May 13, 2008
Sun archive: Dream Home
Your Backyard Eden
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La Plata rambler
Carl and Barbara Baldus refer to their very wide, one-story brick house as a rambler. In the "Old Line" Colonial location of Charles County in Southern Maryland, the sprawling house sits at the top of a long driveway amid acres of rolling green and landscaped gardens that include a large pond.
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Living in the past
Most people walking among 18th-century furniture in original surroundings are probably visiting a museum or on a house tour.
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A prize in Cedarcroft
Fourteen years ago, Meredith Bower read in her northern Baltimore community's newsletter a for-sale-by-owner house ad. Her life, and that of her family, was about to change forever.
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Just a perfect fit
Taylor Hubbard's interesting background called for an equally interesting and unique place to call home.
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'I didn't want to leave'
When the time came to stop renting along the Essex waterfront and purchase a home of their own, Kevin Barnett and his then-pregnant wife, Lisa, began scoping out Baltimore neighborhoods.
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Knitting a new life
When the daily grind of a busy career got in the way of Susan Wolcott's dream, itwas time to make a decision.
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Stairway to heaven
Jane Farrington's first impression of what would be her new home in Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood was one of awe the moment she and her husband stepped beyond the tiny vestibule entrance.
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'Hodge-podge lodge'
In January 2005, after 26 years of Annapolis living, Sydney Brookes answered what she called "the call of the country," placing an ad in the Tidewater Trader that read: "Seeking small, well maintained, updated, two-story home in or near Chestertown [in] nice, quiet neighborhood [with] garage ... perennials, wooden floors, open floor plan."
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Built to entertain
Brooke Steuart, a petite mother of four young children, enjoys living large. Her 9,200-square-foot home in the Calvert County town of Owings is a testament to that.
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Veritable Smithsonian
From the sidewalk in front of Brian Jensen's restored townhouse on 21st Street in midtown Baltimore, a passer-by can see gas chandeliers glowing softly through lace living-room curtains. Steady flames flicker behind cut-glass globes onto the ceiling above.
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A dance back in time
Allison Severance grew up on a farm in Howard County. So when she and her husband, Rick Henry, began looking for a house, her childhood experience helped shape the search: It had to be special; it had to possess charm; and it couldn't be new.
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Stylish 1919 townhouse
Just like scoping out the perfect shot, professional photographers Joseph and Anne Sachs allowed themselves time to find exactly what they wanted in a home. Having rented for many years in Baltimore's Roland Park neighborhood, they were seeking something with similar ambience.
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1880s footprint restored
Five years ago Mike McCarthy and his partner, Michael Polizzi, bought a piece of Baltimore's grand architectural past - a home in the 1000 block of N. Calvert St.
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Bargain hunters' home
When it came to purchasing a new home and subsequently furnishing it, Nick and Ana Lazarides knew exactly what they wanted - even if the acquisition was slightly less than conventional.
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Snug with grand views
Seven months after Bob Caldwell became a widower, the next chapter in his life unfolded quickly. He placed his home and two acres of land in Bowie on the market, setting in motion a major change in lifestyle.
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The forever house
Thirty-five years into their marriage, Stan and Linda Antoszewski have come full circle, in their first - and forever - home.
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Mount Vernon gentry
With the restoration of so many of Baltimore's once grand homes, many are becoming gracious again.
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House for all seasons
Friends, acquaintances and family members are never at a loss when it comes to buying a gift for Mike and Karen Washburn. At any time of year - or for any conceivable occasion - the jolly old man in red is always gratefully accepted. Replicas, naturally.
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Mencken played here
Thirteen years ago Lou Gibson drove up from her Northern Virginia home to Plymouth Wallpaper in historic Catonsville. She liked what she saw, both in the large wallpaper outlet and along the winding, tree-lined streets off Frederick Road.
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35 rooms, 8 bathrooms
Four years ago, Drew Rieger walked into a rundown, five-story Greek revival mansion for sale in Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood. He was no stranger to the back-breaking labor involved in restoration, having just completed work on an old mill house in historic Oella in Baltimore County. That experience, however, did not soften the blow.
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Beltway ramp to Eden
Fifty years ago, when construction of the Baltimore Beltway tore through woods and rural villages like scissors through a knitted scarf, disjointed neighborhoods and dead-end streets were often left in its wake.
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'Such grace and style'
In the North Baltimore's Roland Park neighborhood, stone cottages, brick Tudors, bungalows and towering four-squares -- no two alike -- sit side by side like the landscape of an elaborate Christmas garden.
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