Bethany Erickson
It’s a house that has one foot in history, and one foot in the future — and the amazing second shelter or even vacation rental income property potential of this nearly four-acre estate in Las Cruces, New Mexico makes it a must-see. The home includes a main house and guest house, and when you consider…
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A home that has its foundation — literally — with one of the first settlers in what would become the United States is now up for grabs in New York. Known as the Teunis Slingerland house, the original homestead was built after Teunis Slingerland purchased almost 10,000 acres of land near the Hudson River from…
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For less than $900,000, someone will soon own a home so steeped in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Civil War history it still has two cannonballs stuck in it. The home sits on what is now called Confederate Avenue and was built by Herman Haupt, who was first a railroad man, and then a Union general during the Civil…
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It’s no secret that we at Second Shelters have a soft spot for the Texas Hill Country — with its wide open spaces, the beautiful scenery, and the plethora of wineries that dot the landscape, it’s hard to find something you don’t like about Fredericksburg. This week’s historical shelter is a perfect second home for…
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Historic homes go on the market on a daily basis — but when one like the Daniel Bliss Homestead in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, goes on the market, you sit up and pay attention. Why? Because it was restored by the guy who pretty much wrote the book on preserving and restoring old homes, John T. Kirk.…
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A plan to eliminate the Historic Tax Credit by the House Ways and Means Committee as part of its proposed tax reform bill will likely stymie efforts to continue preservation. We have the details on what the HTC does for preservation efforts, and what it could mean if it was eliminated over on CandysDirt.com.
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