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Rockaway Bungalow Reno: Before & During

Posted on June 22, 2011 by cara

What M.’s bungalow looked like when she bought it in January of this year. The green X’s alert firefighters that the house is unoccupied. …and how it looked last week, with a ‘rough coat’ of stucco. THIS WORK-IN-PROGRESS, an early … Continue reading →

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Down it Goes: East Hampton’s ‘Pink House’

Posted on December 5, 2010 by cara

Photo: Curbed Hamptons THE LATEST TRAVESTY in East Hampton real-estate was the demolition last month of the so-called “Pink House,” a Mediterranean-style stucco charmer built in 1903 that was once home to Gerald and Sara Murphy, the Jazz Age swingers … Continue reading →

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Why I Love Philadelphia, Part 3: Trinity Houses

Posted on February 19, 2009 by cara

“TRINITIES,” IN PHILADELPHIA PARLANCE, are three-room, three-story houses — one room per floor — built between the 1790s and 1840s.  They’re cozy, charming, evocative, historic, and, some might add, un-livable. Rear unit of my ‘double trinity’ in South Kensington, above. … Continue reading →

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