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Phyllis LavelleDecember 7, 2025The Hidden Sorrow of the Hearth-Aethel
The Hearth-Aethel, a formidable structure of gray limestone built in 1875, is characterized by its heavy Romanesque Revival style, with…
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Phyllis LavelleDecember 7, 2025The Forgotten History of the Thorn-Wainscot
The Thorn-Wainscot, an imposing example of Queen Anne architecture, built in 1891, is characterized by its irregular shape, turrets, and…
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Phyllis LavelleDecember 7, 2025The Hidden Library of the Valerian-Peak
The Valerian-Peak, a severe and imposing structure of grey granite built in 1870, dominates a rocky outcrop, offering panoramic views…
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Phyllis LavelleDecember 7, 2025The Silent Burden of the Ashburn-Cottage
The Ashburn-Cottage, despite its deceptively modest name, is a large, rambling, late-Victorian home, built in 1902 with a sprawling, asymmetrical…
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Phyllis LavelleDecember 7, 2025The Lost Elegance of the Raven-Holm
The Raven-Holm, a sprawling, asymmetrical Shingle Style mansion built in 1885, stands nestled deep in a coastal ravine, its weathered…
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Phyllis LavelleDecember 7, 2025The Quiet Ruin of the Elderton-Grove
The Elderton-Grove, a blocky, severe Italianate villa of red brick and pale limestone, was completed in 1860, a statement of…
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Phyllis LavelleDecember 7, 2025The Hidden Weight of the Kestral-Ridge
The Kestral-Ridge, a forbidding example of Stick Style architecture with its complex rooflines and textured shingles, was erected in 1898…
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Phyllis LavelleDecember 7, 2025The Lost Heart of the Galt-Chantry
The Galt-Chantry, a masterpiece of asymmetrical Queen Anne design completed in 1890, stands today as a skeletal structure of reddish-brown…
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Phyllis LavelleDecember 7, 2025The Haunting Decay of the Ashlar-Moorings
The Ashlar-Moorings, a sprawling Second Empire mansion characterized by its mansard roof and iron cresting, was built in 1878 for…
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Phyllis LavelleDecember 7, 2025The Hidden Story of the Stone-Acre Retreat
The Stone-Acre Retreat—a sprawling Italianate villa built in 1865—sits low and heavy on its foundations, its distinctive square tower and…
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Phyllis LavelleDecember 7, 2025The Eerie Silence of the Cairnwood Hold
The Cairnwood Hold is less a house and more a small fortress, a Gothic Revival structure of dark, rough-cut stone…
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Phyllis LavelleDecember 7, 2025The Silent Watch of Aethelred House
The Aethelred House stands on a low hill, its asymmetrical red brick and stone bulk shrouded by thick, unpruned stands…
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