NcMansion mania
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Mega-sized houses be they mansion-like or architect designed homes are baroque-opulent status symbols of the division between rich and poor in the US. Their growth and the decline of affordable housing are simultaneous phenomena that highlight the polarization of the US class structure.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1999
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At home in Prairie Crossing
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A couple found their new farmhouse-style home in Prairie Crossing in Grayslake, IL, to be perfect for them. Their house is one of the new-style communities that are emerging throughout the Midwest. Their home features hand-detailed furniture, antiques and basic design schemes.
Publication Name: Midwest Living
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0889-8138
Year: 1998
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At the edge of Monhegan's "roll hole."
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A house for sale on Monhegan Island in Maine is described. The house has six bedrooms, six fireplaces and is ocean-front property. The lifestyle of the island's permanent residents is described.
Publication Name: Yankee
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0044-0191
Year: 1999
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