Virtual Globetrotting: Homes

Virtual Globetrotting: Homes - Historic http://virtualglobetrotting.com/ A great way to explore everything that can be seen from space! en-us Copyright 2013 Thu, 16 May 2013 00:20:29 -0700 http://backend.userland.com/rss <![CDATA[Louis Bacon's Plantation]]>

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Louis Bacon's Plantation
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-05-16 00:20:29
The billionaire founder of Moore Capital, a ~ $15 billion hedge fund, purchased the Orton Plantation in 2010 for $45 million. It was built by his ancestor, Roger Moore, in 1735.
The Orton Plantation is considered to be a near-perfect example of Southern antebellum architecture. During its history Orton Plantation has been attacked by Native Americans, used as a military hospital, and been home to lawyers, physicians, military leaders, and a Colonial governor.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/louis-bacons-plantation/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/louis-bacons-plantation/ Thu, 16 May 2013 00:20:29 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/louis-bacons-plantation/ 34.06055778 -77.94695901 <![CDATA[Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan's House (former)]]>

Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan's House (former)

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Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan's House (former)
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-04-30 06:02:06
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan (†2003) was the son of Aga Khan III (48th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili community) and served as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. He was also a proponent of greater collaboration between non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and UN agencies. The Prince's interest in ecological issues led him to establish the Bellerive Foundation in the late 1970s, and he was a knowledgeable and respected collector of Islamic art.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/prince-sadruddin-aga-khans-house-former/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/prince-sadruddin-aga-khans-house-former/ Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:02:06 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/prince-sadruddin-aga-khans-house-former/ 46.25786272 6.19573580 <![CDATA[Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild]]>

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Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-04-27 04:41:48
Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild is a former residence of Adèle Hannah Charlotte Rothschild (1843–1922), the widow of Salomon James de Rothschild of the Rothschild banking family of France.
On her death in 1922, the Jewish Adèle Rothschild bequeathed the property to the French government fine arts administration rather than to her only child, Hélène de Rothschild whom she had disinherited for marrying a Roman Catholic.
Today the building is home to Centre National de la Photographie.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ha-tel-salomon-de-rothschild/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ha-tel-salomon-de-rothschild/ Sat, 27 Apr 2013 04:41:48 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ha-tel-salomon-de-rothschild/ 48.87529975 2.30312593 <![CDATA[Carl Mayer von Rothschild's House (former)]]>

Carl Mayer von Rothschild's House (former)

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Carl Mayer von Rothschild's House (former)
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-04-27 04:02:34
Carl Mayer von Rothschild (1788 – 1855) was the founder of the Rothschild banking family of Naples, and the son of Mayer Amschel Rothschild, founder of the Rothschild family international banking dynasty. The Villa Pignatelli is a museum today.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/carl-mayer-von-rothschilds-house-former/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/carl-mayer-von-rothschilds-house-former/ Sat, 27 Apr 2013 04:02:34 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/carl-mayer-von-rothschilds-house-former/ 40.83497778 14.23350074 <![CDATA[Pierce-Hichborn House]]>

Pierce-Hichborn House
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By: kkeps
@ 2013-04-24 19:20:36
The Pierce-Hichborn House (circa 1711) is an early Georgian house located at 19 North Square, Boston, Massachusetts. It is immediately adjacent to the Paul Revere House and is now operated as a nonprofit museum by the Paul Revere Memorial Association. An admission fee is charged.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pierce-hichborn-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pierce-hichborn-house/ Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:20:36 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pierce-hichborn-house/ 42.36342400 -71.05372300 <![CDATA[Ingeborg Bachmann's Childhood Home]]>

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Ingeborg Bachmann's Childhood Home
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-04-17 04:59:08
The famous Austrian poet and novelist (1926-1973) lived here from 1926 until 1933.]]>

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Ingeborg Bachmann's Childhood Home
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-04-17 04:59:08
The famous Austrian poet and novelist (1926-1973) lived here from 1926 until 1933.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ingeborg-bachmanns-childhood-home/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ingeborg-bachmanns-childhood-home/ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:59:08 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ingeborg-bachmanns-childhood-home/ 46.63633185 14.31652889 <![CDATA[Belmont Mansion]]>

Belmont Mansion
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-04-16 12:37:18
Belmont Mansion, also known as Acklen Hall, and originally known as Belle Monte, Belle Mont or Belmont, is a historic mansion located in Nashville, Tennessee on the campus of Belmont University that today functions as a museum.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/belmont-mansion/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/belmont-mansion/ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:37:18 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/belmont-mansion/ 36.13569600 -86.79462100 <![CDATA[Chateau-sur-Mer]]>

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Chateau-sur-Mer
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-04-16 12:00:59
Chateau-sur-Mer is the first of the grand Bellevue Avenue mansions of the Gilded Age mansions in Newport, Rhode Island. It is now open to the public as a museum. Chateau-sur-Mer's grand scale and lavish parties ushered in the Gilded Age of Newport, as it was the most palatial residence in Newport until the Vanderbilt houses in the 1890s.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chateau-sur-mer/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chateau-sur-mer/ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:00:59 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chateau-sur-mer/ 41.47137778 -71.30520938 <![CDATA[Leonis Adobe]]>

Leonis Adobe
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-04-16 10:43:22
Leonis Adobe, built in 1844, is one of the oldest surviving private residences in Los Angeles County and one of the oldest surviving buildings in the San Fernando Valley. Located in what is now Calabasas, California, the adobe was occupied by the wealthy rancher, Miguel Leonis, until his death in 1889. Following Leonis' death, the property was the subject of a legal dispute between his common law wife, heirs, and a daughter born out of wedlock; the dispute lasted more than 15 years in the courts. In 1961, the adobe had fallen victim to vandalism, and its owner applied for a permit to raze the structure and erect a supermarket in its place. Preservationists succeeded in having the adobe declared a Historic-Cultural Landmark (the first structure in Los Angeles receiving the designation) in 1962. Leonis Adobe is also known as one of the most haunted sites in Los Angeles County, and it was profiled in the British paranormal television series "Most Haunted" in 2005. The adobe was restored and is operated as a living museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.]]>

Shadow Ranch
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-04-16 10:40:54
Shadow Ranch is a historic ranch house, built from 1869-1872 using adobe and redwood lumber, on the original Workman Ranch in the western San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California. For much of the 20th century it was in Canoga Park, but is now within the boundaries of the West Hills community.
It was acquired in 1948 by another screenwriter, Ranald MacDougall, whose credits include "Mildred Pierce" and "Cleopatra." In 1961 movie director William Wyler used the ranch house as a filming location for 'The Children’s Hour', based on the play by Lillian Hellman.]]>

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Duncan Manor
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By: Edison
@ 2013-04-16 09:27:56
Arguably the largest farmhouse in the state of Illinois, this Italianate mansion was commissioned by successful livestock farmer William R Duncan around 1869 who had relocated to the Bloomington Illinois area from Kentucky.
Duncan did not occupy the finished mansion very long, passing away in 1876 at age 57.
The home sat vacant for several decades and has gone through some recent ownership and restoration efforts. Located off historic RT66, is on the national register of landmarks.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/duncan-manor/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/duncan-manor/ Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:27:56 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/duncan-manor/ 40.55178173 -88.90978123 <![CDATA[Tennessee Williams' House (former)]]>

Tennessee Williams' House (former)
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-04-15 05:50:52
The American playwright lived here from 1962 until his death in 1983.]]>

Tennessee Williams' House (former)
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-04-15 05:50:52
The American playwright lived here from 1962 until his death in 1983.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tennessee-williams-house-former/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tennessee-williams-house-former/ Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:50:52 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tennessee-williams-house-former/ 29.96163600 -90.06620500 <![CDATA[Stefan Zweig's House (former)]]>

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Stefan Zweig's House (former)
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-04-03 04:44:27
The novelist lived here from 1919 to 1934. Prominent visitors were Thomas Mann, James Joyce, Richard Strauss, Romain Rolland and many others.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paschinger_Schl%C3%B6ssl]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/stefan-zweigs-house-former/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/stefan-zweigs-house-former/ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 04:44:27 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/stefan-zweigs-house-former/ 47.80282342 13.04836737 <![CDATA[Pavlov Memorial Museum]]>

Pavlov Memorial Museum
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2013-04-02 12:56:59]]>

Pavlov Memorial Museum
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2013-04-02 12:56:59]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pavlov-memorial-museum/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pavlov-memorial-museum/ Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:56:59 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pavlov-memorial-museum/ 54.63217600 39.72742800 <![CDATA[Son Marroig]]>

Son Marroig
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-04-02 07:18:52
Of all the famous foreigners attracted to Mallorca's northwest coast, none is so admired locally as 'S'Arxiduc', Archduke Ludwig Salvador. Born in 1847 in the Pitti Palace, Florence, the son of Leopold III of Tuscany and Marie Antoinette de Bourbon, he came to Mallorca 20 years later to escape from Viennese court life and immediately fell in love with the island.

An ecologist before it was fashionable, and an eary hippy who wore Mallorcan peasant clothes, he bought up estates along the coast in an effort to save them from development, and devoted himself to studying and recording Mallorcan wildlife and traditions. His seven volume Las Baleares took 20 years to produce and is still an authority on its subject. He died in 1915 in a Bohemian castle.
The Archduke's home at Son Marroig, outside Deia, has been turned into a shrine to his memory, with his photographs, paintings and books and a museum devoted to his life. In the gardens is a white marble rotunda, made from Carrara marble and imported from Italy, where you can sit and gaze at the Na Foradada ('pierced rock') peninsula, jutting out to sea with a gaping 18-m hole at its centre. Ask at the house for permission to walk onto the peninsula.
The house plays host to concerts throughout the year.

http://www.sonmarroig.com/]]>

Abbasian House
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By: jdubble07
@ 2013-03-27 20:42:49
Abbasian House is a large traditional historical house located in Kashan, Isfahan Province, Iran.

Built during the late 18th century, the house is a beautiful example of Kashani residential architecture. It is said to have been the property of a famous cleric. It has six courtyards that would fit the needs of different families.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/abbasian-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/abbasian-house/ Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:42:49 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/abbasian-house/ 33.97571365 51.44005459 <![CDATA[Khaneh Tabatabaei ha]]>

Khaneh Tabatabaei ha
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By: jdubble07
@ 2013-03-27 20:40:48
Khaneh Tabatabaei ha is a historic house in Kashan, Iran.

The house was built in early 1880s for the affluent Tabatabaei family.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/khaneh-tabatabaei-ha/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/khaneh-tabatabaei-ha/ Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:40:48 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/khaneh-tabatabaei-ha/ 33.97492594 51.43954304 <![CDATA[Bank Hall]]>

Bank Hall
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-03-27 06:21:04
Bank Hall is a Jacobean mansion in Bretherton, Lancashire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. The hall was built on the site of an older house in 1608 by the Banastres who were lords of the manor. The hall was extended during the 18th and 19th centuries. Extensions were built for George Anthony Legh Keck in 1832–1833, to the design of architect George Webster.
The house was vandalised causing rapid deterioration. In 1995 the Bank Hall Action Group was formed to raise public awareness, collect funds, host events, and clear the overgrown grounds. In 2003 Bank Hall featured in the BBC's Restoration television series. Since 2006 the action group and Urban Splash have planned to restore the house as apartments retaining the gardens, entrance hall and clock tower for public access and the Heritage Trust for the North West (HTNW) plans to renovate the potting sheds and walled gardens.]]>

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Gianni Agnelli's House (former)
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-03-27 02:38:48
Agnelli, who died here in 2003, was the principal shareholder of Fiat and one of the richest Italians. Agnelli was the most important figure in Italian economy, the symbol of capitalism throughout the second half of 20th century, and regarded by many as the true "King of Italy". A cultivated man of keen intelligence and a peculiar sense of humour, he was perhaps the most famous Italian abroad, forming deep relationships with international bankers and politicians.

His daughter, Margherita Agnelli De Pahlen (whose Lake Geneva mansion is also featured on this site), inherited the Villa Frescot. Today, her son lives here, John Elkann, who is the new Chairman of Fiat.]]>

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Balthus House
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-03-26 07:05:54
The famous painter lived here from 1977 until his death in 2001. The house is the biggest chalet in Switzerland. His widow still lives here.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/balthus-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/balthus-house/ Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:05:54 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/balthus-house/ 46.46679700 7.08442700 <![CDATA[Jose Marti's Birthplace]]>

Jose Marti's Birthplace
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-03-26 01:13:25
José Julián Martí Pérez (January 28, 1853 – May 19, 1895) is the Cuban national hero and an important figure in Latin American literature. In his short life he was a poet, an essayist, a journalist, a revolutionary philosopher, a translator, a professor, a publisher, and a political theorist. He was also a part of the Cuban Freemasons. Through his writings and political activity, he became a symbol for Cuba's bid for independence against Spain in the 19th century, and is referred to as the "Apostle of Cuban Independence." He also wrote about the threat of United States expansionism into Cuba. From adolescence, he dedicated his life to the promotion of liberty, political independence for Cuba and intellectual independence for all Spanish Americans; his death was used as a cry for Cuban independence from Spain by both the Cuban revolutionaries and those Cubans previously reluctant to start a revolt.]]>

Ernest Hemingway's House "Finca Vigía"
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-03-26 01:01:49
Finca Vigía (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfiŋka βiˈxi.a], Lookout Farm) was the home of Ernest Hemingway in San Francisco de Paula, Cuba, and now houses a museum.
The house was built in 1886 on a hill about 15 mi (24 km) from Havana by Catalan architect Miguel Pascual y Baguer.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ernest-hemingways-house-finca-viga-a/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ernest-hemingways-house-finca-viga-a/ Tue, 26 Mar 2013 01:01:49 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ernest-hemingways-house-finca-viga-a/ 23.06767500 -82.29619700 <![CDATA[Hotel Beau-Rivage]]>

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Hotel Beau-Rivage
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-03-25 04:56:12
Beau-Rivage Geneva is a five star luxury hotel.
The Austrian Empress, Elisabeth of Wittelsbach, Sissi, was stabbed to death by an anarchist soon after she left Beau-Rivage (1898), she slept here the last night of her life.
Uwe Barschel, Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein (Germany) was found dead in his Beau-Rivage room (1987), circumstances of his death still remain unclear.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hotel-beau-rivage/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hotel-beau-rivage/ Mon, 25 Mar 2013 04:56:12 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hotel-beau-rivage/ 46.20945185 6.14998963 <![CDATA[Hegel House]]>

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Hegel House
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-03-24 14:25:42
This is the birthplace and former residence of G.W.F. Hegel. The philosopher lived here from 1770 until 1788.]]>

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Hegel House
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-03-24 14:25:42
This is the birthplace and former residence of G.W.F. Hegel. The philosopher lived here from 1770 until 1788.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hegel-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hegel-house/ Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:25:42 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hegel-house/ 48.77300988 9.17709580 <![CDATA[Liszt House]]>

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Liszt House
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-03-24 13:44:05
Franz Liszt lived here from 1869 until his death in 1886.]]>

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Liszt House
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-03-24 13:44:05
Franz Liszt lived here from 1869 until his death in 1886.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/liszt-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/liszt-house/ Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:44:05 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/liszt-house/ 50.97491778 11.33005185 <![CDATA[Schiller House]]>

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Schiller House
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-03-24 13:40:20
Friedrich Schiller lived here 1802-1805. He died here, at the age of 45.]]>

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Schiller House
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-03-24 13:40:20
Friedrich Schiller lived here 1802-1805. He died here, at the age of 45.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/schiller-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/schiller-house/ Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:40:20 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/schiller-house/ 50.97900593 11.32783753 <![CDATA[Goethe's Garden House]]>

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Goethe's Garden House
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-03-24 13:33:04
Goethe spent his early years in Weimar in his Garden House. For six years he worked inside these rooms close to the idyllic Ilmpark. In 1782 he moved to the big city house near at Frauenplan (featured on this site). But still he kept the Garden House in mind as a place of peace and quiecy which he used to get some rest.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/goethes-garden-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/goethes-garden-house/ Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:33:04 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/goethes-garden-house/ 50.97594691 11.33671556 <![CDATA[Goethe House]]>

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Goethe House
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-03-24 12:59:55
The Goethe House is the main house lived in by the poet Goethe whilst in Weimar, though he did live in several others in the town.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/goethe-house-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/goethe-house-1/ Sun, 24 Mar 2013 12:59:55 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/goethe-house-1/ 50.97756173 11.32857580 <![CDATA[Burton Agnes Hall]]>

Burton Agnes Hall
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-03-24 08:58:20
Burton Agnes Hall is an Elizabethan manor house in the village of Burton Agnes, near Driffield in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was built by Sir Henry Griffith in 1601–10 to designs attributed to Robert Smythson. There is an older Norman Manor House, originally built in 1173 on an adjacent site; both buildings are now Grade I listed buildings.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/burton-agnes-hall/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/burton-agnes-hall/ Sun, 24 Mar 2013 08:58:20 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/burton-agnes-hall/ 54.05351500 -0.31663200 <![CDATA[Giosetta Pisani Dossi's House]]>

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Giosetta Pisani Dossi's House
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-03-24 07:41:45
Giosetta Pisani Dossi is the granddaughter of Carlo Dossi, an Italian writer, politician and diplomat, who died here. Construction on his Villa Il Dosso Pisani began in 1897 and was completed in 1910. The villa sits high on a hilltop looking out onto Lake Como.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/giosetta-pisani-dossis-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/giosetta-pisani-dossis-house/ Sun, 24 Mar 2013 07:41:45 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/giosetta-pisani-dossis-house/ 45.82550593 9.06322765 <![CDATA[George Sand's House]]>

George Sand's House
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-03-24 06:43:59
The House of French writer George Sand (1804-1876) is located in the village of Nohant, in the Indre Department of France. It was purchased by the French state in 1952, and has been preserved as it was when Sand wrote many of her books there and hosted many of the most important artists and writers of her time, including Frédéric Chopin, Balzac, Turgenev, and Delacroix. The writer and her family are buried in a small cemetery between the garden and the village church. The gardens are classified by the French Ministry of Culture as among the Notable Gardens of France. The house is open to the public, and is managed by the Centre des monuments nationaux.]]>

Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-03-24 06:36:36
La Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino (Spanish for Quinta of Saint Peter of Alexandria) is an hacienda or Quinta built in the 17th century, famous for being the death place of Simón Bolívar on December 17, 1830. At that time, the estate produced rum, honey and panela. The hacienda is located in the corregimiento of Mamatoco within the tourist district of Santa Marta, near the Caribbean sea in northern Colombia. Nowadays it functions as a tourist site, museum and historical landmark.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/quinta-de-san-pedro-alejandrino/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/quinta-de-san-pedro-alejandrino/ Sun, 24 Mar 2013 06:36:36 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/quinta-de-san-pedro-alejandrino/ 11.22816100 -74.17903300 <![CDATA[Carson Mansion]]>

Carson Mansion
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-03-24 06:24:59
The Carson Mansion is a large Victorian house located in Old Town, Eureka, California. Regarded as one of the highest executions of American Queen Anne Style architecture, the home is "considered the most grand Victorian home in America." It is one of the most written about and photographed Victorian houses in California, and perhaps, in the United States. Originally the home of one of Northern California's first major lumber barons, it has housed the Ingomar Club, a private members-only club, since 1950. Although the front and south-side elevations may be viewed easily from the public street and sidewalk, the home and grounds are never open to the general public.

The design of the house is prevalent in website design, video animations, posters, paintings, book covers and includes renditions in amusement parks, including the clock tower on the train station at Disneyland. The home also serves as a model for haunted house art work and design.]]>

Mon Repos
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-03-24 03:04:34
Mon Repos is a villa on the island of Corfu, Greece. It lies south of Corfu City in the forest of Palaiopolis.
The villa was built as a summer residence for the English Commissioner Thomas Maitland, and his Greek spouse, Corfiot Nina Palatianou, in 1828-1831, although they had to vacate the villa soon afterwards when Maitland was sent to serve in India. The villa was rarely used as a residence for the British governors. In 1833, it housed a school of fine arts, while in 1834, the park was opened to the public. Empress Elisabeth of Austria stayed in the palace in 1863. Here she fell in love with the island, where she later built the Achilleion Palace. After the union with Greece in 1864, the palace was granted to King George I of the Hellenes as a summer residence. He named the villa Mon Repos. The royal family used it as a summer residence up to the end of monarchy in 1967. The palace became derelict, but was restored in the 1990s. The villa and its gardens are the property of the Corfu municipality, now being used as an archeological museum.
Several royal births have taken place at the palace, including those of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on 10 June 1921, and Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark on 10 July 1965.]]>

Pablo Neruda's house
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-03-23 15:14:26
Casa de Isla Negra was one of Pablo Neruda's three houses in Chile. It is located at Isla Negra, El Quisco, San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region about 85 km to the south of Valparaíso and 110 km to the west of Santiago. It was his favorite house and where he and his third wife, Matilde Urrutia spent the majority of their time in Chile. Neruda, a lover of the sea and all things maritime, built the home to resemble a ship with low ceilings, creaking wood floors, and narrow passageways. A passionate collector, every room has a different collection of bottles, ship figureheads, maps, ships in bottles, and an impressive array of shells, which are located in their own "Under the Sea" room.
Neruda and his wife Matilde Urrutia are buried there, with a clear view of their beach. In English, Isla Negra means "Black Island," which refers to a rock outcropping nearby, however Isla Negra is not, in fact, an island.
During the winter, the area is subject to heavy rains, which inspired Neruda to write his Oda a la Tormenta (Ode to the Storm). Isla Negra was also Neruda's inspiration for many other poems.
The house is now a museum, managed by the Pablo Neruda Foundation, and has become a popular tourist destination.]]>

Francis Sorrel's House (Former)
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By: jdubble07
@ 2013-03-22 12:20:34
The Sorrel Weed House, or the Francis Sorrel House, is a historic facility located in Savannah, Georgia. It represents one of the finest examples of Greek Revival and Regency architecture in Savannah and was one of the first two homes in the state of Georgia to be made a state landmark in 1954. The Sorrel Weed House is open for historic Savannah tours.

The opening scene of the 1994 film Forrest Gump was filmed from the rooftop of the Sorrel-Weed house and is a popular tourist stop. The scene, which begins with a floating feather through the Savannah sky, pans the rooftops of other buildings occupying Madison Square as seen from the very top of the Sorrel Weed home.
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Emmett Butler House
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By: kkeps
@ 2013-03-21 18:12:13
This Colonial Revival home was built in 1916 for Emmett Butler, co-founder of one of Hibbing’s mining companies. It is located on the corner of 3rd Avenue W. and W. 26th Street.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/emmett-butler-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/emmett-butler-house/ Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:12:13 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/emmett-butler-house/ 47.42051800 -92.94449100 <![CDATA[Mitchell-Tappan House]]>

Mitchell-Tappan House
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By: kkeps
@ 2013-03-21 18:08:12
This attractive Queen Anne home was built in 1897 for the superintendent of the Oliver Iron Mining Company, the major employer of Hibbing at the turn of the century. As ore was discovered beneath the town, the village was moved to its present location; this house was one of 200 buildings moved sometime between 1919 and 1921. It has been a bed and breakfast since 2004 operating under its historical name.
]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mitchell-tappan-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mitchell-tappan-house/ Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:08:12 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mitchell-tappan-house/ 47.42511200 -92.93779100 <![CDATA[Virginia Woolf's Childhood Home]]>

Virginia Woolf's Childhood Home
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-03-19 02:42:28
The English writer (1882 – 1941) was born and lived here until 1904.]]>

Virginia Woolf's Childhood Home
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-03-19 02:42:28
The English writer (1882 – 1941) was born and lived here until 1904.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/virginia-woolfs-childhood-home/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/virginia-woolfs-childhood-home/ Tue, 19 Mar 2013 02:42:28 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/virginia-woolfs-childhood-home/ 51.49968800 -0.18148700 <![CDATA[The Beeches]]>

The Beeches
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-03-15 04:06:04
The Beeches, also known as the Huntington-Skinner House and Woman's Club of St. Albans, is a historic home located at St. Albans, West Virginia. It was built about 1874 for Henry Edwards Huntington in the Italianate style. After its purchase in 1903 by locale magnate J. V. R. Skinner, the two story home was transformed with a mix of formal interior and exterior details and additions. It commands an excellent view of Kanawha Terrace, a principal street of St. Albans, atop a hill that descends in a gentle slope shaded with trees and shrubbery.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/22300282]]>

Lion House
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-03-12 08:18:08
The Lion House is a large residence built by Brigham Young, second President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1856 to accommodate members of his enormous family.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lion-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lion-house/ Tue, 12 Mar 2013 08:18:08 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lion-house/ 40.76939000 -111.88890800 <![CDATA[Beehive House]]>

Beehive House
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-03-12 08:15:05
The Beehive House is one of the two official residences of Brigham Young, an early leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons). The Beehive House gets its name from the Beehive sculpture atop the house. It was designed by Young's brother-in-law and architect of the Salt Lake Temple, Truman O. Angell, who later designed Young's other residence, the Lion House.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/beehive-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/beehive-house/ Tue, 12 Mar 2013 08:15:05 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/beehive-house/ 40.76938700 -111.88855200 <![CDATA[Nauvoo House]]>

Nauvoo House
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-03-12 08:04:17
The Nauvoo House in Nauvoo, Illinois is a boarding house that Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, began constructing in the 1840s. The boarding house was never completed, but the structure was later converted into a residential home and renamed the Riverside Mansion. The Nauvoo House, as it is referred to today, is part of the Nauvoo Historic District, a National Historic Landmark.

After Smith and his brother Hyrum were killed by a mob in June 1844, their bodies were secretly buried in the cellar of the unfinished house to prevent their bodies from being stolen. Later, their bodies were removed and buried close to the Mansion House.]]>

Joseph Smith Mansion House
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-03-12 08:01:46
The Joseph Smith Mansion House in Nauvoo, Illinois is a building constructed by Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. Smith used the house as a personal home, a public boarding house, a hotel, and as a site for the performance of temple ordinances.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/joseph-smith-mansion-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/joseph-smith-mansion-house/ Tue, 12 Mar 2013 08:01:46 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/joseph-smith-mansion-house/ 40.54103200 -91.39162600 <![CDATA[Brigham Young House]]>

Brigham Young House
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-03-12 07:56:30
Brigham Young, second president of the LDS Church, was born in Whitingham, Vermont. When the Youngs came to Nauvoo, they settled across the river in Montrose, Iowa. Brigham departed on a mission to England, and while he was gone, his wife, Mary Ann, procured a building lot in Nauvoo and moved her family into an unfinished log cabin. After Brigham returned, he completed the cabin and then built this home on the same lot. The Youngs lived here with their six children until they left for the west.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/brigham-young-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/brigham-young-house/ Tue, 12 Mar 2013 07:56:30 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/brigham-young-house/ 40.54429300 -91.39305500 <![CDATA[Haunted Mansion]]>

Haunted Mansion
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-03-11 08:47:34
This Haunted Mansion is a beautiful English Tudor building on Victoria Street/All Weather Highway just South East of downtown Kensington, PEI.
Local legend tells of a wealthy English man, Dr. Jack, descending on the small farming community in the early 1890's and creating his Tudor style home. Care was taken to recreate the winding streets of London in the old cellar to provide an atmosphere of home away from home. As the story goes, he opened a small hotel in his house, however many of the visitors were reportedly never heard from again.
Several famous figures reportedly stayed with the Doctor for extended visits, the most notorious being Lizzy Borden... some say she still walks the halls!

http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMF8B0_Haunted_Mansion_Kensington_PEI]]>

Hermann Hesse's House (former)
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-03-10 10:04:37
The German poet, novelist and painter lived here from 1931 until his death in 1962.]]>

Hermann Hesse's House (former)
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-03-10 10:04:37
The German poet, novelist and painter lived here from 1931 until his death in 1962.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hermann-hesses-house-former/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hermann-hesses-house-former/ Sun, 10 Mar 2013 10:04:37 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hermann-hesses-house-former/ 45.97844300 8.91899100 <![CDATA[Alferaki Palace]]>

Alferaki Palace
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-03-09 10:27:25
Alferaki Palace is a museum in Taganrog, Russia, originally the home of the wealthy merchant Nikolay Alferaki. It was built in 1848 by the architect Andrei Stackenschneider on Frunze Street (formerly Katolicheskaya), in downtown Taganrog.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/alferaki-palace/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/alferaki-palace/ Sat, 09 Mar 2013 10:27:25 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/alferaki-palace/ 47.21384400 38.92833900 <![CDATA[Birth house of Anton Chekhov]]>

Birth house of Anton Chekhov
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-03-09 09:33:35
The Birth house of Anton Chekhov is the place in Taganrog, Russia, where the famous writer Anton Chekhov was born. It is now a museum. The outbuilding on the territory of a property on Chekhov Street (formerly Kupecheskaya Street, later Alexandrovskaya Street, and renamed in honor of Chekhov in 1904, soon after his death) in Taganrog was built in 1859 of wattle and daub, plastered and whitened. The area taken up by the small outbuilding is 30.5 sq. meters. The house and grounds were owned by the merchant Gnutov in 1860, and by the petit bourgeois Kovalenko in 1880-1915.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/birth-house-of-anton-chekhov/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/birth-house-of-anton-chekhov/ Sat, 09 Mar 2013 09:33:35 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/birth-house-of-anton-chekhov/ 47.20745600 38.93174500 <![CDATA[Brigham Young Winter Home and Office]]>

Brigham Young Winter Home and Office
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-03-08 13:32:59
The Brigham Young Winter Home and Office is a historic residence and museum located in St. George, Utah. Brigham Young was the foremost Mormon pioneer and led the church to the Utah Territory. As Young grew older, his arthritis precluded him from spending winters in the Salt Lake City region, so his followers built him a winter home in St. George in the arid Dixie region of Utah. Young seasonally occupied the home and office from 1873 to 1876. The building was eventually deeded to the Utah State Parks and Recreation department and is now open as a museum.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/brigham-young-winter-home-and-office/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/brigham-young-winter-home-and-office/ Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:32:59 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/brigham-young-winter-home-and-office/ 37.11161100 -113.58488100 <![CDATA[Yablanski House]]>

Yablanski House
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-03-08 04:00:06
The Yablanski House (Bulgarian: къща на Яблански, kashta na Yablanski) is a Neo-Baroque house in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, situated at 18 Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard in the city centre and regarded as one of the highest achievements of the city's architecture in the first decade of the 20th century. Although the building was proclaimed a monument of culture in 1955, as of 2008 it is uninhabited and in a bad condition due to mismanagement.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/yablanski-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/yablanski-house/ Fri, 08 Mar 2013 04:00:06 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/yablanski-house/ 42.69322400 23.33411400 <![CDATA[Kordopulov House]]>

Kordopulov House
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-03-08 03:56:08
The Kordopulov (or Kordopulov's) House (Bulgarian: Кордопулова къща, Kordopulova kashta) is a large Bulgarian National Revival house in the southwestern Bulgarian town of Melnik. It was built in 1754 specifically for wine production and was bought by the rich and known Greek merchant Manolis Kordopulos. The house, possibly the largest of its kind and period, is located in the town's eastern part and consists of a ground floor that includes a wine cellar, a semi-basement for economic needs and a bay floor intended to be inhabited.
Bulgarian revolutionary Yane Sandanski would use the house for shelter before World War I. The last of the Kordopulov family was killed in 1916 and the house passed to Agnesa, either a maid or a sister of a Kordopulov. She married Georgi Tsinstara and, although they had no children, they adopted their nephew Gavrail. He is in turn the father of Nikola Paspalev, the current owner. The Kordopulov House was renovated in 1974-1980 and is currently a private museum that is visited by 30,000 tourists a year.]]>

Balchik Palace
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-03-07 00:45:12
The Balchik Palace (Bulgarian: Дворец в Балчик, Dvorets v Balchik; Romanian: Castelul din Balcic) is a palace in the Bulgarian Black Sea town and resort of Balchik in Southern Dobruja. The official name of the palace was the Quiet Nest Palace. It was constructed between 1926 and 1937, during the Romanian control of the region, for the needs of Queen Marie of Romania. The palace complex consists of a number of residential villas, a smoking hall, a wine cellar, a power station, a monastery, a holy spring, a chapel and many other buildings, as well as most notably a park that is today a state-run botanical garden.]]>

House of Leo Tolstoy
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-03-04 06:37:43
Yasnaya Polyana (Russian: Я́сная Поля́на, literally: "Bright Glade") was the home of the writer Leo Tolstoy, where he was born, wrote War and Peace and Anna Karenina, and is buried. Tolstoy called Yasnaya Polyana his "inaccessible literary stronghold".[1] It is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of Tula, Russia and 200 kilometers (120 mi) from Moscow.
In June 1921, the estate was nationalized and formally became his memorial museum. It was at first run by Alexandra Tolstaya, the writer's daughter. The current director of the museum is Vladimir Tolstoy, also one of Tolstoy's descendants. The museum contains Tolstoy's personal effects and movables, as well as his library of 22,000 volumes. The estate-museum contains the writer's mansion, the school he founded for peasant children and a park where Tolstoy's unadorned grave is found.]]>

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Kavelage Mansion
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By: CheesyCheetah
@ 2013-02-25 17:00:19
Built for German businessman Joseph Kalvelage in 1896, it was patterned after a castle in Dresden, Germany, and was originally named Kalvelage Schloss (Castle Kalvelage).

http://www.jsonline.com/features/homeandgarden/95812084.html]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kavelage-mansion/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kavelage-mansion/ Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:00:19 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kavelage-mansion/ 43.04192072 -87.94384789 <![CDATA[Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum]]>

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Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum
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By: CheesyCheetah
@ 2013-02-25 16:40:42
A slice of Italy perched on a bluff above of Lake Michigan, Villa Terrace was originally the home of Lloyd Smith, leader of A.O. Smith Corporation, and his family. Designed and built in 1923 by architect David Adler, the home truly is an Italian Renaissance-style villa, complete with acres of formal gardens over looking the (sometimes) blue waters of the lake.

Today, Villa Terrace features fine and decorative arts dating from the 15th through the 18th centuries, wrought-iron masterpieces by Cyril Colnik, and a formal garden. Changing exhibitions emphasize the Villa’s architecture, plus craft, decorative arts, and design by both Wisconsin and non-Wisconsin artists, and drawing, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture by artists with architectural, decorative arts, European and garden-themed subject matter.
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Schuster Mansion Bed & Breakfast
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By: CheesyCheetah
@ 2013-02-25 16:30:58
Built in 1891, the Schuster Mansion is an eclectic castle-like home built primarily in the German Renaissance Revival style. It is also notable for the bright red of it's color palette. Commissioned by George J. Schuster, the mansion was designed by the the firm of Crane and Barkhausen, and has attained historical significance as one of the earliest and most flamboyant of the German Renaissance Revival style houses -- a style quickly coming into vogue in 1890s Milwaukee -- designed by that firm. Today the mansion is a popular bed and breakfast]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/schuster-mansion-bed-and-breakfast/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/schuster-mansion-bed-and-breakfast/ Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:30:58 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/schuster-mansion-bed-and-breakfast/ 43.04013679 -87.95488296 <![CDATA[Birthplace of Ronald Reagan]]>

Birthplace of Ronald Reagan
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-02-24 05:21:23
The building known as the birthplace of 40th U.S. President, Ronald Reagan, was constructed in 1896 and housed a tavern from that time until 1915. On February 6, 1911 the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, was born in the apartment above the tavern. The Reagans would move out of the apartment and into a house in Tampico a few months after Ronald was born.
The building's first floor interior has been restored as the First National Bank, which occupied the property from 1919-1931. On the second floor the apartment has been restored to the period when Reagan was born.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/birthplace-of-ronald-reagan/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/birthplace-of-ronald-reagan/ Sun, 24 Feb 2013 05:21:23 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/birthplace-of-ronald-reagan/ 41.63087800 -89.78601900 <![CDATA[Haunted Mansion of Jasper County]]>

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Haunted Mansion of Jasper County
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By: CheesyCheetah
@ 2013-02-22 19:46:16
This house was moved on 2/19/2013 to a new location 6 miles away. This allegedly haunted Italianate mansion is on the National Register of Historic Places, with 2,640 square feet and a two-story porch, sat vacant for more than two years before a Des Moines native now living six hours south in Missouri stepped forward to claim it.

Known as Maple Grove Hill, the house has been credited as a stop on the Underground Railroad, although no evidence of a tunnel was discovered during removal.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CDcQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.yahoo.com%2Fblogs%2Fsideshow%2Fsupposedly-haunted-house-moves-184615728.html&ei=nDkoUaqDKrCO0QH94YC4Bw&usg=AFQjCNH3KI68u0CnedlyuaZwneIixYun9g

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20130220/NEWS03/302200056/Munson-Jasper-County-mansion-moves-6-miles-ahead-renovation]]>

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Hanging Houses of Cuenca
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-02-01 03:56:24
The Casas Colgadas (translated as Hanging Houses), also known as Casas Voladas, Casas del Rey and, erroneusly, Casas Colgantes, is a complex of civil houses located in Cuenca, Spain. In the past, these kind of houses were frequent along the eastern border of the ancient city, located near the ravine of the river Huécar. Today, however, there are only a few of them remaining. Of all of these structures, the most well-known is a group of three with wooden balconies.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hanging-houses-of-cuenca/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hanging-houses-of-cuenca/ Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:56:24 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hanging-houses-of-cuenca/ 40.07762200 -2.12692100 <![CDATA[Astravas Manor]]>

Astravas Manor
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-02-01 02:57:30
Astravas Manor is a manor in Biržai suburb Astravas, Lithuania. It was commissioned by Jan Tyszkewicz and was built in 1849–1862 in neoclassical style by architect Tomasz Tyszecki. The damage it sustained during World War II was repaired between 1955-1962. The palace has a rich classical interior decorated with many sculptures. Decorative sculptures of lions that stood at the entrance to the manor were replaced with copies, with the original sculptures being moved to the Vytautas the Great War Museum in Kaunas. The manor complex has a large classical park with a lot of tiny artificial lakes located within it.]]>

Residencia Presidencial Mburuvichá Róga
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-01-29 01:40:49
Residencia Presidencial Mburuvichá Róga (Guarani for House of the Chief) is a building in Asuncion, Paraguay, that serves as the official residence for the President and First Lady of Paraguay, and is also the official headquarters of the Office of the First Lady of the Nation.

The complex was built in 1930, and it is composed of the house along 20 hectares of gardens.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/residencia-presidencial-mburuvicha-ra-ga/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/residencia-presidencial-mburuvicha-ra-ga/ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:40:49 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/residencia-presidencial-mburuvicha-ra-ga/ -25.29329400 -57.60079800 <![CDATA[Gore Place]]>

Gore Place
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By: CEMaine
@ 2013-01-20 15:24:51
Gore Place is a historic country house located at 52 Gore Street, Waltham, Massachusetts. It is owned and operated by the nonprofit Gore Place Society.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gore-place/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gore-place/ Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:24:51 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/gore-place/ 42.37316900 -71.21035300 <![CDATA['Cookie Jar House']]>

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'Cookie Jar House'
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By: pmoore66
@ 2013-01-19 10:46:24
1947
Built as a model home but no other houses were built]]>

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'Cookie Jar House'
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By: pmoore66
@ 2013-01-19 10:46:24
1947
Built as a model home but no other houses were built]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cookie-jar-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cookie-jar-house/ Sat, 19 Jan 2013 10:46:24 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/cookie-jar-house/ 39.84184074 -75.07827506 <![CDATA['Kettle House']]>

'Kettle House'
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By: pmoore66
@ 2013-01-19 09:52:29]]>

'Kettle House'
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By: pmoore66
@ 2013-01-19 09:52:29]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kettle-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kettle-house/ Sat, 19 Jan 2013 09:52:29 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kettle-house/ 29.20442200 -94.94397500 <![CDATA[Mansion of Bahjí]]>

Mansion of Bahjí
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By: Mike1989
@ 2013-01-16 16:11:59
The Mansion of Bahjí (Arabic: delight) is a summer house in Acre, Israel where Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith, died in 1892. His shrine is located next to this house. The whole area was called Al-Bahjá (Place of Delight).]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mansion-of-bahja/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mansion-of-bahja/ Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:11:59 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/mansion-of-bahja/ 32.94468900 35.09244100 <![CDATA[Rudolf Augstein's House (former)]]>

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Rudolf Augstein's House (former)
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-01-16 02:28:21
Rudolf Karl Augstein (1923 – 2002) was one of the most influential German publishers and journalists. He was the founder and part-owner of "Der Spiegel" magazine. For his lifetime achievements for peace, civil liberties and freedom of the press he was honoured with the title "Journalist of the century" in 2000 by 101 German journalists.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rudolf-augsteins-house-former/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rudolf-augsteins-house-former/ Wed, 16 Jan 2013 02:28:21 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/rudolf-augsteins-house-former/ 53.55328790 9.83346272 <![CDATA[Max Grundig's House (former)]]>

Max Grundig's House (former)
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By: Xeba73
@ 2013-01-14 09:09:42
Max Grundig (1908 – 1989) was the founder of electronics company Grundig AG. He built an empire after World War II to become a European market leader in home entertainment products and a symbol of West Germany's "Wirtschaftswunder".
In 1984 Grundig sold the majority of his company to Dutch electronics giant Philips.
In 2003, 14 years after his death, its insolvency was announced.

The house is known as Gut Maria Halden. It was built in 1881 by Werner von Siemens, the famous German inventor and industrialist.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/max-grundigs-house-former/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/max-grundigs-house-former/ Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:09:42 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/max-grundigs-house-former/ 48.74886800 8.23081200 <![CDATA[Florence Nightingale Blue plaque]]>

Florence Nightingale Blue plaque
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By: Dania
@ 2013-01-06 01:10:15
Florence Nightingale, OM, RRC (pron.: /ˈflɒrəns ˈnaɪtɨŋɡeɪl/; 12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was a celebrated English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. She came to prominence while serving as a nurse during the Crimean War, where she tended to wounded soldiers.

She was dubbed "The Lady with the Lamp" after her habit of making rounds at night.

She lived and died in a house that stood here.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/florence-nightingale-blue-plaque/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/florence-nightingale-blue-plaque/ Sun, 06 Jan 2013 01:10:15 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/florence-nightingale-blue-plaque/ 51.50814200 -0.15292600 <![CDATA[Nell Gwynne's former home (Site of)]]>

Nell Gwynne's former home (Site of)
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By: Dania
@ 2013-01-06 00:53:50
Eleanor "Nell" Gwyn (or Gwynn or Gwynne) (2 February 1650 – 14 November 1687) was a long-time mistress of King Charles II of England.

She lived in a house that stood on this site.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nell-gwynnes-former-home-site-of/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nell-gwynnes-former-home-site-of/ Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:53:50 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nell-gwynnes-former-home-site-of/ 51.50586500 -0.13616900 <![CDATA[John Constable's former house]]>

John Constable's former house
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By: Dania
@ 2013-01-05 16:30:30
John Constable (11 June 1776 – 31 March 1837) was an English Romantic painter. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for his landscape paintings of Dedham Vale, the area surrounding his home—now known as "Constable Country"—which he invested with an intensity of affection.

Here he lived from 1799 until his death.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/john-constables-former-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/john-constables-former-house/ Sat, 05 Jan 2013 16:30:30 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/john-constables-former-house/ 51.55900000 -0.17348000 <![CDATA[Thomas Paine Cottage]]>

Thomas Paine Cottage
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2013-01-02 14:39:09]]>

Thomas Paine Cottage
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By: LancelotLink
@ 2013-01-02 14:39:09]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/thomas-paine-cottage-1/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/thomas-paine-cottage-1/ Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:39:09 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/thomas-paine-cottage-1/ 40.93437500 -73.79095200 <![CDATA[Woodchester Mansion]]>

Woodchester Mansion
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By: jbottero
@ 2012-12-31 22:15:53
Woodchester Mansion is an unfinished, Gothic revival mansion house located in Woodchester Park near Nympsfield in Woodchester, Gloucestershire, England. It was formerly known as Spring Park.

The Mansion was abandoned by its builders in the middle of construction, leaving behind a building that appears complete from the outside, but with floors, plaster and whole rooms missing inside. It has remained in this state since the mid-1870s.

The Mansion's creator William Leigh bought the Woodchester Park estate for £100,000, demolishing an existing house on the site, known as "Spring Park" which was home to the Ducie Family.]]>

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Hedsor House
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By: jdubble07
@ 2012-12-26 16:46:11
Hedsor House is a Georgian style mansion in England, Great Britain in the southern most point of Buckinghamshire in the village of Hedsor, Taplow. Perched overlooking the River Thames, a Manor house at Hedsor can be dated back to 1166 when the estate was owned by the de Hedsor Family. In the 18th Century it was a royal residence of Princess Augusta, The Dowager Princess of Wales.It is the film location of Beecham House in Dustin Hoffman's Quartet starring Maggie Smith and Michael Gambon.

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The Convent (Gibraltar)
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-12-16 04:14:06
The Convent has been the official residence of the Governor of Gibraltar since 1728. It was originally a convent of Franciscan friars, hence its name, and was completed in 1531.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-convent-gibraltar/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-convent-gibraltar/ Sun, 16 Dec 2012 04:14:06 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/the-convent-gibraltar/ 36.13732100 -5.35308400 <![CDATA[Nancy Marcus' House]]>

Nancy Marcus' House
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By: Xeba73
@ 2012-12-15 02:35:52
Nancy Marcus is the ex-wife of Jeff Marcus, founder of Marcus Cable. When they divorced, she kept the house.
This is the historic Mansfield mansion, built in 1929 for Lucy Ball Owsley and her husband, Colonel Alvin Owsley. Lucy was the heiress to the fortune created by the Ball Jar Company.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nancy-marcus-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nancy-marcus-house/ Sat, 15 Dec 2012 02:35:52 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/nancy-marcus-house/ 32.84918200 -96.79595100 <![CDATA[Palazzo Chigi-Saracini]]>

Palazzo Chigi-Saracini
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-12-12 16:29:39
The Palazzo Chigi-Lucarini-Saracini is a historical palace in Siena, central Italy. It houses the Accademia Musicale Chigiana.

It was the house of Count Galgano Lucarini Saracini and then it became property of Fabio Chigi Lucarini Saracini.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/palazzo-chigi-saracini/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/palazzo-chigi-saracini/ Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:29:39 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/palazzo-chigi-saracini/ 43.31697400 11.33066800 <![CDATA[Chesterfield, Idaho]]>

Chesterfield, Idaho
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By: jbottero
@ 2012-12-08 19:45:07
Chesterfield is a ghost town in Caribou County, Idaho, United States. Located along a route of the Oregon Trail, Chesterfield was founded by Mormon settlers in 1881. After a railroad line was built through Bancroft to the south, the community lost some of its momentum, and agricultural difficulties led to its desertion by the end of the 1930s. Today, the community is operated as a tourist attraction, with guided tours and a museum.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chesterfield-idaho/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chesterfield-idaho/ Sat, 08 Dec 2012 19:45:07 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/chesterfield-idaho/ 42.86418500 -111.90124500 <![CDATA[Federico García Lorca's house (Huerta de San Vicente)]]>

Federico García Lorca's house (Huerta de San Vicente)

Federico García Lorca's house (Huerta de San Vicente)
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-11-30 06:46:44
Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca (5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936) was a Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director.

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huerta_de_San_Vicente]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/federico-garca-a-lorcas-house-huerta-de-san-vicente/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/federico-garca-a-lorcas-house-huerta-de-san-vicente/ Fri, 30 Nov 2012 06:46:44 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/federico-garca-a-lorcas-house-huerta-de-san-vicente/ 37.17060500 -3.60918000 <![CDATA[Ernest Hemingway's Boyhood home]]>

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Ernest Hemingway's Boyhood home
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By: Xeba73
@ 2012-11-22 02:33:50
The famous writer lived here between 1906 and 1917.]]>

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Ernest Hemingway's Boyhood home
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By: Xeba73
@ 2012-11-22 02:33:50
The famous writer lived here between 1906 and 1917.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ernest-hemingways-boyhood-home/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ernest-hemingways-boyhood-home/ Thu, 22 Nov 2012 02:33:50 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/ernest-hemingways-boyhood-home/ 41.89639778 -87.79732198 <![CDATA[Miles Davis' Childhood Home]]>

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Miles Davis' Childhood Home
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By: Xeba73
@ 2012-11-22 01:20:17
Davis spent most of his childhood and youth here. He lived here with his family between 1927 and 1944.]]>

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Miles Davis' Childhood Home
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By: Xeba73
@ 2012-11-22 01:20:17
Davis spent most of his childhood and youth here. He lived here with his family between 1927 and 1944.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/miles-davis-childhood-home/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/miles-davis-childhood-home/ Thu, 22 Nov 2012 01:20:17 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/miles-davis-childhood-home/ 38.61368272 -90.14538914 <![CDATA[James Dean's Childhood Home]]>

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James Dean's Childhood Home
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By: Xeba73
@ 2012-11-21 08:37:16
This was the farm of Marcus Winslow, Dean's uncle, where Dean spent most of his childhood and youth. The property is still owned by the Winslows.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/james-deans-childhood-home/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/james-deans-childhood-home/ Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:37:16 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/james-deans-childhood-home/ 40.44957877 -85.64555111 <![CDATA[Jeffrey Dahmer's Childhood Home]]>

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Jeffrey Dahmer's Childhood Home
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By: Xeba73
@ 2012-11-21 07:26:30
The house was the site of Dahmer’s first murder in 1978.

Dahmer was born in the Milwaukee suburb of West Allis, WI, but his parents bought this Ohio home in 1968, when he was 8 years old. In 1978, he bludgeoned hitchhiker Stephen Hicks to death with a dumbbell and buried him in the backyard.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jeffrey-dahmers-childhood-home/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jeffrey-dahmers-childhood-home/ Wed, 21 Nov 2012 07:26:30 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/jeffrey-dahmers-childhood-home/ 41.16857185 -81.65963901 <![CDATA[Grace Kelly's Childhood Home]]>

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Grace Kelly's Childhood Home
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By: Xeba73
@ 2012-11-21 06:41:06
Built by construction magnate and Olympic Gold Medalist John B. Kelly Sr., the house was home to the Kelly family for three generations until 1970.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/grace-kellys-childhood-home/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/grace-kellys-childhood-home/ Wed, 21 Nov 2012 06:41:06 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/grace-kellys-childhood-home/ 40.01825481 -75.18910420 <![CDATA[Charles Manson's House (former)]]>

Charles Manson's House (former)
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By: Xeba73
@ 2012-11-20 02:21:19
Manson lived here during the "Summer of Love" in 1967. It was here that he established himself as a guru.]]>

Charles Manson's House (former)
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By: Xeba73
@ 2012-11-20 02:21:19
Manson lived here during the "Summer of Love" in 1967. It was here that he established himself as a guru.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/charles-mansons-house-former/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/charles-mansons-house-former/ Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:21:19 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/charles-mansons-house-former/ 37.77308300 -122.43135500 <![CDATA[Orville and Wilbur Wright Family Home]]>

Orville and Wilbur Wright Family Home
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-11-18 07:35:41
Originally constructed in 1870 at 7 Hawthorne Street in Dayton Ohio, this two-story frame house was the family home for Milton and Susan Wright and their family. Their sons, Wilbur and Orville Wright developed the world’s first successful airplane while living in this house. Orville was born in this house in 1871 and Wilbur died here from typhoid fever in 1912.

http://www.wrenscottage.com/gvm/invention/wrighthome.php]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/orville-and-wilbur-wright-family-home/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/orville-and-wilbur-wright-family-home/ Sun, 18 Nov 2012 07:35:41 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/orville-and-wilbur-wright-family-home/ 42.30561800 -83.22816400 <![CDATA[Heinz House]]>

Heinz House
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-11-18 07:32:30
The Heinz House was the boyhood home of H.J. Heinz, located in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. In 1869, Henry John Heinz, the son of German immigrants, began to produce and bottle horseradish in the basement of this house, the beginning of a world-famous food processing and packaging business.

By 1900, the H.J. Heinz Company was one of the largest packaged food companies in the world.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/heinz-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/heinz-house/ Sun, 18 Nov 2012 07:32:30 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/heinz-house/ 42.30565700 -83.22824400 <![CDATA[Henry Ford Birthplace]]>

Henry Ford Birthplace
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-11-18 07:27:25
William Ford built this house in 1861 in Springwells Township, Michigan. Together with William’s wife, Mary Litogot Ford, they raised and inspired their six children’s future. The eldest son, Henry Ford (1863-1947) was born and spent his childhood in this mid-western farm house, which was originally located about 2 miles from Greenfield Village. Henry Ford lived here until the age of 16 when he decided to go to Detroit Michigan to explore the new world of machines.

http://www.wrenscottage.com/gvm/invention/henryfordbirth.php]]>

Round House
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2012-11-10 04:15:33
The Round House is a cylindrical wood-frame residential structure at 36 Atherton Street in the Spring Hill neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. It was built in 1856 by hardware manufacturer Enoch Robinson, and is considered an offshoot of the Octagon House style popularized by phrenologist Orson Fowler.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/round-house-2/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/round-house-2/ Sat, 10 Nov 2012 04:15:33 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/round-house-2/ 42.38452800 -71.10736200 <![CDATA[Simon Benson House]]>

Simon Benson House
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By: hhgygy
@ 2012-11-02 12:53:02
Simon Benson (October 2, 1852 – August 5, 1942) was a noted businessman and philanthropist from Portland, Oregon.]]>

Simon Benson House
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By: hhgygy
@ 2012-11-02 12:53:02
Simon Benson (October 2, 1852 – August 5, 1942) was a noted businessman and philanthropist from Portland, Oregon.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/simon-benson-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/simon-benson-house/ Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:53:02 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/simon-benson-house/ 45.51245100 -122.68506800 <![CDATA[Thackeray's]]>

Thackeray's
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By: hhgygy
@ 2012-10-29 05:22:20
The former home of English novelist, William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863), today a French restaurant]]>

Thackeray's
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By: hhgygy
@ 2012-10-29 05:22:20
The former home of English novelist, William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863), today a French restaurant]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/thackerays/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/thackerays/ Mon, 29 Oct 2012 05:22:20 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/thackerays/ 51.13492000 0.26026300 <![CDATA[Robert Graves's house]]>

Robert Graves's house
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-10-28 06:42:33
Poet and author Robert Graves (1895-1985) lived in Deià, Mallorca,
from 1929 until his death. He is buried in the churchyard on the hill next to the church. His house in Deià was acquired by the Fundació Robert Graves and has been refurbished and adapted for visitors. It opened to the public in the summer of 2006.

http://www.lacasaderobertgraves.com/index_eng.php]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/robert-gravess-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/robert-gravess-house/ Sun, 28 Oct 2012 06:42:33 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/robert-gravess-house/ 39.75289400 2.64720700 <![CDATA[Dalí Theatre and Museum (Catalunya en Miniatura)]]>

Dalí Theatre and Museum (Catalunya en Miniatura)

Dalí Theatre and Museum (Catalunya en Miniatura)
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-10-23 02:18:15
The Dalí Theatre and Museum (Catalan: Teatre-Museu Dalí, IPA: [teˈatɾə muˈzɛw ðəˈɫi], Spanish: Teatro Museo Dalí), is a museum of the artist Salvador Dalí in his home town of Figueres, in Catalonia, Spain.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dala-theatre-and-museum-catalunya-en-miniatura/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dala-theatre-and-museum-catalunya-en-miniatura/ Tue, 23 Oct 2012 02:18:15 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dala-theatre-and-museum-catalunya-en-miniatura/ 41.35806400 1.98537700 <![CDATA[Walt Disney's birthplace]]>

Walt Disney's birthplace
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By: Fab
@ 2012-10-20 23:49:36]]>

Walt Disney's birthplace
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By: Fab
@ 2012-10-20 23:49:36]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/walt-disneys-birthplace/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/walt-disneys-birthplace/ Sat, 20 Oct 2012 23:49:36 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/walt-disneys-birthplace/ 41.92060900 -87.73275300 <![CDATA[Alexander Campbell Mansion]]>

Alexander Campbell Mansion
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-10-16 16:55:32
Alexander Campbell Mansion, also known as Campbell Mansion or Alexander Campbell House was the home of Alexander Campbell. Alexander, known as the "sage of Bethany", was founder of Bethany College and one of the most prominent early leaders of the Restoration Movement.
The mansion together with adjacent buildings and an associated cemetery property nearby was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1994.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/alexander-campbell-mansion/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/alexander-campbell-mansion/ Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:55:32 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/alexander-campbell-mansion/ 40.20732300 -80.54741100 <![CDATA[Casa Felipó]]>

Casa Felipó
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By: kkeps
@ 2012-10-16 13:29:09
Casa Felipó is a historical building in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. Built in 1948, it is located along the Avinguda de Meritxell, just to east of the Andorra National Library and the Església de Sant Esteve. It is a heritage property registered in the Cultural Heritage of Andorra.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/casa-felipa/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/casa-felipa/ Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:29:09 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/casa-felipa/ 42.50779100 1.52309900 <![CDATA[Antiga Vegueria Francesa]]>

Antiga Vegueria Francesa
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By: kkeps
@ 2012-10-16 13:25:15
Antiga Vegueria Francesa is a historical house located at Avinguda Meritxell, 13 in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. It is a heritage property registered in the Cultural Heritage of Andorra. It was built in 1941.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/antiga-vegueria-francesa/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/antiga-vegueria-francesa/ Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:25:15 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/antiga-vegueria-francesa/ 42.50779400 1.52411100 <![CDATA[Peter the Great’s house museum]]>

Peter the Great’s house museum
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-10-14 05:25:59
Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov (9 June 1672 – 8 February 1725) ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May 1682 until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother. In numerous successful wars he expanded the Tsardom into a huge empire that became a major European power. According to historian James Cracraft, he led a cultural revolution that replaced the traditionalist and medieval social and political system with a modern, scientific, Europe-oriented, and rationalist system.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/peter-the-greata-s-house-museum/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/peter-the-greata-s-house-museum/ Sun, 14 Oct 2012 05:25:59 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/peter-the-greata-s-house-museum/ 59.20978100 39.90797400 <![CDATA[Midway House - Officer in Charge House]]>

Midway House - Officer in Charge House
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By: Mike1989
@ 2012-10-13 11:01:04
Built in 1941, designed by Albert Kahn, now serves as the Refuge Manager's house. In 1969, President Nixon hosted a secret meeting with Republic of South Vietnam President Thieu in the downstairs room. These negotiations started the process for the United States to sharply reduce U.S. troop levels in an effort to turn the war effort over to the South Vietnamese.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/midway-house-officer-in-charge-house/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/midway-house-officer-in-charge-house/ Sat, 13 Oct 2012 11:01:04 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/midway-house-officer-in-charge-house/ 28.21522000 -177.37550900 <![CDATA[Edsel Ford's house (former)]]>

Edsel Ford's house (former)
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By: Champion3
@ 2012-10-05 07:54:08
Edsel Ford was the son of pioneering automaker Henry Ford. He sold the historic home, known has 'Gate House' to playwright Philip Barry, who wrote The Philadelphia Story at the house. The home’s next famous owner, John Walker III, lived there between 1992 until his death in 1995. The director of the National Gallery in Washington until his retirement in 1969, Walker was “unbelievably educated, one of the great Renaissance men." Upon his death at age 88, The New York Times eulogized the “patrician art connoisseur,” as the man who “shaped the museum into a world-class institution.” It is rumored on the island that Hepburn and Spencer Tracy rendezvoused at Gate House during their semi-secret 26-year affair.]]>