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Address: 1093 Prospect Avenue, West Hartford
Asking Price: $2,850,000
6 beds
5 full , 4 half baths
12,111 sq ft
2.24 acres lot
The Realtor’s description at Realtor.com:
The centerpiece of prestigious Prospect Historic District is this stunning Colonial Revival designed by renowned architect Grosvenor Atterbury. The offering comprises a 12,000 sq/ft home w/ 4car garage + guest house apt. Upon entering the cast iron gates, a graveled circular drive leads to the majes… (View original article)
You will not be bored. Take your pick from a range of facilities, including golfing (two Championship courses, driving range, tuition, putting greens, pro shop), woodland walks, clay-pigeon shooting, quad bikes, a gym and indoor pool plus an Espa spa. Clothes and boots can be dried and bike storage is also available. The large bar, with an airy conservatory, leads on to a stone-flagged terrace (as does the drawing room), plus there’s a swish Whisky Snug (offering more than 100 malts). Dogs a… (View original article)
Scandal-plagued Fox News founding father and recent Donald J. Trump advisor Roger Ailes has put two of his Garrison, N.Y. homes on the market at significantly less than their purchase price, Variety reports. You may ask why Ailes has two homes in Garrison; in fact, Ailes owns a “hilltop compound” with over 20 acres and several houses in the quiet Putnam County hamlet.
The septuagenarian media mogul purchased the larger home for $1.2 million in 2007.
The nearly 2,900-square-… (View original article)
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15:36 EST, 15 September 2016
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Updated:
19:51 EST, 15 September 2016
Any Adam Levine fans with $16 million in spare change now have a place to spend it.
The Maroon 5 frontman, who had previously listed his palatial Beverly Hills estate for $17.5 million, has slashed his asking price, according to TMZ.
Unable to seduce a buyer at his original rate, People’s 2013 Sexiest Man Alive shifted to the staggeringly lower $15.95 million.
Compromise:… (View original article)
Fenyes Mansion Tours With Sign Language Interpretation
September 15th, 2016 by Pasadena Independent
Historic Fenyes Mansion. – Courtesy photo
Special docent-led tours with sign language interpretation are being offered this fall to provide deaf and hearing-impaired visitors better understanding and enjoyment of Pasadena’s historic Fenyes Mansion.
The inaugural tours with the sign language component are being offered on Sunday, O… (View original article)
Filming for a big budget movie has been taking place in and around Bamburgh Castle.
As a result, the beach will be closed to the public this weekend.
The identity of the film has not been confirmed but is widely rumoured to be Transformers 5.
Bamburgh Castle has indicated the film is ‘huge and will put us on the map worldwide’.
A notice warning of the weekend beach closure has been put up.
It states: ‘With permission from Bamburgh C… (View original article)
AS filming for season three of Outlander continues, the cast and crew of the show have been spotted at various locations throughout Scotland.
Most recently, they have been seen filming at Craigmillar Castle in Edinburgh.
Day 1 of 5 working on Outlander at Craigmiller Castle \uD83D\uDE0A— John Hewitt (@ziggyhewitt) September 12, 2016 Craigmillar is a ruined medieval castle known for its connection to Mary Queen of Scots, who sought refuge there in the 1500’s. Now, a different … (View original article)
THE view from the tower of the old Stoke Newington Pumping Station, a Victorian edifice in the style of a Scottish castle, is no different to a week ago. But in electoral terms, the landscape has changed. Where once five Labour-held constituencies could be seen from its ramparts, soon only four will exist, under proposals from the Boundary Commission of England. The plans amount to “gerrymandering”, according to Labour’s leader, Jeremy Corbyn, whose Islington North seat is among those faci… (View original article)
The Gold Coast of Long Island is known for its grand estates, built for the likes of the Vanderbilts, Hearsts, Guggenheims, Roosevelts and J.P. Morgan (and the fictional Great Gatsby). More than 500 of these monuments to sudden wealth went up in the late 19th century, but only some 200 remain. One of them has a history longer than most of the others. At Lloyd Harbor, the property around the 10-acre Fort Hill House, once the site of Fort Franklin, was an important location during the American… (View original article)
Totaling 14,700 square feet, the 22-room house on a gated estate includes an additional 33 acres on four adjacent lots. (Courtesy CVRMLS)
Totaling 14,700 square feet, the 22-room house on a gated estate includes an additional 33 acres on four adjacent lots. (Courtesy CVRMLS)
GOOCHLAND COUNTY, Va. — Just days after federal prosecutors announced they would not seek to retry former governor Bob McDonnell and wife Maureen Mc… (View original article)