Author Archives: Castles of the Realm
American Crime Story Season 3 Will Focus on Gianni Versace’s Murder | Miami New Times
Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 8:05 a.m. Ryan Murphy, the screenwriter, director, and producer of Nip/Tuck, Glee, and American Horror Story, has a fetish for camp, crime, and color. So it’s no wonder that American Crime Story, the Murphy-led TV series that recounted the O.J. Simpson murder investigation and trial earlier this year, has found a Miami … Continue reading
Explore The Paranormal In The Atlantic Highlands This Weekend – Middletown, NJ Patch
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ– The Atlantic Highlands Historical Society will be hosting is popular Strauss Mansion Ghost Tours again, beginning this Friday. The lights-out paranormal tour will take visitors through the mansion, long revered for its ghostly qualities. You’ll hear stories of past investigations, see video evidence, and use real ghost hunting equipment to track down … Continue reading
Winchester’s Abbots Worthy House could DOUBLE £1.6m value but needs six figure restoration | Daily Mail Online
Published: 08:54 EST, 20 October 2016 | Updated: 09:25 EST, 20 October 2016 This once great Victorian isn’t quite the elegant country bolthole that it once was, but with a price-tag of around £1.6million, anyone willing to invest could double their money. Abbots Worthy House, on the outskirts of Winchester, Hampshire, used to be one … Continue reading
Gwen Stefani Finally Put Her House Up For Sale After The Divorce
From ELLE DECOR One of Beverly Hills’ latest celebrity listings might just make the everyday home buyer start humming, “If I Was a Rich Girl.” A full six months after Stefani said “Sayonara!” to ex-husband and Bush lead singer, Gavin Rossdale (who allegedly had an affair with the couple’s nanny), the couple’s mansion is asking … Continue reading
Hexagonal Frank Lloyd Wright ‘Usonian’ house for sale for $995K in Glen Ridge, New Jersey | 6sqft
In a city where hundreds of interesting happenings occur each week, it can be hard to pick and choose your way to a fulfilling life. Art Nerd‘s philosophy is a combination of observation, participation, education and of course a party to create the ultimate well-rounded week. Jump ahead for Art Nerd founder Lori Zimmer’s top picks for … Continue reading
A $5M price chop for the former Upper West Side mansion of Charles Schwab | 6sqft
In a city where hundreds of interesting happenings occur each week, it can be hard to pick and choose your way to a fulfilling life. Art Nerd‘s philosophy is a combination of observation, participation, education and of course a party to create the ultimate well-rounded week. Jump ahead for Art Nerd founder Lori Zimmer’s top picks for … Continue reading
Just Sold: Storied Van Dusen Mansion sells for $3M – Finance & Commerce
The 12,000-square-foot Van Dusen Mansion, built in 1892 at 1900 LaSalle Ave. in Minneapolis, is currently used as an event center that can host up to 200 guests for a dinner and up to 350 for a cocktail reception. (Submitted photo: CoStar) Just Sold: Storied Van Dusen Mansion sells for $3M By: Anne Bretts October … Continue reading
Danbury’s Hearthstone Castle May Not be Destined for Fairy-tale Ending – The Connecticut Story – October 2016
Danbury’s Hearthstone Castle May Not be Destined for Fairy-tale Ending By Erik Ofgang Historic Gillette Castle Photos courtesy of the National Register of Historic Places On Nov. 8, Danbury voters will be asked to approve $10 million in infrastructure improvement projects for the city, including about $1.6 million to convert the long-abandoned castle in Tarrywile … Continue reading
‘Haunted’ 15th Century Scottish castle with ‘ghosts in the grounds’ could be yours for £695,000 – Mirror Online
A genuine 15th Century Scottish castle is on the market for the £695,000 – as the family who has owned it for 600 years prepares to sell. Darnick Tower went on the market more than a year ago, but selling the impressive building, where ghosts are said to flit through the grounds, is now the … Continue reading
Harry Potter has never been prettier than in these Olly Moss prints | Polygon
Officially licensed, art-quality prints go on sale today Olly Moss, the pop artist known for his dramatic takes on classic franchises, unveiled a seven-print, original series based on Harry Potter. Created in collaboration with Pottermore, the online home for the works of J. K. Rowling, each of Moss’ prints is based on one of the … Continue reading