Mansions

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 »

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 »

By TheRedPin Team on Aug 29, 2011 in Canada Who knew Libya’s Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, had so much money? Here are pictures of his 11 million pounds ($17.6 million CAD) mansion in the wealthy suburb of Hampstead in London, UK. He’s even tried to rent out the eight-bedroom mansion … Continue reading »

By Kathy O’Loughlin editor@mainlinemedianews.com Maybrook-copyright LMHS View and purchase photos Two impressive mansions; one influential family.While many a Main Liner has taken a stroll through the home and gardens of the Willows estate in Villanova during some special event, not as many might know the connection between that site and the Rosemont mansion that was … Continue reading »

Wednesday, April 27, 2011, by Rob Bear Have a nomination for a jaw-dropping listing that would make a mighty fine House of the Day? Get thee to the tipline and send us your suggestions. We’d love to see what you’ve got. Location: Sea Island, Ga. Price: $6,600,000 The Skinny: By the time Georgia businessman Carley … Continue reading »

Tuesday, August 30, 2011, by Rob Bear Have a nomination for a jaw-dropping listing that would make a mighty fine House of the Day? Get thee to the tipline and send us your suggestions. We’d love to see what you’ve got. Location: Newport, R.I. Price: $3,900,000 The Skinny: Back in 1894, the Newport summer home … Continue reading »

Beach House Florida My neighborhood just finished to build this beautiful house. Unique furniture, selling, architecture… Each inches hide treasure for a photographer, it’s just some photos of this paradise. Please enjoy them… Go back to the top Thanks for visiting Beach House Florida page. Click here to go back to our homepage (View original … Continue reading »

August 26, 2011, 6:00 am For ‘Heritage Days’, Access to Hidden Paris By CLAUDIA BARBIERI Paris is full of sumptuous mansions and secret gardens, hidden from outsiders by sober stone facades and closed coach doors. But on the weekend of Sept. 17 and 18, as part of Les Journées Européennes du Patrimoine, or European Heritage … Continue reading »

A home as huge as his ego: Inside the gloriously garish mansion Michael Winner is flogging for £60m By Jan Moir Last updated at 4:08 PM on 27th August 2011 Guess what? It’s all change again at Winner Towers. After the recent shock announcement that the 75-year-old bachelor was finally getting married to long-term girlfriend … Continue reading »

In my last column, I featured Wunderlich County Park in Redwood City, a charming acreage of shady trails and wind-swept meadows. Aside from the newly restored Folger Stables, the park has a remote feel, and includes little development beyond the trail system. It’s also one of those rare parks that don’t charge for access or … Continue reading »