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Einstein slept here

Article Abstract:

A house in Sharon, New Hampshire, which was often visited by Albert Einstein when his friend and famous astronomer Harlow T. Shapley owned it, is being offered for sale for $ 975,000. The two floor house consists of three big ,airy bedrooms on the second floor with a huge eat-in kitchen, butler's pantry , a big room with fireplace , a one-bedroom apartment while the outbuilding consists of a winterized barn, icehouse and garden shed with lots of perennials and vegetable gardens , thick trees and a natural spring.

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Scientists, Homes and haunts, Einstein, Albert

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Jewel of the harbor

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Sandy Rowse, the present owner of The Knowlton House, named for the original owner who had built it in 1888 and was called the 'Jewel of the Harbor' due to its commanding view and prominence in the past is put on for sale. After Sandy purchased the house in 1995 she restored the inside of the house to its original Victorian glory, with its mahogany paneling, original chandeliers, medallions, and windows.

Marketing procedures, Marketing, Company marketing practices, Historic buildings, Mansions, Residential real estate

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Bordering on perfection

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Mary Ann McLeod, an organic gardener, has created some of the finest gardens in the Green Mountain State. One of her spectacular works includes the carefully planned and nurtured border gardens. She offers her tips for planting a border garden.

Methods, Design and construction, Gardening, Garden borders

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