We want to finish up 2011 with a bang by sharing some of the stangest houses to be featured on the web during the past year.  Yahoo cultivated a list of the top ten strangest houses of 2011 selecting homes they described as "strange and wonderful." Well they are certainly strange ...   The mushroom house is located in upstate New York was actually modeled... [Read more...]

We knew it looked beautiful downtown but this recognition is special!  According to Travel and Leisure Magazine,  Portsmouth, New Hampshire is "aspring to be the Christmas Capital of America."  The 7th Annual Vintage Christmas, a collaboration between The Music Hall and Strawbery Banke,  deserves a great deal of credit for this distinction and has been... [Read more...]

Traditionally Mennonite churches have been designed in a straight forward simple style that looked mimicking sheds to avoid notice. The buildings were simple structures that echoed the look of pastoral out-buildings and barns. The interiors matched these sparse buildings and were plain spaces without adornments or distractions. This Menonite church in the... [Read more...]

You may remember that we posted about a contest entitled America's Best Restroom" sponsored by Cintas, a supplier of restroom supplies.  The contest is now in its 10th year and was designed to upgrade the quality of public bathrooms throughout the country.  Ten finalists were selected this past summer and ...wait for the drum roll...the winners were just... [Read more...]

  The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance recently announced its 2011 Seven to Save list of endangered historical properties in New Hampshire.   The Alliance said that "this year's list favored more rural locations and small towns, calling attention to the needs of historic structures that may have to be met by attracting outside investment".  Through... [Read more...]

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