Articles

• Inside Homes: Great Estates Many large-landed properties of our nation’s capital became museums or embassies. A few have survived as private residences-- here's the best of them.
• Home Life: Chasing the Dream Inspired by its favorite renaissance man, Virginia has become the nation's fifth largest wine-producing state with over 190 wineries and vineyards
• Historical Landscapes: From Millionaire to Embassy Row Grand mansions built for Gilded Age plutocrats are the nucleus of the capital's embassy district.
• Historical Landscapes: Fallen Heroes A monument to a forgotten war’s soldiers awaits restoration on the National Mall.
• Ghosts in the House Spectral tales to ponder on a chilly October night.
• Luxury Lobby Washington’s famed Willard Hotel has been a political gathering place for nearly 200 years.
• The Three B’s A trio of grandes dames ran Washington society for decades and left the city with three irreplaceable gifts.
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• The Secret of the Cosmos The early mansion-ization of Dupont Ciricle... and how one "palace builder" avoided a gypsy's curse.
• From Such Great Heights How Washington became skyscraper-free.
• The Value of Vision The Magnificent Plan of Pierre L'Enfant.
• The Power to See Beautifully From the ashes of grief, Duncan Phillips’ “phoenix” rose.
• The Queen of the District The camera-ready Kennedys evoked the mystique of Camelot.
• The Prince of Beaux Arts The legacy of Washington architect Jules Henri de Sibour.
• The Price of Glory The curiously similar stories of Charles Lindbergh and Cissy Patterson.
• The Misfortunes of Friendship How the Hope Diamond came to Washington.
• Gallery of Riches How an American industrialist, a British baron and a luxurious Washington apartment building all played a part in the making of the National Gallery.
• Of Castles and Condos Mary Foote Henderson's "castle" may be gone, but her legacy remains.
• The Ballad of Chevy Chase The short history of an ambitious plan to develop high-end real estate in the middle of nowhere.
• Happy Birthday, Mr. President Woodrow Wilson and his post-presidency Kalorama home.
• Two Families One Roof The story of the Hay-Adams House starts with two enterprising couples.
• A Golden Era The saga of the Walsh-McLean house is one the greatest rags-to-riches stories from Washington's own Gilded Age.

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