September 4, 2020: Link Exchange (Supporter Thank You!)
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Chestatee, GA
Super thanks to the OHD Supporters!!!
I’m recycling the featured image again. No known location.
Next week may be spotty to none at all with posts. Going to try to take a week “off” but you know me, I may do a few reshares of price reductions or something. 🙂
Have a safe, happy weekend!
The gentleman in the picture looks like he could be Bob Newhart’s grandfather.
Upstate/Central, NY
Lol, you’re right!😅
Great Falls, MT
Huge Victorian Riverton, NJ – $399,900
https://www.zillow.com/homes/106-Lippincott-Ave,-Riverton,-NJ-08077_rb/38160403_zpid/
Great Falls, MT
New England Classic – Divine Setting – Plainfield, MA – $649,000
https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/124146346_zpid/
my home town. I love the desk set in front of a large window and that fireplace is beautiful
I agree this is definitely a “divine setting”. The house and the land surrounding it are stunning!
East Dennis, MA
This property was originally constructed for a steel-industry giant in the mid-1920s—a man who also made some of his money, apparently, from a side gig as a gun runner and bootlegger during Prohibition. Built in 1924 and later transformed for a time into a Capuchin monastery, this colonial revival estate sits on 23 acres overlooking the Severn River in Annapolis with 7 bedrooms, 13 baths (or is it 8 baths?), and 11 fireplaces over nearly 22,000 square feet of beautiful and visionary living space for just under—and this is… well… an overwhelming sticking point—$25 million (though down from the $32 million asking price when the home and acreage comprised the highest-priced property on the market statewide in 2012). Many of these images just might make you wish could afford such a mansion, as this description from the listing, which some will read as hyperbole, actually has it about right: “The attention to detail and emphasis on proportions and craftsmanship are unparalleled.” And for those of you familiar with Maryland, the current owner is CEO of the well-regarded Phillips Seafood Company.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1604-N-Winchester-Rd-Annapolis-MD-21409/36027773_zpid/
Separately, here is an interesting Trulia blog—describing the estate back when the house was previously on the market—that explores the history of the property, provides additional insights and speculation, and contradicts at times some of the description in the current Zillow listing.
https://www.trulia.com/blog/annapolis-real-estate-capuchin-monk-the-friary/
Stay safe.
I visited in the Catholic retreat days (around 1970ish). Needless to say, it looked very different.
Great Falls, MT
Up for auction – fabulous estate – Scott, Arkansas
https://blackmonauctions.com/project/lands-end-estate-auction/
Great house in the country yet close to the town of Little Rock.
Greetings all! here are a few that caught my eye:
1871, Piermont, NY, 1,275,000
From the listing: “The Taylor House, late 19th Cent shingle colonial w/ Hudson River views & designed by America’s best loved architect, Stanford White.”
I love the interior of this little fireplace:
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/230-Hudson-Ter-Piermont-NY-10968/32385780_zpid/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=emo-SendToFriendHDP-image&rtoken=1a9edfa2-309a-4731-b67d-188bcf0b12ff~X1-ZUveo4kiegi2h5_46au8&mmlb=g,6
and the view of the parquet floor:
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/230-Hudson-Ter-Piermont-NY-10968/32385780_zpid/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=emo-SendToFriendHDP-image&rtoken=1a9edfa2-309a-4731-b67d-188bcf0b12ff~X1-ZUveo4kiegi2h5_46au8&mmlb=g,9
and mantle with these candle holders:
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/230-Hudson-Ter-Piermont-NY-10968/32385780_zpid/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=emo-SendToFriendHDP-image&rtoken=1a9edfa2-309a-4731-b67d-188bcf0b12ff~X1-ZUveo4kiegi2h5_46au8&mmlb=g,20
Exterior of this house is beautiful. I love the decorative element to the basement level with a mix of stone and brick.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/230-Hudson-Ter-Piermont-NY-10968/32385780_zpid/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=emo-SendToFriendHDP-image&rtoken=1a9edfa2-309a-4731-b67d-188bcf0b12ff~X1-ZUveo4kiegi2h5_46au8
1894, Hudson, NY, 1,150,000
The house, to me, appears to be several styles with the bay and tower above the rounded porch. It is balanced, but not a mirror image of the other side of the façade. Lots of paneling and tiled fireplaces, lighting, though the pictures are blurry. The stained glass showcase on the landing on the stair is amazing.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/39-W-Court-St-Hudson-NY-12534/29997690_zpid/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=emo-SendToFriendHDP-image&rtoken=9b71341e-d39b-40fc-afb5-91867a98765c~X1-ZUveo4kiegi2h5_46au8
1931, Philadelphia, PA, 3,850,000
From the listing: “Leopold Stokowski by leading Philadelphia architects Mellor & Meigs. The architects later enlisted Morris E. Leeds to commission their ultimate country house within the city. By 1931, Morris and Hadassah Leeds realized their dream, sparing no expense to create a residence that remains an outstanding example of Norman Revival architecture and artisan craftsmanship.”
Stone, brick, wood, plaster, and slate exterior. Inside the large spaces of this castle-like home. I am intrigued by the current owner’s furniture collection and how the arts and crafts seems to fit comfortably into these rooms. Interesting lighting, artwork, pottery, and rugs.
However, the kitchen (IMO) are a shock to the system. I wonder what Leopold’s kitchen looked like.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1025-Westview-St-Philadelphia-PA-19119/10274227_zpid/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=emo-SendToFriendHDP-image&rtoken=5c20c697-a16a-4bf3-9eb9-cfaa1bf9f74e~X1-ZUveo4kiegi2h5_46au8
Great Falls, MT
That Philly kitchen is indeed a shock! The butler’s pantry is absolutely delightful, all it needs is the rolling ladder!
WOW that Hudson one is stunning with what appears to be an original kitchen! Why not more photos or a virtual tour! Now that i’d LOVE.
MJG, I would love to see more of the kitchen too.
I found a link to an interesting video project about the recently deceased owner, poet John Ashbery, on Zillow. It has a video walkthrough of the home but also links to him discussing the home and contents and reciting some of his poetry. It’s easy to get totally immersed in (at least for me).
Link:
https://ashberyhouse.yale.edu/about/introduction-0
Wonderful addition to the Hudson house Jkleeb, thank you!
Great Falls, MT
The bathroom ceiling is gorgeous!
Virtual tour here, including the kitchen and pantry:
http://vr.ashberyhouse.yale.edu/#
Old photo:
http://ashberyhouse.yale.edu/sites/default/files/images/1895-Hudson-House.jpg
Barely mentioned, the house was built for contractor, newspaper publisher and postmaster John F.X. Brennen (1852-1926), designed by architect Michael O’Connor.
Thanks Kim, and jkleeb for the Yale link – Wonderful stuff!
Noblesville, IN
House 1. by Stanford White has wonderful scale. Quite rare for his houses. Cool! Usually his designs are far too vast and posh for me to get my envy on; but this one is just delightful! Beautifully preserved, fine details abound – as you say. Nice.
House 2. is fascinating! The very poor quality, inadequate photography is INFURIATING. Grrrrrrrrrr.
ALSO: looks like one of my lately favorites, also in Hudson, is pending sale!
https://www.oldhousedreams.com/2020/02/06/c-1820-federal-in-hudson-ny/
House 3. is rather pro forma of it’s sort; pompous and clumsy of scale – IMO; but it does have some VERY, VERY nice reproduction Prairie and Arts & Crafts light fixtures, after designs by famous architects, throughout – oddly. I checked the listing to see if they convey; but no mention of them is made. The lot of them look absolutely goofy being so completely out of context – IMO. I’d sure take them with me and put them somewhere appropriate. The Dana Thomas chandelier is an especially odd fish out of water. Rich people with bad taste annoy me. Heheheh. Interesting though. TY K! 🙂
Here’s a video of the Leeds house In Philadelphia. https://www.bloomberg.com/pursuits/property-listings/for-sale-philadelphia-pa-united-states-1025-westview-st-10993042
New Orleans, LA
1893 Queen Anne, Plainfield NJ, $895k, 6370 sq ft., 200x 120 lot. A lot of house for this price that is move in ready! Absolutely beautiful woodwork. That staircase! WOW!
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/308-W-8th-St_N-Plainfield_NJ_07060_M96387-19523
Another 1893 Queen Anne, Trenton TN. $299,900, 5000 sq ft. More great woodwork and room colors! Its all hiding behind the white exterior. Oh how it could shine painted correctly.
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1008-S-College-St_Trenton_TN_38382_M87892-40592
1885 Victorian, Marengo, IL, $490k, 5200 sq ft. This one may have been posted before on OHD, or at least one similar, as the square tower reminds me of another. But the rich interiors and details are amazing. Now to get the exterior repainted to make it complete!
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/321-E-Washington-St_Marengo_IL_60152_M76376-42752
1880 Brick Empire, Abilene, KS. $429k, 10k sq ft. Another stunner inside and out! Plus it looks like 90% of the original lighting fixtures!
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/106-N-Vine-St_Abilene_KS_67410_M80319-48064#photo0
1899 Queen Anne, Bloomfield, KY, $299,900, 3300 sq ft. A simpler house than the others I have posted, but such a beauty! Obviously well loved and cared for. I could easily see myself here!
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/118-Springfield-Rd_Bloomfield_KY_40008_M48416-12783
Columbia River Gorge, WA
That third house…. wowza! It’s just stunning. And I love the decor.
And the next one!!!!! So many pictures, so much to appreciate.
Yep, they are covered in wallpaper, which I love… both places are really nice.
But the last listing…… I’m dying here! Those fireplace cover!!!! The woodwork…. That KITCHEN!
I’m gonna show these to my daughter when she gets here, so she can freak out too, and I’ll get to drool all over again. Thanks so much for posting them.
I am 100 percent in love with the the third one.
Noblesville, IN
House 3 was designed by a well known Chicago architect; famous for his luxe Queen Anne houses. More pix and info here:
https://www.oldhousedreams.com/2019/09/27/1885-marengo-il-george-garnsey/#section-title
The Plainfield NJ is amazing. I’ve posted a few things on that one before. Was in Scientific American’s color plate volumes for Architect and Builders.
Second Empire is the bomb, thank you
Noblesville, IN
House 1 will probably be shared every week until it sells – understandably. Jim and John both posted good info on it last week.
Jim:
“That’s a beauty! Designed by local architect Charles H. Smith for attorney Craig Adams Marsh. The house was full of cats and altered for apartments before restoration a few years ago.”
https://www.oldhouseonline.com/house-tours/rich-rewards-labor-love
John:
“The house examples included in the pages of Scientific American Architects & Builders edition were submitted by various architects and apparently, there was some kind of business arrangement between the magazine publisher and the featured designs of the architect. Probably, the magazine paid the architect for every set of plans sold. As for the Plainfield, NJ, example, there’s another one in the small town of Carthage, Illinois: https://www.flickr.com/photos/11236515@N05/49008500478/in/album-72157711630098258/ (it was later stripped of some of its details as it looked like this in 1901: https://www.flickr.com/photos/11236515@N05/49169957037/in/album-72157711630098258/ ) It was featured in George Barber’s American Homes magazine where credit was given to Carthage native architect, George W. Payne & Son for the design. More properly, they should have been designated as “supervising architects” because the original design came from Chas. Smith of Plainfield. I suppose it could also have been an original Geo. Payne design used by Charles Smith but the similarities are too close for it to be a coincidence. Payne appropriated several Barber designs as his own.”
Noblesville, IN
Also: no worries but; more pix and info on the rest linked below. 😉
https://www.oldhousedreams.com/2020/01/23/1899-queen-anne-in-bloomfield-ky/
https://www.oldhousedreams.com/2019/12/13/1880-italianate-in-abilene-ks/
https://www.oldhousedreams.com/2020/07/30/1895-queen-anne-in-trenton-tn-george-f-barber/
The 1880 Brick Empire in Abilene KS is a fascinating house and then some!! That tower is just wow! That is huge! It certainly creates interest and must provide views of the entire city (or close to it anyway).
Kia Ora from New Zealand (and the rest home I am still imprisoned in as I await my leg healing and subsequent rehab)
This Hawkes Bay region home is absolutely stunning from the inside out, the grounds and the scenery.
“Greenhill is a distinctive historic 1898 homestead occupying a unique hill-top position, set among 29.5 ha more or less (73 acres) of rolling farmland. Conveniently located just 15 minutes from Hastings or 25 minutes from Napier the Estate’s beautifully manicured grounds and garden offer unrivalled panoramic views over the surrounding picture perfect farmland.
One of the few remaining significant homesteads in Hawke’s Bay, this grand home built with kauri, matai, rimu and totara has been enjoyed by a family for over 100 years, until more recently, when it had a significant refurbishment, and has been operating as a luxury lodge.”
I just saw the listing today and by late this afternoon it had sold but it was for negotiation and has a valuation of between US$2,681.00 – 3,015,000.00. I thought it was still worth sharing.
https://www.bayleys.co.nz/2852288
Hopkinton, MA
definitely worth a share! beautiful. I hope your recovery is coming along, Julie!
Thank you!
Bainbridge Island, WA
Stunning house….stunning views…..thank-you, Julie. Glad you’re posting again, that means hopefully you are well on the road to wellness, right?? We were all missing you.
Thank you very much. I go back to the hospital on Tuesday for xrays and hopefully all will be well and I can start weight bearing and begin the process of walking. I can’t go home until I can safely do so and do other things like get into my shower, etc. It’s been a very difficult and trying 2 months.
Upstate/Central, NY
I’ve never seen a leaded glass bookcase built into the *side* of a fp, as one can see in pic #5.
An all over beautiful property!
Hopkinton, MA
Some good news regarding Jackie Kennedy’s property on Martha’s Vineyard, you might remember the houses & 400+ acres were for sale for $65 million- original listing here:
https://www.christiesrealestate.com/sales/detail/170-l-239-1906111036074454/red-gate-farm-the-jacqueline-kennedy-onassis-marthas-vineyard-estate-aquinnah-ma-02535
Two conservation groups on the Vineyard have agreed to purchase 304 acres of undeveloped land from the estate and will make a newly formed reservation available for passive recreation next year. Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg retains 95 acres and the houses. There is no indication whether or not that will go on the market separately.
https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2020/09/03/sheriffs-meadow-land-bank-will-buy-red-gate-farm-27-million
Hopkinton, MA
1880 (?) in Royalston, MA with 5 acres & a huge barn,interior pics of the barn, beautiful property $540,000
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/18-The-Cmn-Royalston-MA-01368/2078059841_zpid/
1900 condo in Leominster, MA with lots of original character $209,000
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/143-Walnut-St-3-Leominster-MA-01453/56701352_zpid/
1853 Gothic Revival in Great Barrington, MA $2.4 million,now a commercial building but what an exterior!
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/454-Main-St-Great-Barrington-MA-01230/2078476514_zpid/
Bainbridge Island, WA
Thanks Anne, I adore the Royalston, MA house, barn, and property….gorgeous. I do question the stated build date though. I wouldn’t change a thing. AND it comes with all those fabulous furnishings apparently (I want the car too)…….WOW..!!!
Love the Royalston house! They’ve furnished it well—especially like the painted floors. Anyone who uses a Renaissance revival parlor table as a substitute for a kitchen island is alright in my opinion!
Bainbridge Island, WA
I couldn’t agree more about the painted floors. I sure prefer painted versus early floors heavily sanded with a SHINY, SHINY finish. To me, even when old wide boards have the wear patina of many feet through time…and maybe a spill or two, are a MUCH more desirable telling of the house’s history.
Noblesville, IN
Hear, hear! Royalston is a gorgeous property.
https://ssl.cdn-redfin.com/photo/52/bigphoto/429/72717429_4_0.jpg
Upstate/Central, NY
Okay, I’m the odd one out: I like the 1900 condo!
Bainbridge Island, WA
Cathy, I like it too…..$209,000 for 1400 feet of Classic and $250 HOD is pretty reasonable. It looks in great shape (love the kitchen/pantry) and in a quiet residential neighborhood.
The house in Royalston MA is simply gorgeous. Love all the windows and especially what I’ve been calling “the red room”. Lots of land to roam about, and a barn (with photos of the inside yet!!) But what is this? A barn that is NOT red???? And here I was a few days ago prattling on about red barns as if i’d never seen one that wasn’t. (I know, I know!! Just kidding, heehee!)
Bainbridge Island, WA
Angie, I’m adoring that house also…..it speaks to me. And the, “red room”? I made a copy of that page just so I could enjoy looking at the color scheme with its simple furnishings, painted floor, etc. I’ve just got to paint something that color…!!
Hopkinton, MA
1930 Colonial Revival in Lowell, MA $579,900, lots to love here
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/105-Georgia-Ave-Lowell-MA-01851/56500003_zpid/
1888 in Fall River, MA $449,900 “The Hannah Brayton House” wonder if she knew Lizzie?
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/169-Belmont-St-Fall-River-MA-02720/55984158_zpid/
1886 Queen Anne in Springfield, MA $325,000 in the McKnight Historic District
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/167-Thompson-St-Springfield-MA-01109/56231172_zpid/
Hopkinton, MA
A few mansions for to explore:
1928 “English Manor Home” in Lenox, MA comes with a MCM guest house (no pictures of the guest house interior, $5.9 million
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/95-Yokun-Ave_Lenox_MA_01240_M37657-22464
1889 a Berkshire “Cottage” in Lenox for $2.6 million
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/25-Cliffwood-St_Lenox_MA_01240_M45914-21321
1890 in New Marlborough, MA (been on here I believe) 2 houses, barns, a garden house & an ice house + 18 acres. $1.495million
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/25-Cliffwood-St_Lenox_MA_01240_M45914-21321
Happy Dreaming, all! Enjoy the long weekend!
Columbia River Gorge, WA
Anne, your third link is the same as the second.
That second house….. wow. I like the kitchen! And I hardly EVER like updated kitchens.
Nice bunch of listings, thanks!
Hopkinton, MA
Thanks, Natira! Here is the correct link for the New Marlborough, MA property, built 1890, 18+ acres, several out buildings $1.495 million
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/604-Hartsville-New-Marlboro-Rd-New-Marlborough-MA-01230/200263734_zpid/
Columbia River Gorge, WA
Anne, That third listing was definitely worth the wait! That is an amazing place. I’m surprised it hasn’t sold.
The first picture of the barns nearly had me choking on my oatmeal!
Noblesville, IN
Wow, Anne – TY. Those two are KNOCK OUT gorgeous. Both are brilliantly scaled, and filled with beautiful, top-shelf, original decorative details, all in excellent states of preserve. Both houses are also equally brilliantly updated and very tastefully improved throughout. That’s rare!
The ormolu effect on the paneling, together with that fabric, in the DR in house 1 is STUNNING. WOW. Far from being matchy; the effect is an exquisite embrace of those wonderful fire gilt pieces, as well as the divine mantle.
https://ap.rdcpix.com/9590874bdfca9a231a97216c42bcf35el-m1193474757xd-w1020_h770_q80.jpg
That whole place is a wonder; but that room is especially fabulous.
https://ap.rdcpix.com/9590874bdfca9a231a97216c42bcf35el-m337639569xd-w1020_h770_q80.jpg
That chandelier is SO perfect for the room. Jeeze..
What’s not to love about every inch of house 2. The understated main stair is beyond rad.
https://ap.rdcpix.com/554061744/3d586db6c99e0e1bb69276c99469bfddl-m5xd-w1020_h770_q80.jpg
Thanks Anne. The house in Lenox is called Ethelwynde and has it’s own page；https://www.ethelwynde.com/about
Hopkinton, MA
thanks Chris, so much fun reading about it (and dreaming about it!)
Sherman Oaks, CA
Here’s a circa 1920-1925 schoolhouse in Hereford, Colorado, designed by a student of Frank Lloyd Wright. $489,900.
It’s a little quirky, but still pretty cool.
https://ifitweremine.blogspot.com/2020/09/circle-drive-hereford-colorado.html
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/67300-Circle-Dr-Hereford-CO-80732/2082958607_zpid/?
Noblesville, IN
Interesting! TY. Walls schmalls: I get it; though below linked may be a BIT much;
https://pi.movoto.com/p/522/917820_0_yRvzUB_l.jpeg
Heheheh. 😉
1906 Queen Anne (?) in Monticello, IL $359,900
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/719-N-State-St-Monticello-IL-61856/115723474_zpid/?
Hopkinton, MA
that’s a nice place, would love to see more interior pics!
Noblesville, IN
I was hunting for more pix and info on that great Stick house in Riverton, NJ which was posted this week, and happened across the below linked archived listing. There are GOBS of great old houses on that street; but most have been muddled to annoying degrees. The one exception being this gorgeous Arts and Crafts, Tudor. The scale is generous, but human and accessible. The preservation throughout is perfect; and the patina is divine. The baths etc. are quality, timeless, contemporary updates. The kitchens are nice; but the fireplace perplexes me.
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1919 Interwar Tudor / Riverton, NJ / $850K recent DELISTED
https://www.movoto.com/realestate/206-208-lippincott-ave-riverton-nj-08077-310_njbl103580
The very best quality sort of house
https://pi.movoto.com/p/310/NJBL103580_0_br6bab_l.jpeg
and garage.
https://pi.movoto.com/p/310/NJBL103580_0_7vrer2_l.jpeg
Both of brilliant scale.
1895 Queen Anne in Urbana, IL $599,900
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/312-W-Green-St-Urbana-IL-61801/89057796_zpid/?
Wiscasset Maine, 1790
Pending sale (and I hope it goes through smoothly). Hectic trying to empty house with Maine’s covid restrictions in place. And who knows, if I don’t find a good therapist, I may buy another old house.
https://www.trulia.com/p/me/wiscasset/35-fort-hill-st-wiscasset-me-04578–2004044549
I don’t remember seeing an instagram post on here before, but through I had to share it. It’s an amazing Victorian case iron fireplace surround from the colonial period in Shanghai
You may not know that Shanghai has some incredible colonial-era architecture remaining and I follow a related instagrammer. https://www.instagram.com/p/CEwHeJBl8Bd/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Great Falls, MT
Harder Mansion with spectacular brick barn/carriage house, Philmont, NY, $1,200,000
https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/30002679_zpid/?
Off Market. Chaumont, NY.
I saw this on the market for maybe a week earlier this summer and was smitten…I want it so much. It’s so cozy in the house, and I could watch the water all day at the “boathouse.”
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/11010-CO-Route-125_Lyme_NY_13622_M41497-97065#photo19
Columbia River Gorge, WA
Awesome place! It reminds me a lot of the place my great aunt has on Lake Travrse in MN. It’s a wonderful place, stuffed with garage sale furniture and a room full of beds upstairs.
What a stunning location!! I’d spend all my time in the boathouse, falling asleep listening to the water lapping against the shore (or in the event of a storm pounding against the shore!!) and waking up with the sound of the water. I’d be as happy and content as one could possibly be. This is brilliant.
Hopkinton, MA
Happy Labor Day!
1819 in Thompson, CT with 3 acres $495,000 very distinctive exterior
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/366-Thompson-Rd-Thompson-CT-06277/210154679_zpid/
Langeais, Loire Valley,
How interesting!! Really nice, i hope it’s shared later!
Noblesville, IN
Great house! Fantastic, +or- 1900, DR, inset bay detail.
https://images.estately.net/80_170333499_35_1599328850.jpg
Cool..
https://images.estately.net/80_170333499_12_1599328845.jpg
Clipped.
Langeais, Loire Valley,
Dear all, I’m glad to be back here as I’ve been away from OHD during my holidays, because yes, I mostly check it when i’m at work (yeah, bad!). But i wanted to share with you now some pictures of my holidays in France: in a week we traveled from our Loire Valley region (N-W) to Lyon (S-E), then Cahors (S-W), then even more south to the Basque country area (near Spain) for just one day (to drop our kiddo for a week there), and back to our region. Total 2200km/1,367miles in a week! (map here: https://goo.gl/maps/EXVzePBm3SmDCbpt7)
Lyon: what is interesting in the oldest area of Lyon is the “traboules”. These are inner courtyards that are open to the public (but if you don’t know, you wouldn’t dare pushing the doors to go in). Often the stone stairways are open onto the courtyard, which give them a very peculiar look. https://www.instagram.com/p/CDtnrcaJfaG/ (you don’t need an IG account to see my pictures, they’re public).
In Cahors area we went to Collonges-la-Rouge. This village is exclusively built of red stone. It’s beyond gorgeous, unique! https://www.instagram.com/p/CD08PwWpyYH/
Then quick stop to another nice village nearby: Turenne: https://www.instagram.com/p/CD08dZSJhMy/
Quick visit in Cahors: https://www.instagram.com/p/CD086hSpuIc/
Amazing medieval village with church perched atop a cliff overlooking the Lot river, Saint-Cirq-Lapopie: https://www.instagram.com/p/CD4AewspA1P/ and the road scenery nearby: https://www.instagram.com/p/CD4B0bZpJKb/
I love American architecture, but the vernacular architecture in France is so, so diverse! Add on top local wines/food/deli/cheese, yeah, travelling in France is super interesting 🙂
Noblesville, IN
Looks like a fun trip. Thank’s for sharing Miss Apple. 🙂
Hope you don’t mind; I had to clip this one.
https://scontent-ort2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/e35/p1080x1080/117393398_295887818526982_8208670163530558427_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=110&_nc_ohc=4V8laqvR7kEAX88bwJp&oh=028b8b76b1561b734ea27bfec115d2ac&oe=5F80B313
Wow. What’s the story there?
Langeais, Loire Valley,
No pb, my pics are public 🙂
I have no idea what this used to be or be for! It’s here if you wanna “drive” this road and daydream 🙂 https://goo.gl/maps/nnabTwFdmN51Tx8XA
Thank you for sharing your photos, Miss-Apple37! I loved looking through them. So fascinating, so OLD!! That’s what I love about so much of Europe’s architecture. It’s withstood the ravages of time and survived more or less intact. The village of Collonges-la-Rouge where every building is made from red stone is awesome, just simply awesome! I also loved the medieval village with its church on the cliff top. So much history these homes and buildings could tell us!! Sounds like you had yourself a lovely holiday!
Langeais, Loire Valley,
Glad you enjoyed them!
Lockport, NY
Here’s another fixer-upper French chateau:
https://www.patrice-besse.co.uk/ads/castles-chateaux-for-sale-in-france-rennes-redon-normandy-brittany-anjou-perche-pb649547
Langeais, Loire Valley,
Nice old & thick “ladder” hardwood floors!
Lockport, NY
Escape to to the chateau anyone?
https://www.frenchestateagents.com/french-property-for-sale/view/106742DD86/chateau-for-sale-in-bouresse-vienne-poitou-charentes-france
Noblesville, IN
I’ll take this exquisite little morsel. 🙂
https://d2ysowi61wn2ij.cloudfront.net/images/98790/cache/800x600_3552588e7bc00976f19c8bebbf61529b.jpg
Sherman Oaks, CA
Thank you, AmyBee, for the inspiration! I had to do a post about this one, because it hooked me with those turrets in the stable yard. What a find!
https://ifitweremine.blogspot.com/2020/09/bouresse-vienne-france.html
Lockport, NY
Smaller French chateau on a smaller parcel to renovate:
https://www.frenchestateagents.com/french-property-for-sale/view/106742DD86/chateau-for-sale-in-bouresse-vienne-poitou-charentes-france
Lockport, NY
Here’s a French chateau to renovate that has a lovely interor, yey with exterior issues:
https://www.frenchestateagents.com/french-property-for-sale/view/103761CEL64/chateau-for-sale-in-gan-pyrenees-atlantiques-aquitaine-france
Lockport, NY
One of my absolute favorite French chateau! Sitting in a state of elegant decrepitude,this former abbey is a just waiting to be gently reawakened.
https://www.frenchentree.com/property-for-sale/property/8-bed-chateau-for-sale-in-pays-de-la-loire/39573_mnl_ln-27mg3
The history behind this is fascinating!
http://marcberardi.canalblog.com/archives/2007/12/16/7258443.html
Interestingly the barn (“grange” in French) has been a subject of serious study. A burnt-out shell remains.
https://www.persee.fr/doc/arcme_0153-9337_1995_num_25_1_867
The Abbey church was lost on The Revolution. So what became of the people entombed there?
https://www.collecta.fr/usage.php?id=9287,reserve-pe-1g-fol-fol-160-bouchot-2689
I would so move here! There’s even a small airport nearby! Wouldn’t this make a cool hotel/resort?
Langeais, Loire Valley,
fascinating!!
Such a neat little…not so little Mid Century Cape. The fun is in the details…the original kitchen with rising sun detail at the sink and stove…or the stars in the bathroom….or the lovely den…..and all the other details worth saving and going off of in a neat restoration.
Check out this home at Realtor.com
$569,000
5beds · 3 baths
2767 Bernard Pl, Evanston
https://b1iw.app.link/tcWHPTkUC9
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2767-Bernard-Pl_Evanston_IL_60201_M77104-18550?cid=other_shares_core_ldp
Fabulous
Columbia River Gorge, WA
I LOVE the bathrooms! Especially that first one!
Noblesville, IN
Not the fanciest old Victorian house; and rather muddled actually, but in a pretty good way for once. Winamac, the town it’s in, is one of my absolute favorite little towns in this state. The Tippecanoe river lazily twists it’s way through town, and this house is right on it; and right off the park to boot. It’s a lovely home; and whoever buys it will be lucky to have it – I guarantee. On top of the delightful property; the listing itself is also delightful, and well worth seeing.
Late Queen Anne Victorian 1895 / Winamac, Indiana / #389K
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/417-S-Riverside-Dr-Winamac-IN-46996/85669647_zpid/?
Pretty cool! Looks like a 1964 AMC (American Motors Corporation – Kenosha, WI), Rambler parked on the street in front.
Hi folks, I have a question–
are there any houses on here that show untouched, unimproved servant’s quarters? I see the quarters, but they’ve been decorated or remodeled. Servant’s quarters were supposed to be very plain.
I’d like to see some. I have been in and lived in such houses, and often the servant’s quarters were where I spent alot of time.
They are usually found in the larger houses–my house was almost 5,000 sq feet, my friends houses had 7,000 and up.
This was back in the 60s, when they were hard to sell–north of NYC anyway.
There are a couple of houses in my small town of Siler City, NC that just came up for sale I think everyone may be interested in. The first is an award winning 1966 mid-century modern that boasts original features including an indoor atrium.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/15-Pine-Forest-Dr-Siler-City-NC-27344/74936425_zpid/
The next house is a 1951 house that I am unsure of the actual style, however it was owned by actress Frances Bavier, known for her portrayal of Aunt Bee on the Andy Griffith show. The house even without the namesake attached is actually very nice and still has many of its original details including bathroom fixtures.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/503-W-Elk-St-Siler-City-NC-27344/74938460_zpid/
Sherman Oaks, CA
Thanks, Jonus, these were neat to see. Fun to know that Frances Bavier actually did end up in North Carolina. Her own version of Mayberry, perhaps? Interesting to read about her life there.
https://greensboro.com/aunt-bee-slept-here/article_61656fa9-f9a7-5c6b-a8be-cccc525eeb1e.html
https://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/article224134740.html
“Untouched servants quarters”
Don’t know of any on this, my favorite old house site, but the Asa Packer House in Jim Thorpe, PA has untouched servants quarters, as well as the entire house, left just as it was when donated to the town, as it was closed up for decades and kept up before the town decided what to do with it. It is now a museum well-worth seeing, and is 2 hours from Manhattan and 1 hr. 20 minutes from Philadelphia.
Hi Neness–I have been to the Packer house, many years ago, but the tour did not include servants quarters. I played the piano there though, during the tour. So how did you get to see them?
I have been on many old mansion tours (Vanderbilt, Roosevelt, Ogden Mills, Rockefeller et al), and none included servants quarters, some excluded kitchens, all excluded basements, and some excluded even a bedroom.
Some reasons given were safety, and not ready for viewing.
Awhile ago there was a great blog, Big Old Houses, by one John Foreman, and he got to go everywhere. I emailed him and asked how he was able to do that, and he didn’t reply. This was while he was still posting new stuff, before he became incapacitated, so I never found out.
I think they showed a recreated servant’s room at the Mills’ house in Staatsburgh (a second floor room, because, as you noted, fire codes didn’t allow the public on some upper floors. In many cases, original baths and kitchens went through so many updates there is little original fabric left, and in some cases, these were converted to administrative offices, storage, exhibit spaces.
On a visit to the Mark Twain house years ago, the docent mentioned they would like to find period fixtures to restore the bathroom.
When many of these houses opened to the public, there was little interest in the more mundane aspects; “Upstairs, Downstairs” and “Downton-Abbey” are probably responsible for the interest in the service sections.
I think Biltmore might show some; I know one tour took us through the mechanical areas, but I don’t recall the servant’s quarters. The Elms in Newport (as well as some others) offer “behind the scenes tours”.
Langeais, Loire Valley,
Not a mansion like the massive Vanderbilt’s and others, but in NYC the Merchant’s house (Federal rowhouse) is fully open, from the basement kitchen to the attic (servant’s bedroom).
http://merchantshouse.org/
And while it has nothing to do with millionnaire row’s mansions (but with the poors life), in NYC i highly recommend the Tenement Museum, a time-capsule. https://www.tenement.org/
https://www.oldhousedreams.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/DeerlandsWhitneyPk.jpg
Camp Deerlands at Whitney Park, an Adirondack Great Camp built for Wm. C. Whitney around 1900 and in the family since. Comes with a few other houses, 36,000 acres, 22 lakes, and 80 miles of roads. FSBO $180mm.
No photos!
https://hamiltoncs.org/forever-wild/uncategorized/the-whitney-family-and-the-sale-of-camp-deerlands-estate/
Here’s a charming article http://www.adirondacklifemag.com/blogs/2019/07/22/reveries-camp-deerlands/
Hi shmotrezoom,
The servants quarters as well as the working rooms at the Packer House were part of the tour a few years ago. Tried to go this summer again but it was closed due to all this hysteria. I have also seen the houses you’ve mentioned and have been very lucky to get special treatment in several since it was “a slow day” and to see parts of the houses that tourists can’t visit. Used to anxiously await Foreman’s great blog as well.
1869 Victorian AND Church, Hamburg NJ. $599,000
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/101-Route-23-S_Hamburg-Boro_NJ_07419_M93340-07835?view=qv
1924 Dutch colonial for sale in West Central Ohio, $224,900 – loads of historic character with some modern additions
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/206-Bon-Air-Dr_Sidney_OH_45365_M46407-58493?view=qv
Upstate, NY
**AT-RISK ALERT**
The gorgeous property recently shared at 582 Blue Hill Ave. in Milton, MA, has reportedly been sold to a private developer, who has submitted a proposal for razing the house and gardens. The proposal is temporarily on hold, and letters of support for saving the structure and grounds are being sought.
The property: https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/582-Blue-Hill-Ave_Milton_MA_02186_M30308-55228
The story: https://www.gardenconservancy.org/preservation/speaking-out-for-gardens
Here is a chance for all of us to put pen to paper in an effort to save this lovely and historic property.
Upstate, NY
Details regarding the 1925 Milton property:
“Designed by famous architects, Henry Forbes Bigelow and Philip Wadsworth, The McGinley Mansion is a sophisticated escape that reflects the merging of traditional Georgian design with modern luxury. The striking features throughout the home include a winding quarter sawn oak staircase that appears to turn directly into the elaborate cupola above, an expansive dining room with a Moroccan inspired ceiling which opens up to the famous Lord and Burnham designed greenhouse, as well as the historic gardens created by the famous Ellen Biddle Shipman are just a few of the many awe inspiring aspects of this magnificent home. The gardens are adjacent to the patio which features a heated in-ground pool and Jacuzzi which openly invites friends and family for hours of entertainment. 3 garage spaces included.”
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/42-Fairview-Ave_West-Warwick_RI_02893_M38799-99896?view=qv
https://carrlevalleyhouse.com/