By: Diane Tuman Zillow Content Manager | November 17, 2009
Love tile? You’ll love this property. Formerly the home of a renowned tile expert at the turn of the 20th century, the Bay Shore home of Raphael Guastavino Jr. is on the market for $1,895,000.
If the Guastavino name doesn’t ring a bell, perhaps some of the work he and his father did will. Some of New [...]
By: Diane Tuman Zillow Content Manager | October 7, 2009
Update (10/9/09): More than 30 people showed up to watch Al Capone’s Wisconsin hideout auctioned off in a sheriff’s sale on the Sawyer County courthouse steps on Thursday, but only one bidder came forward: The Chippewa Valley Bank — the same bank that foreclosed on it in 2008. The bank purchased it for $2.6 million, [...]
By: Diane Tuman Zillow Content Manager | October 7, 2009
In the market for a castle near the ocean? We found one in Narragansett, RI (where we hear they have pretty good beer).
It is the “Hazard Castle,” located at 333 Ocean Rd, Narragansett, RI, 02882 and it is listed for $7 million. Complete with gables, turrets and even a 105-foot tower, the Hazard Castle is [...]
By: Sarah Greenleaf PR Intern | September 30, 2009
Many complain that McMansions are unreasonably large for a single-family home, but McMansions have nothing on what is reportedly the largest home in the U.S.
Located in Sagaponack, NY, this massive waterfront compound was built on 63 acres. Construction began in 1998 and was completed in 2003, but not without an outcry from the local community, [...]
By: Sarah Greenleaf PR Intern | September 25, 2009
Though the movie Pineapple Express, starring Seth Rogen, may have lacked class, the home used for the shoot (it was the drug kingpin’s home in the movie) has spades of glamour.
The home is located in Glendale, CA and was originally built for writer/composer Jose Rodriguez in 1941 by architect R.M. Schindler. Rodriguez would often entertain [...]
By: Jill Simmons PR Manager | September 25, 2009
Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural masterpiece Fallingwater has been named one of the “28 Places to See Before You Die” by Smithsonian magazine and now fans have an opportunity to experience one of the most famous homes in America in a whole new way.
As part of a new program, Insight Onsite at Fallingwater, up to eight people at [...]
By: Diane Tuman Zillow Content Manager | September 16, 2009
This is not a celebrity’s home (that we know of)…
Nor is it in the news due to some embarrassing incident by a company executive…
It’s just simply a stunning home by organic architect Robert Harvey Oshatz…
… and it’s for sale. Enjoy!
See all photos for this property at 18024 Skyland Circle, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
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By: Whitney Tyner Zillow PR Specialist | September 11, 2009
Is it a timeless historical treasure or a chateau on steroids? The Architectural Review Board in Southampton, NY, seems to feel the latter.
Earlier this year, the board approved designer Calvin Klein’s request to demolish the legendary Dragon’s Head estate, located at 650 Meadow Ln, Southampton, NY 11968 (address from Southampton Press’ 27 East), to make [...]
By: Alison Paoli Zillow PR Specialist | August 26, 2009
Make yourself skinny: Breathe in and don’t breathe out until you leave the house.
For $2.75 million, you can have a piece of New York history, although, who knows if your furniture will fit. This 9 1/2 feet wide Dutch-style townhome, built in 1873, is located in Manhattan’s West Village at 75 Bedford St, New York, [...]
By: Diane Tuman Zillow Content Manager | July 17, 2009
According to Miami’s Justnews.com, a well-known mansion on Miami Beach burned to the ground was destroyed by fire this morning. Located at 4462 N Bay Rd, Miami Beach, FL 33140 (above), the 10-bed, 7.5-bath home was listed for sale for $6.9 million. It was built by Capt. Michael Burke, the founder of Windjammer Barefoot [...]
