Today I bring you Oheka Castle through a music video by Taylor Swift. Oheka Castle on Long Island was designed by Delano and Aldrich in 1914 for Otto Kahn. The structure happens to be the 2nd largest private house in the United States after the Biltmore estate. The house is gorgeous and the song is really fun;...
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Saturday, October 8, 2016
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
While cleaning through my over-flowing bookcases the other day I came across an old favorite, Adventures with Old Houses by Richard Hampton Jenrette. The book is an account of the 14 historic houses he has bought, restored, and called home. One (or 2 rather) in particular have always been my favorites, the George...
Monday, October 3, 2016
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Last week I had the pleasure of touring the Carnegie Institute of Science with our local branch of the ICAA (these lunch time tours we offer are my favorite aspect of the ICAA). I have been walking past this building on 16th street NW for as long as I've lived in Washington but never knew the glories that were inside!The...
