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	<description>...Musings on Historic Homes &#38; the Market</description>
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		<title>Federal-Style &#8220;Thomas Dorwin House&#8221; (c. 1812) Offered in its Bicentennial Year (Hinesburg, VT)</title>
		<link>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/05/16/federal-style-thomas-dorwin-house-c-1812-offered-in-its-bicentennial-year-hinesburg-vt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The owner of this house told me that this house was &#8220;a preservationist’s dream,&#8221; and it&#8217;s easy to see why.  Located in a quaint town nestled between the Green Mountains and Lake Champlain, and just a half hour from the super-hip city of Burlington, this Federal style colonial includes some truly impressive original features.  Touted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Babe Ruth&#8217;s Former Historic Home &#8211; &#8220;Home Plate Farm&#8221; &#8211; Offered ($1.65M)</title>
		<link>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/05/07/babe-ruths-former-historic-home-home-plate-farm-offered-1-65m/</link>
		<comments>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/05/07/babe-ruths-former-historic-home-home-plate-farm-offered-1-65m/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 22:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[558 Dutton]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a huge baseball fan, so I had to feature this one: Babe Ruth&#8217;s former suburban home outside of Boston, in Sudbury, Massachusetts just hit the market with a $1,650,000 asking price.  Christened &#8220;Home Plate Farm&#8221; by The Bambino himself, the house was apparently built circa 1800, replacing another old house on the site (circa [...]]]></description>
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		<title>19th Century Carriage Builder&#8217;s House (Ca.1855) For Sale in Keyport, NJ</title>
		<link>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/03/15/19th-century-carriage-builders-house-ca-1855-for-sale-in-keyport-nj/</link>
		<comments>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/03/15/19th-century-carriage-builders-house-ca-1855-for-sale-in-keyport-nj/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[157 Broad Street]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Henry Cherry House]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a common misconception that most historic houses are &#8220;dark&#8221; inside . . . but this listing caught my eye as an example of why that misconception is, well, a misconception.  The &#8220;Henry Cherry House,&#8221; built 6 years before the U.S. Civil War, is a perfect example of a 19th century house that mixes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Bel Air&#8221; &#8212; House of Parson Weems (Who Wrote the George Washingon &#8220;Cherry Tree&#8221; Story) To Be Auctioned</title>
		<link>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/03/12/bel-air-house-of-parson-weems-who-wrote-the-george-washingon-cherry-tree-story-to-be-auctioned/</link>
		<comments>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/03/12/bel-air-house-of-parson-weems-who-wrote-the-george-washingon-cherry-tree-story-to-be-auctioned/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 02:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow!  Here is yet another landmark historic house for sale.  On Wednesday, April 18, at 3:00 p.m., the historic manor home of George Washington&#8217;s first biographer, Parson Weems, will be sold at auction.  Located at 14513 General Washington Drive in Woodbridge, Virginia, &#8220;Bel Air&#8221; is the oldest home in Prince William County, having been constructed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Orr&#8217;s Ford&#8221; For Sale &#8211; A Pennsylvania Stone House Connected to &#8220;Walking Purchase&#8221; History</title>
		<link>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/03/12/orrs-ford-for-sale-a-pennsylvania-stone-house-connected-to-walking-purchase-history/</link>
		<comments>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/03/12/orrs-ford-for-sale-a-pennsylvania-stone-house-connected-to-walking-purchase-history/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 04:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I stumbled upon the property called &#8220;Orr&#8217;s Ford,&#8221; I knew I had to blog about it.  What is Orr&#8217;s Ford?  Orr&#8217;s Ford is a historic property for sale in Bucks County, Pennsylvania (7483 Old Easton Road, Pipersville, PA).  It sits on almost 4 acres on a picturesque creek, with 250 feet of frontage.  Like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rare &amp; Impressive &#8216;Early Period&#8217; House (ca 1700) offered For Sale in Gloucester, MA (12 pics)</title>
		<link>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/02/26/rare-impressive-early-period-house-ca-1700-offered-for-sale-in-gloucester-ma-12-pics/</link>
		<comments>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/02/26/rare-impressive-early-period-house-ca-1700-offered-for-sale-in-gloucester-ma-12-pics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 01:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even among historic house lovers, I am probably one of the few crazies who would actually love to live in a rustic 17th- or early 18th-century home.  An old &#8220;New Englander&#8221; would be especially nice, with creaky wide-board floors, exposed beams, and wood-paneled walls.  I can picture myself enjoying Thanksgiving dinner with my family, gathered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Progress? Pre-Revolution Colonial in NJ Demolished for Abandoned Condos</title>
		<link>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/01/12/progress-pre-revolution-colonial-in-nj-demolished-for-abandoned-condos/</link>
		<comments>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/01/12/progress-pre-revolution-colonial-in-nj-demolished-for-abandoned-condos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2005, in West Cape May, NJ, a developer demolished the historic Moffitt House, a circa 1770, pre-Revolution Colonial &#8212; despite outrage and preservationists&#8217; active plans to save the house by moving it.  A report by Jack Fichter of the Cape May County Herald notes that the demolition of the former B&#38;B proceeded with &#8220;most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Shame: 1884 Courthouse on National Register is Being Torn Down Today in Seneca County, OH (UPDATE)</title>
		<link>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/01/03/a-shame-courthouse-on-national-register-in-being-torn-down-in-seneca-county-oh/</link>
		<comments>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/01/03/a-shame-courthouse-on-national-register-in-being-torn-down-in-seneca-county-oh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:58:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We usually stick to historic houses here on HHB, but I had to make an exception to write about something disturbing that&#8217;s happening today about an hour from where I live.  In Tiffin, Ohio, a county courthouse that was built in 1884 (and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places) is being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Renee Zellweger&#8217;s (Awesome) Circa 1770 Connecticut Farmhouse For Sale</title>
		<link>http://historichouseblog.com/2011/12/24/renee-zellwegers-awesome-circa-1770-connecticut-farmhouse-for-sale/</link>
		<comments>http://historichouseblog.com/2011/12/24/renee-zellwegers-awesome-circa-1770-connecticut-farmhouse-for-sale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 04:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve driven by this house a couple of times, filled full of envy, so I had to do a quick feature on this one after I noticed it was for sale on another blog, Hooked on Houses.  Renee Zellweger&#8217;s historic property in Pomfret, Connecticut has hit the market with an asking price of $1.5M.  It&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Historic Houses &amp; the History of Christmas Trees</title>
		<link>http://historichouseblog.com/2011/12/23/historic-houses-the-history-of-christmas-trees/</link>
		<comments>http://historichouseblog.com/2011/12/23/historic-houses-the-history-of-christmas-trees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Historic houses and the Christmas season seem very compatible.  They just go together.  Both, in their own way, seem to embody tradition, nostalgia, the bonds of family, and c0ntinuity over time.  Perhaps this is why there are few things that strike me as more classical than a beautiful historic home decked out in traditional Christmas [...]]]></description>
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