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Observation – The Senseless Loss of Inisfada

Posted on July 17, 2023

INISFADA - Manhasset, North Hempstead, Nassau County, New York Buckle up Buttercups – I’m in a real mood – angry, frustrated and most of all disheartened - Again! In all honesty, it’s a mood that started in late 2013 (yes, I do tend to fester over these things!), but this mood has been recently reawakened. This diatribe may very likely be the first of several rants or verbal installments on this particular topic (Hell, I could create an entirely separate website on this subject alone – maybe call it “people and things...

For Sale: Mansion … Hospital … Hotel?

Posted on June 30, 2023

by Site Admin

1500 Brinker Road, Wellsburg, West Virginia Square Feet 80,443 Beds 61, Full Baths 24 Half Baths 40 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places Dec 31.1984 (link), Ok now, bear with me on this one for a minute and let me explain. This one at first glance looks like an out-of-control army barracks (or … haunted psych hospital?), but … when you start looking closely (and doing some honest googling of the address) you realize that somewhere in the middle of this jumble of kindling is a turn of the century...

For Sale: Vintage Philip Johnson-Designed Lakefront Retreat in Willsboro NY

Posted on June 14, 2023

by Site Admin

Now here’s a sweet little MCM charmer, which is not only captivatingly stunning, but also comes with quite the pedigree. The 1949 modernist dwelling was designed by the famous Phillip Johnson (1906–2005), who was not only the founding director of the Museum of Modern Art's Architecture Department, he is responsible for an impressive portfolio of international post-modern architectural commissions (Manhattan’s iconic “AT&T Building” and nearby “Lipstick Building”, and Pittsburgh’s PPG Place to name but a few). Johnson is best known however for his own New Canaan, CT weekend home, simply...