Designed by award-winning architect James K.M. Cheng and internationally acclaimed interior designer, Tony Ingrao, the Grand Penthouse at Waiea will be the most exclusive tower residence in Hawai’i and will rival the great penthouses across the globe. Waiea represents a…
The Ennis House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1924 by his son, Lloyd, is the last and largest of the elder Wright’s four “textile block” houses in the Los Angeles area. These homes are noted for their…
On August 24, 1901, Henry Flagler married Mary Lily Kenan, and in the ultimate generosity love story, presented Whitehall as a wedding present to Mary Lily in 1902. Designed by John Carrère and Thomas Hastings, architects of the New York…
Ayr Mount is a Federal-era plantation house built in 1815 in Hillsborough, North Carolina by William Kirkland, who named the house in honor of his birthplace, Ayr, Scotland. Unlike the other houses in the Classical American Homes Preservation Trust collection,…
Anderson House was crafted between 1902 and 1905 in the heart of Embassy Row, near Dupont Circle—Washington, D.C.’s most fashionable neighborhood during the Gilded Age. The Boston firm of Arthur Little & Herbert Browne designed this Beaux-Arts mansion as the…
Founded in 1994, Discovery Land Company consistently raises the bar designing, constructing, and delivering preeminent communities that fulfill the highest level of reward to the sophisticated homeowner. Michael Meldman hit the center of the bulls-eye in creating a model with…
Sequestered from the outside world, Prestige Golfshire Club in Bangalore—India’s Silicon Valley—adorns 275 lush acres bordered by Lake Karehalli at the foot of an ancient hill fortress. The club has spared no expense to provide a world-class golf experience managed…
The Zalanta Resort at the Village presents a limited number of two, three, and four bedroom residences, representing whole-ownership luxury living surrounded by world-class skiing, golf, and South Lake Tahoe’s premier casinos. Amenities abound, including a ski valet, fitness center, outdoor pool,…
Staged against the Atlantic and sparkling Shinnecock Bay, a sprawling eight-acre estate with pool, tennis, and sports court is available for the season in Southampton Village’s premier estate area. The 18,000-square-foot residence was recently renovated with new and glorious common…
The Auamo Compound is an extraordinary Hawaiian hale (home) located in South Kona at Hokuli’a (“Star of Desire”). This Big Island palatial home sits perched atop Hokuli’a, enjoying a tremendously ideal climate and elevation. The hilltop property contains an expansive…
Some of America’s finest homes were built in classical Greek or Roman style in the early 19th Century. Our early Presidents were in the forefront of popularizing the classical style in their own homes: witness George Washington’s Mount Vernon, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, James Madison’s Montpelier, James Monroe’s Oak Hill, and Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage. To that list, one can add the White House, itself. All feature massive colonnades in the classical manner across their front facades. Greek Revival mania soon swept the nation, lasting until the mid-19th century and recurring periodically in the 20th century.
As pioneer publishers pursuing unexplored territory, Pamela and Robert H. Kelsey first introduced to the world a showcase of preeminent estate properties in 1969. Throughout the ensuing years, their vision has been globally acknowledged as a masterpiece publication, in what they uncompromisingly branded Leading Estates of the World. Happily, they remain active and involved as enthusiasts, promoters, and counsel. Enjoy a trip down memory lane with Volume 201, as the inside front and back pages proudly display the covers of the past 100 issues.