Category Archives: HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Appreciating October: Old Houses & Fall Color

Posted on October 31, 2019 by

OCTOBER HAS BEEN A MONTH for remembering my love of old houses, which is why I started this blog in the first place, and for being blown away once again by the beauty of Long Island’s South Fork. That includes … Continue reading →

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Art-Making for All in Amagansett

Posted on August 12, 2019 by

EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. – Among the things that are NOT bogus about this area’s reputation is its importance in the history of modern art. What is even more remarkable is that it continues — not with the physical presence of … Continue reading →

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Late-Season Discovery: The Springs Library

Posted on November 14, 2018 by

SO I’M STILL HERE in Springs, a woodsy hamlet five miles north of East Hampton, Long Island, N.Y., thanks to the installation of a wood-burning stove that staves off the day when I have to turn off the water supply … Continue reading →

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This Wondrous Summertime World

Posted on September 1, 2018 by

If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere – Vincent van Gogh Beauty has not been hard to find this summer, despite the heat. Almost everywhere I’ve gone, and I’ve moved around a fair amount, I’ve been hyper-conscious of … Continue reading →

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For Sale in Springs: A Long Island House as Old as They Come

Posted on November 1, 2017 by

THERE ARE VERY FEW truly old houses on the East End of Long Island, but those that do remain, like Mulford Farm in East Hampton, are among the oldest in the country, dating back to the earliest English settlers in … Continue reading →

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Quaint Quebec

Posted on August 16, 2017 by

QUEBEC CITY, on the St. Lawrence River three hours’ drive north of Montreal, is ridiculously picturesque — the oldest parts, anyway, where stone houses, some from the 17th century, form an Upper Town and a Lower Town on a steep escarpment, … Continue reading →

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Drive Slowly, Look Closely: Thru Indiana and Ohio on the Historic National Road

Posted on January 17, 2017 by

Another never-published travel story from the vaults, this one commissioned — but the magazine, an AAA publication, folded before my story ran. It’s safe to assume the over-the-top Indiana Theater in Terre Haute has landmark protection and the Frank Lloyd Wright … Continue reading →

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