Old mansions interior

Touring through the streets of Minneapolis, most people don't realize the rich architectural history that is hiding within the city.

The new book, 'Great Houses of Summit Avenue and the Hill District' shows off the famous mansions of St. Paul.

Hard to believe this house had been cut up into four shabby apartments, or the woodwork painted industrial green and the verandah enclosed with aluminum siding and jalousie windows. Then there were the structural problems.

From The Netherlands loves vintage and/or shabby chic,Rufus Sewell and the Royal Family of French music Jacques Dutronc,Françoise Hardy and Thomas Dutronc

This authentically restored elegant Queen Anne Victorian mansion is one of five notable homes to join the Friends of Westfield Symphony Orchestra’s annual tour to benefit the orchestra on Saturday, May 11, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Photo by J....

I'd Like to think I was a good person, before it all began. I didn't cheat on tests, or steal. But throughout my entire life, I was treated if I were a monster. At the age of five, after several agonizing tests, I was diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder. But not even that title could describe just how strange I was. When another kid got hurt, I would cry. Whenever someone else was told a funny joke, I would laugh hysterically. People looked at me as if I were crazy- and for while I…

For sale: $9,450,000. One of Illinois' most architecturally-significant estates on Lake Michigan, the Schweppe Estate, was restored to perfection in 1987 and 1988 by 70 craftsmen and European artists/stonecrafters. Over 440-foot of lake frontage, 28 rooms, 12 bedrooms, 12.5 baths, marble fireplaces, intricate limestone molding and plaster relief ceilings. Exquisite dining room with beveled mirror panels and handsome library with spectacular detail. Fabulous gardens and grounds.

(Madrid, España) El edificio se terminó de construir en 1893 y fue el palacio-residencia de Enrique de Aguilera y Gamboa, XVII Marqués de Cerralbo (1845-1922). Recorrió Europa en compañía de su familia, visitando museos y adquiriendo obras de arte, reuniendo así una magnífica colección que, junto a los fondos numismáticos, bibliográficos y documentales antiguos, supera las 50.000 piezas. Por la calidad y diversidad de géneros que abarca llegó a considerarse entonces la colección privada de…

Justice Strauss's library, located in her house in The City, is a collection of books covering topics from recipes to "the world's most threatening fungus". The private library is an enormous baroque-styled room that is almost completely filled with shelves of neatly organized books that Justice Strauss has collected over the years. In addition, the library contains a reading area that consists of a corner with large, comfortable chairs and a wooden table with eloquent lamps hanging over…

The Great Hall is one of the oldest parts of Ightham Mote