Historical Shelters
It isn’t often that we come across a property that piques our interest in a plethora of ways. The slant of a great home story usually hinges on history, design, or location. When you find one that delivers all of the above, you know you’ve found a front page fit. Thankfully, our friends at Compass…
Anybody can have a lake house as their getaway spot when city living gets too hectic. It takes someone who understands the essence of what it is to be cool to have their second home be the Rathskeller building in the charming little town of Comfort, Texas. A throwback to what could easily be considered…
When was the last time you heard about a “gorgeous” hazmat situation? Yet that’s exactly the word master builder and installation artist Randy Polumbo used to describe the dilapidated lighthouse in Orient Point, New York, he purchased off a government website.
Back in 1862 (or in 1874 depending on who’s telling the story), two brothers in Boston were in a feud. The brothers had inherited land in Boston’s North End after the death of their father. But while one brother was away serving in the military, the other took it upon himself to build a house…
Who doesn’t love hand-carved banisters, ornate stained-glass windows, artfully tiled fireplaces, and fabulous spaces to entertain? Crazy people, that’s who. If you’ve got a strong grip on your sanity, you, too, will fall in love with this absolutely stunning Eastlake Victorian in historic Cynthiana, Kentucky. Now, Kentucky might not sound like the perfect getaway, but…
