Mansions

Tami Longaberger, the chief exec of the famous basket-making Longaberger Co., has listed her 200 acre Muskingum County estate. The asking price – a cool $15 million. The 57,000 square foot luxury mansion has been put up for sale by the Cleveland based realtors, Howard Hanna Real Estate. Tami Longaberger’s Georgian brick mansion. Image courtesy … Continue reading »

Andy Wiederhorn, the controversial executive whose mercurial business career made him a multimillionaire and landed him in prison, has put his sprawling West Hills mansion on the market. A sale will cut one of Wiederhorn’s last and most significant ties to the city he grew up in. He moved his family to Beverly Hills last … Continue reading »

Andrew Wiederhorn’s sprawling 19,609-square-foot West Hills mansion is for sale. The controversial business executive said by email Thursday it doesn’t make sense to keep the house since he’s moved his family to the Los Angeles area so he can focus on running his Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Fatburger fast food chain. The Oregonian first reported the … Continue reading »

It was hot when I arrived at the ancient town of Zhouzhuang. I was able to easily buy an admission ticket through 17U.CN. As I approached the ticket booth at the Ancient Memorial Arch, I reported my phone number to a staff worker, who checked it and handed me an admission ticket worth 100 yuan, … Continue reading »

The Proctor Mansion Inn’s first owner would recognize it, despite 150 years passing since it was built. The 1861 Wrentham mansion has never been renovated, say its current owners, Sharon residents Brian and Dawn Fitzgerald. The original 19th century interiors that first owner Thomas Proctor saw remain nearly intact, despite passing through four family generations. … Continue reading »

Alston, a five-bedroom mansion in Southport, Queensland, is “spectacular” when seen from the Nerang River, but inconspicuous from the street, says vendor Suzanne Spottiswood. MORE PHOTOS Source: Supplied RENOVATION of the Californian mission-style house on this block at Southport, Queensland, were under way when the builder approached the owners, Graham and Suzanne Spottiswood, with drastic … Continue reading »

Jamaica Plain has a rich history. But to explore it, you have to start somewhere. That place, undoubtedly, is the Loring-Greenough House. This beautiful Colonial-era mansion celebrated its 250th year last fall. And the house continues to be a vibrant part of the Jamaica Plain community. Originally constructed as the home of Commodore Loring in … Continue reading »

July 27th, 2011 | Published in Places to See Located in Flagstaff lies the impressive Riordan Mansion State Historic Park, which was once home to two of the community’s most prominent businessmen while Arizona was still considered a territory. The mansion was built to house two Riordan families and was made in 1904, when the … Continue reading »

CT Mansion Featured in Great Inns Tourism, Cars, Traffic Press release from: The Boardman House (openPR) – July 26, 2011 (East Haddam, Connecticut) — The Boardman House has been published in Great Inns, Bed & Breakfasts, and Guesthouses, a 220-page book featuring 50 exceptional properties across the United States — each with its own unique … Continue reading »

Meet the restaurant tycoon who devoted his wealth and power (and his mansions) to Gabby Giffords’s incredible recovery By Fiona Roberts Last updated at 4:24 PM on 27th July 2011 He’s best known as a hardball restaurant tycoon with a reputation for to throwing trash cans all over kitchen floors in anger. But Tilman Fertitta, … Continue reading »