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Boston: Brick Sidewalks and Boot Scrapers
Edge of Beacon Hill from the Public Gardens I HAD VISITED BOSTON only twice, so long ago and so briefly I couldn’t even tell you which neighborhoods I was in. So when the time came to plan a little birthday … Continue reading
Posted in ARCHITECTURE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, ROAD TRIPS, TRAVEL
Tagged arched doorways, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Boston, bowfront, brick, fanlights, Federal, Franklin, Inn at St. Botolph, Inn@St.Botolph, ironwork, lincrusta, Mt. Vernon Street, National Historic District, Nichols House Museum, Paramount, Paul Revere House, Petit Robert Bistro, Rose Standish Nichols, row houses, Southend, townhouses, Union Oyster House, Victorian
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Sweet Shutters
East Hampton, N.Y. I LOVE SHUTTERS — louvered, paneled, pickets, cut-outs — though I’ve never really lived in a house that has them. My present cottage on Long Island is not gonna be the one. Shutters don’t make sense with … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN, HAMPTONS, HUDSON VALLEY, LONG ISLAND, MANHATTAN, OLD-HOUSE MAKEOVERS, PHILADELPHIA
Tagged Boston, BROOKLYN, casement windows, cut-outs, louvered, MANHATTAN, paneled, PHILADELPHIA, pickets, row houses, shutters, Springs
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