Sir Alfred Bossom

Is The Wrecking Ball Headed to Lakewood’s Iconic Bossom Manor?

By Karen Eubank / March 26, 2026 /

When the Lakewood Conservation District expansion passed, we all breathed a sigh of relief, thinking the homes that make Lakewood, well, Lakewood would be protected. Unfortunately, the expansion district did not go as far as preservationists had hoped. Some of the most significant homes have no protection. That is, sadly, the case with Lakewood’s Bossom…

Lakewood Historic Tudor Manor House Has an Exceptional Architectural Pedigree

By Karen Eubank / July 16, 2019 /

This historic Tudor manor house in Lakewood is what I refer to as a once-in-a-lifetime home. When you are lucky enough to purchase an architectural wonder like this, you don’t leave. The house has changed hands only three times since being built in 1926. It’s now for sale, and I genuinely envy the lucky person…