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A 1920s Mansion Built In the Golden Automotive Era of Detroit
Article, Journal, Notable, Featured, Properties FY 5/30/20 Article, Journal, Notable, Featured, Properties FY 5/30/20

A 1920s Mansion Built In the Golden Automotive Era of Detroit

Remnants of a long lost golden era, this amazing mansion looks like something out of The Great Gatsby. However it’s a remnant of the Golden Automotive Era, when Detroit was once an elite American city.

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Thomas Jefferson’s Palladian Residence is One of America’s Architectural Gems
Notable, Journal, Properties FY 5/25/20 Notable, Journal, Properties FY 5/25/20

Thomas Jefferson’s Palladian Residence is One of America’s Architectural Gems

Edgemont is a Jeffersonian jewel surrounded by 572 acres in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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Cross Over Your Own Private Moat to Enter This Stunning Belgian Castle
Notable, Properties FY 5/23/20 Notable, Properties FY 5/23/20

Cross Over Your Own Private Moat to Enter This Stunning Belgian Castle

This stunning Belgian castle is set on 37 acres of private parkland, near the medieval city of Gent.

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This 17th Century Jacobean Manor Comes With its Own Dry Gin Distillery
Notable, Properties FY 5/22/20 Notable, Properties FY 5/22/20

This 17th Century Jacobean Manor Comes With its Own Dry Gin Distillery

On the market for the second time in over 400 years, the property was recently upgraded in a decade-long restoration project, which includes the addition of an award-winning gin distillery, Newton House Gin, and a speakeasy in the converted stables.

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A Boca Rococo Palm Beach Mansion Lists for $47.5M
Notable, Journal, Properties FY 5/20/20 Notable, Journal, Properties FY 5/20/20

A Boca Rococo Palm Beach Mansion Lists for $47.5M

In the 1920s, Mizner was the most-discussed living architect in America. He was hired in 1924 to transform the city of Boca Raton into "the foremost resort city on the North American continent…a resort as splendid in its entirety as Palm Beach is in spots."

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A Billionaire’s Beach House in Malibu, Designed by Richard Meier
Notable, Journal, Properties FY 5/17/20 Notable, Journal, Properties FY 5/17/20

A Billionaire’s Beach House in Malibu, Designed by Richard Meier

Nicknamed "Billionaire's Beach," the Carbon Beach section of Malibu is renowned for its oceanfront homes (built right on the sand) and unobstructed sea views (no sea walls here). The property belongs to billionaire Eli Broad, worth $6.8B.

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A Muse, Mistress, and Patron of the Arts: The Story Behind Château de Menars
Article, Journal, Market Watch, Notable, Properties FY 5/14/20 Article, Journal, Market Watch, Notable, Properties FY 5/14/20

A Muse, Mistress, and Patron of the Arts: The Story Behind Château de Menars

It’s any billionaire’s dream pad, but there is more to the story behind one of the few privately-owned châteaux in Loire Valley.

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Brechin Castle With Historic Ties to the Kings of Scotland Could Be Yours
Notable, Journal, Properties FY 5/7/20 Notable, Journal, Properties FY 5/7/20

Brechin Castle With Historic Ties to the Kings of Scotland Could Be Yours

The estate has been in the family for 250 years, but due to high maintenance costs, the 17th Earl of Dalhousie is selling off Brechin Castle along with a sizeable parcel of his estate.

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The 18th Century Thames Riverside Home from 'Madeline in London'
Journal, Notable, Properties FY 5/2/20 Journal, Notable, Properties FY 5/2/20

The 18th Century Thames Riverside Home from 'Madeline in London'

The six bedroom home features elegant riverside rooms with views towards Hammersmith Bridge, London's oldest suspension bridge. The ‘Beach House’ was featured in an illustration in the 1961 classic, Madeline in London, and reveals how little has changed on the River Thames in the last 60 years.

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This Fifth Avenue Home is One of the Last Gilded Age Mansions in Manhattan
Journal, Notable, Properties FY 4/27/20 Journal, Notable, Properties FY 4/27/20

This Fifth Avenue Home is One of the Last Gilded Age Mansions in Manhattan

The Beaux Arts-style residence was inspired by Versailles, built by the architects behind Grand Central Station, Warren & Wetmore, for a New York stockbroker-turned governor of Rhode Island in 1905. In 1925, it was purchased by Emily Thorn Vanderbilt Sloane White, granddaughter of railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt.

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