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Private Wooded Retreat Minutes from Manhattan? Sign Us Up.

By Bethany Erickson | January 5, 2018 | Comments Off on Private Wooded Retreat Minutes from Manhattan? Sign Us Up.

This week’s historical shelter is a gorgeous contemporary home built in 1972 (so it’s a spring chicken compared to most we look at) — and bonus, it’s both on a lake and 28 minutes from Manhattan. At $2.2 million, it’s not as inexpensive as some of the other historical homes we’ve showcased, but you really…

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Montana Mansion Offers Mountain Views and Rich History

By Bethany Erickson | December 22, 2017 | Comments Off on Montana Mansion Offers Mountain Views and Rich History

Nestled in the Bitterroot Valley in Montana, a five-bedroom mansion built for a man who came west with his brother, intending to prospect for gold, sits ready for its next owner, the one that will update it to marry the history behind the home with more recent creature comforts.

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Las Cruces Compound Offers Income Property and Family Fun Potential

By Bethany Erickson | December 8, 2017 | Comments Off on Las Cruces Compound Offers Income Property and Family Fun Potential

It’s a house that has one foot in history, and one foot in the future — and the amazing second shelter or even vacation rental income property potential of this nearly four-acre estate in Las Cruces, New Mexico makes it a must-see. The home includes a main house and guest house, and when you consider…

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New York Home Once Housed Family of Early U.S. Settlers

By Bethany Erickson | December 1, 2017 |

A home that has its foundation — literally — with one of the first settlers in what would become the United States is now up for grabs in New York. Known as the Teunis Slingerland house, the original homestead was built after Teunis Slingerland purchased almost 10,000 acres of land near the Hudson River from…

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Piece of Civil War History Up for Sale in Gettysburg

By Bethany Erickson | November 24, 2017 |

For less than $900,000, someone will soon own a home so steeped in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Civil War history it still has two cannonballs stuck in it. The home sits on what is now called Confederate Avenue and was built by Herman Haupt, who was first a railroad man, and then a Union general during the Civil…

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Historic Restored Massachusetts House Is Pure Bliss

By Bethany Erickson | November 10, 2017 |

Historic homes go on the market on a daily basis — but when one like the Daniel Bliss Homestead in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, goes on the market, you sit up and pay attention. Why? Because it was restored by the guy who pretty much wrote the book on preserving and restoring old homes, John T. Kirk.…

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