Mansions

JOHN WOODS / FREE PRESS ARCHIVES Enlarge Image Museums such as Dalnavert allow us to immerse ourselves in ideas that cannot be experienced by reading Wikipedia or watching the Discovery Channel. Winnipeg in the 1890s was a bustling city of 30,000 people. Horse-drawn carriages dodged new electric trolley cars as pedestrians click-clacked along oak-plank boardwalks … Continue reading »

Doncaster’s historic Mansion House will host its first wedding next year. The building, which has remained largely unused since Doncaster Council’s move to the new Civic Offices in Sir Nigel Gresley Square, will see the first couple tie the knot in March. The historic building is the subject of the latest ‘Seven Wonders of Doncaster’ … Continue reading »

Halswell House mansion near Bridgwater could be yours for just £250,000! 3:00pm Friday 22nd November 2013 in Somerset By Newsdesk A LANDMARK mansion house near Bridgwater is on the market – and could be yours for as little as £250,000. The Grade I-listed Halswell House in Goathurst, which has hosted dozens of weddings, proms and … Continue reading »

It was the secret Prohibition-era bar that got John Murphy’s attention. It was 1997, and Mr. Murphy and his wife, Paula Key, were house shopping in the Pacific Heights section of San Francisco. When Ms. Key returned from viewing a house, she told her husband about the bar on the ground floor. “You press a … Continue reading »

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — When I think of downtown Portland, hiking isn’t necessarily the first thing that comes to mind. The bike-friendly metropolis is best known for its array of delicious food carts and great shopping, but there’s much more to the beautiful Northwest city than initially meets the eye. Located just 10 minutes from … Continue reading »

Athlone House was a top-secret training headquarters for RAF pilots during the Second World. Published: 20 November 2013 By DAN CARRIER AN EIGHT-bedroom mega-mansion could be built on the site of Athlone House overlooking Hampstead Heath, the New Journal can reveal. Planning documents filed at the Town Hall show the mystery owners – whose identify … Continue reading »

Rich and paranoid? You might like this! Mansion with 19th century stone fortifications built to keep early trade unionists at bay goes up for sale for £1.95m Home in Newport, South Wales, built in 1839 by wealthy industrialist John JenkinsHigh Sherriff of Monmouthshire constructed the walls to protect himself against the Chartists activistsThree and a … Continue reading »

Real Estate Billionaire And Seahawks, Blazers And Sounders Owner Paul Allen’s New Mansion Is The Definition Of Balling Out by Eric Goldschein | 12:33 pm, November 21st, 2013 A house that costs $27 million is, not surprisingly, quite nice. That’s what Microsoft co-founder (and Seahawks owner, and Blazers owner, and Sounders part-owner) Paul Allen just … Continue reading »

In 2009 police were called to break up a mass orgy during a black-tie ball organised by a Dutch adult entertainment firm that had hired it out for the night. Two years ago, Mr Bond’s 78-year-old mother, Stella Bond, staged a three day sit in the library to prevent it being repossessed by bailiffs. Halswell … Continue reading »

Jim O’Brien – 19 November 2013 If you have deep pockets and a strong will, then the remains of the elegant Tudenham Park House on 66ac adjoining Belvedere House 8km from Mullingar might be the challenge you have been waiting for. Even with a missing roof and ivy masking much of its elegance, the house … Continue reading »