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Tag Archives: 18th century
Historic Upstate New York Farmhouse 350K
THIS LISTING COMES DIRECT TO YOU from a longtime blog reader of mine, Lillian DeMauro, who is selling her late 18th century house outside Andes, New York, in Delaware County’s Catskill Mountains, under three hours from NYC. Looks and sounds … Continue reading
Posted in CATSKILLS, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, PROPERTIES FOR SALE
Tagged 18th century, Andes, Esopus Turnpike, farmhouse, house for sale, NY
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Landmark Philly Dollhouse 450K
AS READERS OF THIS BLOG KNOW, I have a great fondness for diminutive antique row houses, whether part of a mews (a row of converted stables or carriage houses) or just working- class homes along a narrow alley. They’re often … Continue reading
Posted in PHILADELPHIA, PROPERTIES FOR SALE, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING
Tagged 18th century, Elfreth's Alley, mews, museum, Old City, row house
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Xmas in Orient
THE OYSTERPONDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY lucked out yesterday. The annual holiday house tour of Orient, N.Y., easternmost town on Long Island’s North Fork, took place Saturday afternoon, before the Big Snow. I was there, enjoying hot cider and cookies in eyebrow … Continue reading
Posted in HISTORIC PRESERVATION, LONG ISLAND, NORTH FORK, OLD-HOUSE MAKEOVERS
Tagged 18th century, colonnade, cupola, East Marion, eyebrow Colonial, gingerbread, Greek Revival, Greenport, North Fork, Old Fields Vineyard, Orient, Oysterponds Historical Society, Victorian, Village Lane, Webb House
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I ♥ Philadelphia
Thomas Bond, physician, 1712-1784 I’M IN PHILADELPHIA at the moment, in the breakfast room, below, of the Thomas Bond House, a delightful small hotel in Old City. The building dates from 1769, and I’m in my element, taking in the … Continue reading
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