Rural Intelligence (Page 475)

Real Estate

Distinctively Designed

Light-filled, strong horizontal lines and a secluded entrance are all trademarks of Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural style, which was the inspiration for this Austerlitz home. Sited on 11 private acres with unobstructed views of Austerlitz and Chatham, the architect-designed property is surrounded by mature landscaping and

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Zen Inspiration

Frank Lloyd Wright meets the 21st century at this modern home in Kent which has a hipped roof, wide eaves, long horizontal lines and fine craftsmanship. The house is reached via a long, private driveway, a portion of which is a small bridge that spans Jack Brook. The 28-acre

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Community

The Rural We: Alexander Sovronsky

Photo by Abby Wood. Alexander Sovronsky is an actor, multi-instrumentalist, and the resident composer at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Mass. His career highlights include composing for, and acting and playing music in, the 2007 Broadway production of "Cyrano de Bergerac" (starring Kevin Kline and Jennifer Garner)

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Arts

Kinderhook Century-Old Limericks Foretell 'Winter in America'

By Jamie Larson Who is Harold Van Santvoord? And why the hell are the 19th-century illustrated limericks from the long dead Kinderhook, New York writer’s journal being presented at one of our region's premier modern art venues? Past and present collided in 2006, when the Friends

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Food

Recipe: Crumble-Top Apple Pie

This week's recipe is from Berkshire-based duo The Butcher & The Baker. The Butcher is Jake, a nose-to-tail butcher/artist, who loves to cook and grew up in the woody hills of Western Massachusetts where his passion for local, fresh food was first instilled in

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Parties

'Freakshow' Scares Up Funds For Berkshire Theatre Group

Amy Krzanik reports from Pittsfield. Great minds thought alike last year when Berkshire Theatre Group and party planners Berkshire Shenanigans threw dual Halloween-night masquerade balls at the Colonial Theatre and The Mount, respectively. This year they teamed up on Saturday, Oct. 31 to put on a massive 1920s carnival

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Food

Chefs Weigh In On A Tradition At The Tipping Point

By Andrea Pyros Should restaurants do away with tipping and switch to a service-included policy? News that famed New York restaurateur Danny Meyer plans to eliminate tipping in all 13 of his Union Square Hospitality Group restaurants has chefs, restaurant owners and diners all taking notice. Meyer’s “hospitality

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Style

The Wandering Eye: Good Things From A Great Beauty

Photo of CZ Guest by Cecil Beaton for Vogue. Our blogger, interior designer Carey Maloney, and his partner Hermes Mallea, an architect, are principals in the M (Group). I love a good "estate" auction. I’ve been in New York long enough to have seen Kitty Miller’s,

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Real Estate

True Modern

A true example of a mid-century modern, this 7,500 square foot home was built in 1970 and has had renovations as recently as 2014. Located on one of Washington's most desirable streets, the exterior of the home has a sleek, minimal style. Inside, there's

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Real Estate

Stone-And-Timber Gem

One part castle, one part tree house, this unique compound includes a main house surrounded by charming outbuildings. Located on a private 43-acre sanctuary in Monterey, the five-bedroom, five-bathroom main house and three-bedroom, two-bathroom guest house are connected by a European-style courtyard complete with

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360-Degree Views

With Macedonia State Forest on one side and the crest of nearly 295 acres on the other, this Sharon home is newly renovated. The 6,154 square foot house has a spacious living room, dining room and kitchen with breakfast lounge, five bedrooms, five-and-a-half bathrooms and an

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Fit For A King

A storybook castle in the middle of Cornwall, this truly enchanting property features a stone estate nestled beside a tumbling brook with ponds and waterfalls on 200 acres. Built in 1921 by socialite Charlotte Bronson Hunnewell Martin and her surgeon husband, Dr. Walton Martin, Hidden Valley Castle was constructed to

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