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Berkshires Victoriana
JUST BACK from a few days visiting a friend in Western Massachusetts, where I was amazed at the number of Victorian villas. The area is a catalogue of 19th century styles including Second Empire and Italianate, with details like arched, … Continue reading
Posted in ARCHITECTURE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, TRAVEL
Tagged 19th century, Berkshires, Cakewalk Bakery, Gilded Age, Jacobean Revival, Lee, Lenox, MA, main street, mansions, Mass., Massachusetts, Rotch & Tilden, Ventfort, Ventfort Hall, Victorian
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Amagansett Flipper: Before & After
AN ITEM ON CURBED HAMPTONS, the real estate gossip site that is the Brownstoner of the East End, caught my attention this week: a 4BR, 4 bath Amagansett house on 3/4 acre, newly on the market for $2.2 million. It … Continue reading
Posted in LONG ISLAND, NORTH FORK, PROPERTIES FOR SALE, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING, RENOVATION
Tagged Amagansett, beach house, Berkshires, cabin, Cranberry Hole Road, Curbed Hamptons, East End, flipper, flipping, French doors, Katie Brown, Katie Brown Workshop, Meijer, Montauk Highway, renovation, William Corbin
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Summer Rental: Hudson Valley Greek Revival
IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN: time for city dwellers to think about renting a country place for all or part of the summer. If a totally charming 2BR, 1 bath village house in Columbia County works for you, take a look … Continue reading
Posted in HUDSON VALLEY, PROPERTIES FOR RENT
Tagged 1830s, 2BR, Berkshires, Chatham, Columbia County, for rent, furnished, Greek Revival, rental, summer, Tanglewood, Village
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Hidden Homesteads in Columbia County
“EVER WONDER why our Yankee forebears seem to have been incapable of designing a bad house?” asks Rural Intelligence, a year-old culture website that is like a New York Times Styles section for the Hudson Valley and Berkshires. It’s a … Continue reading
