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House• February 17, 2021

BIG OLD HOUSES: A Noble Antique in the Urban Sprawl

We return to John Foreman’s history of “Liberty Hall,” an 18th century estate in New Jersey embraced by history of the American republic and now a museum of the family that occupied it for the following century...

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Brooke Duchin

House• February 5, 2021.
A lookback on the life of Brooke Hayward along with a HOUSE interview in her home in New York... READ MORE
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Big Old Houses: Lucky it was Over Here

House• January 22, 2021.
With John Foreman, we revisit a 19th century country estate in Waltham, Mass, and the changes that occurred over the next two centuries of family ownership. ... READ MORE
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Big Old Houses: A Finale, of Sorts

House• January 15, 2021.
We revisit John Foreman’s history of Eagles’ Nest, the Long Island estate of Willie K. Vanderbilt Jr. Plus a 1932 travelogue, “Over the Seven Seas with Mr. & Mrs. Vanderbilt," documenting their 29,000 mile voyage around the world... READ MORE
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Adam Lewis

House• December 11, 2020.
NYSD House re-visits its interview with interior designer and author, Adam Lewis, who died unexpectedly on November 25th at the age of 83. Adam was an intriguing man who loved to tell stories and converse on just about any subject from his dear friendship with Albert Hadley to divulging his favorite meat loaf recipe. He will be missed... READ MORE
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David Easton

House• November 6, 2020.
Remembering esteemed designer and architect David Easton from an interview with him and a tour of his digs in 2007... READ MORE
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Mark Epstein

House• October 30, 2020.
This week we’ve chosen to re-run our interview with designer Mark Epstein, who suddenly passed away this Tuesday, shocking and saddening his family and many friends... READ MORE
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From Heartbreak to Healing — Rebuilding the Ranch House

House• October 9, 2020.
Paige Peterson visits the new (rebuilt) ranch of Peter and Nancy Lang's on the occasion of the third anniversary of the Tubbs Fire in 2017, which destroyed everything... READ MORE
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Carolyne Roehm

House• September 18, 2020.
Sian, Lesley and JH, with camera, return to a visit in 2007 with the elegant, sophisticated, hard-working, sleek, chic, and kind Carolyne Roehm — "born a thoroughbred filled with the nervous energy for a demanding race."... READ MORE
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Big Old Houses: Yonkers, of all places

House• September 15, 2020.
Returning to John Foreman’s history of a mansion overlooking the Hudson in Yonkers built in 1912 by a tycoon born in a Montana mining camp who made a fortune in copper and gold... READ MORE
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Big Old Houses: A Whole Lot of Crazy

House• August 25, 2020.
John Foreman gives of the history (and a tour) of houses on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 82nd Street as well as the apartment tower rising high above them all in 1977... READ MORE
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Big Old Houses: A Political Mansion

House• August 20, 2020.
Every house has a personality. John Foreman takes us on a tour and a history of Morven, once a family house built mid-18th century, into the New Jersey Governor’s Mansion, to now a museum... READ MORE
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Big Old Houses: Where Are They Now?

House• August 10, 2020.
Looking back at John Foreman’s visit to the grandly fascinating Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx where for the last century and a half so many famous and prominent New Yorkers are buried... READ MORE

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