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New York Post
1 month ago
NYC real estate

East Hampton home across from Jon Bon Jovi's East End retreat lists for $25M

Classic Gilded Age summer cottage in East Hampton is on the market for $25 million.
Designed by architect Joseph Greenleaf Thorp, the property has 14 bedrooms and original details. [ more ]
Robb Report
5 months ago
NYC real estate

Home of the Week: A Gilded Age Townhouse on New York City's Upper West Side Offers Historic Elegance for $55 Million

The freestanding mansion at 25 Riverside Drive in Manhattan is on the market for $55 million.
Built in the late 1800s, the mansion retains its opulent period architecture and ornate interior design details.
The home features vast living spaces, eight bedrooms, nine bathrooms, and four floors of outdoor terrace space. [ more ]
PublishersWeekly.com
2 months ago
Books

Rebecca Rego Barry on Mystery Author Carolyn Wells and the Erasure of Women in Literary History

Carolyn Wells was a prolific and successful author during the Gilded Age, with 180 books and 82 detective novels, yet she is not widely remembered today. [ more ]
time.com
3 months ago
US politics

Mayorkas May Become the Second Ever Cabinet Member Impeached. The First Was a Civil War Hero

The House is set to vote on the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, which would be only the second time a cabinet member has been impeached.
The first and only previous cabinet member to be impeached was William Belknap, President Ulysses Grant's Secretary of War, in 1876. [ more ]
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