Mansions

New Jersey couple is at home in a Frank Lloyd Wright house By CAROLYN DAVIS The Philadelphia Inquirer CAROLYN DAVIS The Philadelphia Inquirer Updated: 2011-09-13T12:10:41Z The uninvited visitors always seem to show up when Dan Nichols is mowing the lawn, looking like any other ordinary homeowner. Except he’s not any ordinary owner and he certainly … Continue reading »

Aerial photograph of Jennifer Hawkins and Jake Wall’s house under construction on the Curl Curl headland on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Picture: Tim Hunter Source: The Sunday Telegraph Aerial photograph of Jennifer Hawkins and Jake Wall’s house that is being constructed on the Curl Curl headland on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Picture: Tim Hunter Source: The Sunday … Continue reading »

No matter how much money you have, if you buy this home, your wallet is gonna take a beating. That’s because a certain actor, who recently played a pugilist, is asking a whopping $13,995,000 for his palatial Beverly Hills pad. Of course, it does have seven bedrooms and sits on nearly two acres of prime … Continue reading »

COHASSET – Three waterfront homes in town are for sale for $7.7 million, $12.9 million, and – gasp – $23.9 million, amid signs, some realtors say, that the high-end housing market is recovering from the yearslong recessionary slump. “It’s just crazy,’’ said Nancy Hamilton of Dean and Hamilton Realtors in Cohasset. “We’ve had a huge … Continue reading »

Opulent country mansion for sale by Simona Ganea, posted in Real Estate, on September 9th, 2011 When you say the words “country mansion” you usually imagine a modest house, maybe a two-storey residence, with a garden and maybe a deck or terrace, a traditional design and a simple décor. However, this is not the case … Continue reading »

A 20,000-square-foot waterfront mansion in Palm Beach, Fla., is asking $74 million, making it the most expensive listing in the area. Photos Robert Stevens Palm Beach mansion Juliet Chung shows us a 20,000-square-foot waterfront mansion in Palm Beach, Fla., yours for just $74 million. Plus, Mark Wahlberg is listing Beverly Hills house for nearly $14 … Continue reading »

Update (3:57 p.m.): Susan Holland, executive director of the Historic Albany Foundation, says winning bidder was a Ravena-based architectural historian who offered $275,000. The Historic Albany Foundation alerted its members to a Thursday auction of a prominent — and quite historic — Queen Anne mansion at 1 Englewood Place in Albany (map). The public auction … Continue reading »

Coolidge himself has a couple of awkward paintings and a quite affecting lilac-wood sculpture on permanent view at the mansion. He and his friends would have appreciated “Art Encounters Preservation,’’ a sprawling exhibit of site-specific installations inside and outside the house, on property that is now a state park. Curator Allison Newsome has brought together … Continue reading »

The owner of this mansion on Mercer Island put it up for sale because he wanted to travel with his family. “It wasn’t moving at all, so he decided after about a year to try to put it up for auction,” Caley Newberry, communications manager for J. P. King Auction Co., said Tuesday. Last week, … Continue reading »

Haute Estates: Politicians and Their Mansions Posted By Alison Agudo on September 7th, 2011 When you’re front and center in American politics, the public is always watching. Whether it’s slip-ups on the campaign trail, personal info leaking through the media or even lavish home purchases, politicians tend to live very public lives. Here is a … Continue reading »