Mansions

NEWPORT, R.I.—The group that runs The Breakers mansion in Newport is urging Rhode Islanders to vote online as the historic property competes for the $25,000 top prize in a national competition. The Breakers is among 100 places across the country — and the only one in Rhode Island — selected for the “This Place Matters” … Continue reading »

OCEAN CITY — A landmark mansion in Ocean City has been knocked down. Its owner says he had to do it because taxes were so high and he could not find a buyer for the 1924 DuBois estate. Donald DuBois told The Press of Atlantic City he tried to sell the mansion for the past … Continue reading »

The few mansions left on Fifth Avenue rarely change hands. But this weekend a mansion on Fifth that was one of the last designed by the architect Stanford White is going on the market for $49 million. The listing broker, Paula Del Nunzio of Brown Harris Stevens, said that in her 25-year career only two … Continue reading »

Ukranian billionaire purchases Henry T. Sloane mansion for $40 million June 23, 2011 09:00AM The Henry T. Sloane mansion at 18 East 68th Street, between Madison and Fifth avenues, sold at auction yesterday to its only bidder — Alexander Rovt, a Ukrainian-born billionaire fertilizer magnate — for $40 million, the amount in principal and interest … Continue reading »

It takes a lot to set the chattering class a-chattering when it comes to real estate in Los Angeles, a land where real housewives live in chateau-ified campuses and weekend cottages come equipped with helipads and horse stables. But last week, when The Wall Street Journal reported that Candy Spelling’s bigger-than-the-White-House-size manse in Holmby Hills … Continue reading »

Source: People While some homes are taken off the market because they are not selling for the desired price, Nick Lachey’s home was removed from the Bel-Air real estate market for an entirely different reason. It wasn’t the amount of the offers, explains listing agent Mauricio Umansky of Hilton & Hyland, but simply Lachey wasn’t … Continue reading »

This historical Hollywood Hills mansion is listed for $4.95 million. The six bedroom, eight bathroom house is located near the popular Runyon Canyon, and was once owned by Emmy Award winner Raymond Burr. The property has two greenhouses, where Burr cultivated and hybridized many of the 1,500 orchids that he introduced to the world. The … Continue reading »

Posted: June 22 Updated: Today at 11:51 AM Bishop giving up Portland mansion Bishop Richard Malone will soon move from a 16-room mansion in one of Portland’s most upscale neighborhoods to a three-bedroom home in a suburban subdivision. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland announced Tuesday that Malone’s mansion on the Western Promenade will be … Continue reading »

London, Jun 21 (PTI) Veteran actress Zsa Zsa Gabor”s Bel Air home has been put on the market for 8.1 million pounds less than the expected value of the mansion. Built in 1955, the 28-room French Regency styled mansion and its entire compound has been officially listed on the Los Angeles housing market at 9.4 … Continue reading »

Visit the Grignon Mansion and return to the last colorful days of Wisconsin’s fur trade era! In the days before Wisconsin’s statehood, the Fox River was an important water highway for travelers and fur traders. At a natural portage point along the Fox, where the Mansion now stands, a trading post was established as early … Continue reading »