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Castle Life, But No Castle Dollars? Head to Scotland

By Bethany Erickson | June 3, 2019 | Comments Off on Castle Life, But No Castle Dollars? Head to Scotland

We have affordable castle living in Scotland, a conceptual house in a rock, a man-made island in Dubai that is FINALLY ready, and an amazing fixer in the woods in Idaho. Here’s what we’re reading. What are YOU reading? Castle Life, But No Castle Dollars? Head to Scotland Want to live in a castle, but…

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Historic Warner Estate – Where Glamour and Stardom Lived

By Deb R. Brimer | May 12, 2019 | Comments Off on Historic Warner Estate – Where Glamour and Stardom Lived

Harry Warner, a founder and the first president of Warner Bros., was a bigger-than-life figure in the Golden Years of Hollywood. One can only surmise that his bigger-than-lifestyle mansion in the heart of Beverly Hills was a prime fit with the film mogul’s persona. Built in 1923, the glamorous Warner Estate features three gated entries…

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Chestnut Court: History, Elegance, and William Adams Delano Style

By SecondShelters.com Contributor | March 17, 2019 | Comments Off on Chestnut Court: History, Elegance, and William Adams Delano Style

By Deb R. Brimer Contributing Writer If the walls of this timeless 1914 treasure could talk, what name-dropping stories they could tell! Some of the world’s most notable structures are among the works of award-winning New York architect, William Adams Delano, including palatial mansions for the Rockefeller family and Otto Kahn. But Chestnut Court was…

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Evansville Offers Comfortable — and Budget-Friendly — Retirement

By Bethany Erickson | January 19, 2019 | Comments Off on Evansville Offers Comfortable — and Budget-Friendly — Retirement

Editor’s Note: Recently, MoneyWise revealed its list of the 40 most frugal and friendly places to retire. In a bid to provide an idea of what housing inventory is available in these cities and towns, we’re taking a look at listings in each of the cities on the list. Not everyone can spend $1 million…

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Historic Monte Vista Home Close to Great San Antonio Amenities

By Bethany Erickson | December 23, 2018 | Comments Off on Historic Monte Vista Home Close to Great San Antonio Amenities

When we found this week’s historical shelter, an English Domestic Revival home in the Monte Vista neighborhood of San Antonio, we immediately wanted to know more about one of the largest historic districts in the United States. And we became even more intrigued when we found out that the district, which encompasses 100 city blocks…

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Hillbrook: A Hosiery Magnate’s Enduring Legacy In North Carolina

By Deidre Woollard | February 23, 2015 | Comments Off on Hillbrook: A Hosiery Magnate’s Enduring Legacy In North Carolina

High Point, North Carolina is currently famed for being the furniture capital of the United States, bringing furniture designers from around the globe in for the High Point Market two times a year. High Point, though, like many other Southern towns, was also built on textiles and tobacco. Hillbrook, was built for textile baron Comer…

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