tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post231957154050354239..comments2024-03-24T12:54:29.192-04:00Comments on P i g t o w n * D e s i g n: Castle in ConnecticutPigtown*Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-27916091442678473542013-09-19T03:07:57.763-04:002013-09-19T03:07:57.763-04:00Hardly an old property at only 100 years old (for ...Hardly an old property at only 100 years old (for those of us from Europe used to houses 400 to 500 years old but still quite an impressive design and replica of a French type castle. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.whathouse.co.uk/news" rel="nofollow">whathouse</a>WhatHouse.co.ukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16671244233563417811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-431682540743755942013-09-18T16:30:57.906-04:002013-09-18T16:30:57.906-04:00I wouldn't say no to the gatehouse, either!I wouldn't say no to the gatehouse, either!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-10564641255062099682013-09-18T16:30:42.673-04:002013-09-18T16:30:42.673-04:00They knew proportion back then! How to make a comf...They knew proportion back then! How to make a comfortable house!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-77232815249598665272013-09-18T16:30:18.450-04:002013-09-18T16:30:18.450-04:00Wow is right!Wow is right!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-71707969116674427102013-09-18T16:30:09.734-04:002013-09-18T16:30:09.734-04:00It is a great estate!It is a great estate!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-7088363488957168872013-09-18T15:50:30.183-04:002013-09-18T15:50:30.183-04:00I prefer the gatehouse! And, that bench on the ter...I prefer the gatehouse! And, that bench on the terrace!!My Dog-Eared Pageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02939044939925149444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-61295667483386899562013-09-18T13:30:46.566-04:002013-09-18T13:30:46.566-04:00Magnificent!
What you say about "Patina&qu...Magnificent! <br /><br />What you say about "Patina"; oh so true! The proportions of the rooms are so "NOT Mcmansion"! It is a big house; but cozy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-15368128974516382212013-09-18T11:37:56.161-04:002013-09-18T11:37:56.161-04:00This is wonderful + 250 acres + Wow xxpeggybraswel...This is wonderful + 250 acres + Wow xxpeggybraswelldesign.compeggy braswellhttp://peggybraswelldesign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-36114729684236579502013-09-18T10:57:25.387-04:002013-09-18T10:57:25.387-04:00Meg I would feel like I was living in a Storybook ...Meg I would feel like I was living in a Storybook if I had this home!<br /><br />xoxo <br />Karena<br />2013 Artists Series!Karenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-40981100569831698632013-09-18T09:03:11.987-04:002013-09-18T09:03:11.987-04:00The original owner, a Dr. -- well, he no doubt had...The original owner, a Dr. -- well, he no doubt had a successful practice and worked and lived in NYC during the week and this was where what, weekends summers for the family were spent. it could have been rented out for weddings etc etc . However, The socialite wife back then, thank goodness for socialite wives. now that was a job-- being a socialite decades ago, A socialite constantly hostedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-9894342435369267952013-09-18T08:55:24.166-04:002013-09-18T08:55:24.166-04:00tell me about it! having spent a year walking down...tell me about it! having spent a year walking down three flights of stairs to use the loo, which was located in the former dungeon!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-53270609320288312382013-09-18T08:53:32.163-04:002013-09-18T08:53:32.163-04:00wow -this is magnificent! And a 1920s version of t...wow -this is magnificent! And a 1920s version of this is better than a REAL version -it has plumbing and more comfortable features!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-44233412519075553482013-09-18T08:43:33.626-04:002013-09-18T08:43:33.626-04:00Ha! Because they want to live in Connecticut, not ...Ha! Because they want to live in Connecticut, not the wilds of Wales (See: Wm. Randolph Hearst)Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-91071502586319323052013-09-18T08:43:02.427-04:002013-09-18T08:43:02.427-04:00You're welcome!You're welcome!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-65940168959405033782013-09-18T08:42:53.543-04:002013-09-18T08:42:53.543-04:00This area of CT has some really strict development...This area of CT has some really strict development laws, so no ticky-tacky houses!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-87208720089699027132013-09-18T07:11:09.052-04:002013-09-18T07:11:09.052-04:00I have never understood why, if they have that muc...I have never understood why, if they have that much money, don't they buy a real one!<br />Di<br />xoxoYONKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02659751063643621817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-11081779903797131002013-09-18T07:01:32.122-04:002013-09-18T07:01:32.122-04:00Yes, please.
Yes, please.<br />An Urban Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08666212353075804092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-90314889153154028572013-09-17T23:59:01.041-04:002013-09-17T23:59:01.041-04:00Thank goodness for people with money. They have ke...Thank goodness for people with money. They have kept 250 acres out of the hands of "developers" that would subdivide and build cookie cutter houses that will fall apart in 20 years, thank goodness 250 acres are un developed. Yes this country needs people with money to keep the economy chugging along. The wealthy are necessary they keep the economy chugging along.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com