately chateau and tread in their footsteps. One not … Continue reading
Chateau Medavy
Chateau Medavy June 28, 2011 On Father’s Day, we were taking an afternoon drive and happened upon Chateau Medavy by accident. It’s a grand old building and you can pay a few euros to take a tour of the interior, but we were delighted to just walk around and enjoy the grounds. I thought the … Continue reading