Mansions

BRISTOL, R.I. – Blithewold Estate, with its 10 gardens and almost 100-year old collection of trees from around the world, is a marvelous place for an afternoon stroll. The gardens include roses, annuals, perennials, wildflowers and a rock garden, all open to the public. In addition to gardens, the 1908 mansion is open for tours, … Continue reading »

Getty Villa’s art galleries and gardens are the backdrop to a summer of family activities and special events. Some are listed below. For the complete summer schedule or to reserve your free, advance tickets to enter the museum, visit www.getty.edu or call 310-440-7360. The Getty Villa is at 17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades. Art … Continue reading »

The ancient Romans cherished their perfectly symmetrical gardens. “If they didn’t have gardens they painted them on the walls, and if they had gardens they painted them on the walls anyway,” says Michael DeHart, a horticulturist who’s been supervisor for grounds and gardens at the J. Paul Getty Trust for the last 20 years and … Continue reading »

Tuesday, May 10, 2011, by Rob Bear The former home of the late actor Bela Lugosi, famed for his role as Dracula on Broadway and in the 1931 film adaptation, has just hit the market in Los Angeles. The 5,000-square-foot Tudor-style mansion has many similarities with a castle, but far too many windows to be … Continue reading »

Monday, May 9, 2011, by Pauline O’Connor This ivy-covered manor on Lorraine Blvd was designed by Playboy mansion architect Arthur R. Kelly in 1920. We’re not wild about the house’s kitchen or the bathroom shown in the listing photos, but that wood-paneled dining room? Pass the mashed potatoes! Sited on a 13,500-square-foot lot, the home … Continue reading »

Fifth- and sixth-graders from St. Stephen’s Episcopal School in Harrisburg recently stayed a couple nights at the Ironmaster’s Mansion in Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Cumberland County for their annual environmental study field trip. They were among the first overnighters in the renovated hostel, a favorite stop-over with Appalachian Trail hikers that closed at … Continue reading »

Posted: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 9:16 am | Updated: 11:46 am, Tue May 10, 2011. Take a tour of the Smithville Mansion By Jen Wielgus Calkins Media, Inc. | The Smithville Mansion is the heart of what once was an industrial village located in Eastampton N.J., adjacent to Mount Holly. The Mansion was home to … Continue reading »

A scruffy £1 million mansion in a “spectacular state of dereliction” is among four historic buildings in the Westcountry named as ripe for rescue from irreversible damage. The buildings, which include a thatched cottage in a Devon village and a former Sunday school overlooking Bodmin Moor, have been highlighted by heritage conservation group SAVE. Blackborough … Continue reading »

Beverly Hills, CA – The 2nd Annual Greystone Mansion Concours d’Elegance attracted thousands of vintage automobile and motorcycle devotees, as well as those with an interest in history, design and luxury to the Greystone Estate, the former home of the Doheny Family, on Sunday, May 1, 2011. Preceded on April 30 by a well received … Continue reading »

Free group tours of the Brucemore mansion, 2160 Linden Drive S.E., Cedar Rapids, will be offered every twenty minutes from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and 12-3 p.m. Sunday this weekend. Built by the widow of the city’s past meatpacking giant Thomas Sinclair, the Queen Anne style mansion was completed in 1886 at a cost of … Continue reading »