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	<description>...Musings on Historic Homes &#38; the Market</description>
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		<title>Georgian Estate in Wicomico, VA &#8212; &#8220;West End&#8221; &#8212; To Be Auctioned</title>
		<link>http://historichouseblog.com/2013/04/05/georgian-estate-in-wicomico-va-west-end-to-be-auctioned/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll add this one to my growing wish-list.  &#8221;West End&#8221; is a beautifully restored and fully furnished historic estate c.1790, and includes a main residence, guest house and multiple accessory buildings on approximately 32 acres of lush landscape and formal gardens.  According to NYC-based Concierge Auctions, the property will sell at a live auction on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amazing Italianate in Wellington, Ohio (Best Old House Town- 2010) Offered for Just $145,000</title>
		<link>http://historichouseblog.com/2013/03/09/amazing-italianate-in-wellington-ohio-best-old-house-town-2010-offered-for-just-145000/</link>
		<comments>http://historichouseblog.com/2013/03/09/amazing-italianate-in-wellington-ohio-best-old-house-town-2010-offered-for-just-145000/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:47:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s no surprise that &#8220;This Old House&#8221; chose Wellington, Ohio as one of its &#8220;Best Old House Towns&#8221; in 2010.  Wellington is a &#8220;quaint and quiet northern Ohio town&#8221; with a small population of people (4,700), but a large population of beautiful historic houses.  The town features an impressive spectrum of Victorian era houses &#8212; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: Abbott Lowell Cummings&#8217; &#8220;Framed Houses of Massachusetts Bay, 1625-1725&#8243;</title>
		<link>http://historichouseblog.com/2013/03/06/book-review-abbott-lowell-cummings-framed-houses-of-massachusetts-bay-1625-1725/</link>
		<comments>http://historichouseblog.com/2013/03/06/book-review-abbott-lowell-cummings-framed-houses-of-massachusetts-bay-1625-1725/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 05:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Architecture & Style]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published in 1979, The Framed Houses of Massachusetts Bay, 1625-1725 was a giant contribution to the study of vernacular architecture, and it remains a foundational reference work for scholars of colonial architecture in Massachusetts and beyond. Focusing on the “first period” of settlement, from roughly 1620-1720, Cummings’ excellent work is an encyclopedic and systematic evaluation of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Bleak Hill&#8221; Estate to be Auctioned in King George, VA</title>
		<link>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/09/16/bleak-hill-estate-to-be-auctioned-in-king-george-va/</link>
		<comments>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/09/16/bleak-hill-estate-to-be-auctioned-in-king-george-va/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 02:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In less than a month, the impressive &#8220;Bleak Hill&#8221; Estate, in King George, Virginia, will be auctioned.  Original portions of the house were built in the 1790s by historically renowned architect, Dr. William Thornton &#8212; the designer of the U.S. Capitol building.  The estate offers an incredible panoramic view, so it&#8217;s not surprising that it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Lottery Hill Farm,&#8221; Michael J. Fox&#8217;s former Federal-Style House in Woodstock, VT, Now Offered for Sale</title>
		<link>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/09/15/lottery-hill-farm-michael-j-foxs-former-federal-style-house-in-woodstock-vt-now-offered-for-sale/</link>
		<comments>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/09/15/lottery-hill-farm-michael-j-foxs-former-federal-style-house-in-woodstock-vt-now-offered-for-sale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2012 03:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve never been to Woodstock, Vermont, it&#8217;s one of those beautiful New England villages that is a big tourist spot because it is widely-heralded as &#8220;quintessential&#8221; New England.   It has an old town green with lots of classical-revival houses surrounding it.  There are ordinances to protect nice views of the village and its surroundings.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;The Henry Munroe House&#8221; in Wesport, CT, Dodges Demolition &#8212; But Still Needs Buyer</title>
		<link>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/08/06/the-henry-munroe-house-in-wesport-ct-dodges-demolition-but-still-needs-buyer/</link>
		<comments>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/08/06/the-henry-munroe-house-in-wesport-ct-dodges-demolition-but-still-needs-buyer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 03:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Endangered Property]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This house is significant enough that it&#8217;s listed on the Connecticut Freedom Trail, which designates &#8220;sites that embody the struggle toward freedom and human dignity&#8221; and &#8220;celebrates the accomplishments of the state&#8217;s African American community.&#8221;  So why is this particular property worthy of recognition?  The designation honors Henry and Lyzette Munroe, a black farmer &#38; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Historic Style Spotlight: The Craftsman Bungalow</title>
		<link>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/08/02/historic-style-spotlight-the-craftsman-bungalow/</link>
		<comments>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/08/02/historic-style-spotlight-the-craftsman-bungalow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 22:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to admiring old houses, I tend to favor rustic, 200-year old post &#38; beam structures.  Yet some of my favorite historic houses are much more modern:  Craftsman-style bungalows.  This article will highlight the history &#38; characteristics of this beautiful architectural style. The Craftsman style was popular from about 1905 until the Great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Alma Mater, Bowling Green State University, Will Soon Raze This Historic &#8220;Sears&#8221; House</title>
		<link>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/08/01/my-alma-mater-bowling-green-state-university-will-soon-raze-this-historic-sears-house/</link>
		<comments>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/08/01/my-alma-mater-bowling-green-state-university-will-soon-raze-this-historic-sears-house/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 00:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Really, BGSU? The school where I earned my B.A. in History is about to needlessly knock down a very cool building that is historically significant.   Their stated purpose is to build a new student health center.  I understand that  universities need to expand, but I also believe there would be several reasonable alternatives to razing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gem Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright is Threatened with Demolition (AZ)</title>
		<link>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/07/21/gem-designed-by-frank-lloyd-wright-is-threatened-with-demolition/</link>
		<comments>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/07/21/gem-designed-by-frank-lloyd-wright-is-threatened-with-demolition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;We are not in the historic-preservation business. That&#8217;s not our forte.&#8220; &#8211;Developer John Hoffman. &#8220;It&#8217;s like throwing a Picasso in the fire.&#8220; &#8211;Alison King, a historic-preservation activist and founder of Modern Phoenix. In a nutshell:   A development group (called 8081 Meridian) recently bought the David Wright House (designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Museum-Caliber &#8220;Abner Richmond Tavern&#8221; offered in Westford, CT (51 pics!)</title>
		<link>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/06/02/museum-caliber-abner-richmond-tavern-offered-in-westford-ct-51-pics/</link>
		<comments>http://historichouseblog.com/2012/06/02/museum-caliber-abner-richmond-tavern-offered-in-westford-ct-51-pics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2012 19:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I rarely use the term, &#8220;museum-caliber&#8221; when describing historic properties.  This house is museum-caliber. In my mind, museum-caliber means several things: exceptional architecture, a large amount original (or early) details, accurate historical information, and perhaps most importantly, the house must feature a lot of early period furniture &#38; decoration to make the house &#8220;feel&#8221; the [...]]]></description>
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