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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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Walking and Stalking
UPDATE, April 2011: The photos that originally accompanied this post, which I took while looking over the moon gate of this cottage as described below, were accidentally deleted from my WordPress media library, along with the photos on several months’ … Continue reading
Posted in COTTAGE LIVING, GARDENS & GARDENING, HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND
Tagged arbor, boxwoods, brick, cottage, courtyard, fence, French doors, gate, Maidstone Park, moon gate, parking pad, patio, pea gravel, shed
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One Weekend in Maine
CAPE PORPOISE, MAINE – Maine fulfilled my pre-conceived notions: rugged coastline, superior lobster, and lots of Revolutionary-era cottages and Victorian mansions — almost nothing but old houses, in fact, in the area around Kennebunkport. I particularly love the over-the-top yellow … Continue reading
Posted in ROAD TRIPS
Tagged brick, Cape Porpoise, Carpenter Gothic, Colonial, cottages, gingerbread, Kennebunkport, Maine, mansions, Revolutionary-era, Victorian
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Walkabout with Montrose on Brownstoner
I WANT TO TURN YOU ALL ON to a new weekly feature on Brownstoner, the powerhouse Brooklyn real-estate website without which I would have about one-fifth of my readership. “Walkabout with Montrose” is the work of a Crown Heights resident, … Continue reading
