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1 XNewport, R.I. Architect
Richard Morris Hunt
designed “Hilltop” in 1870,
blending styles to evoke a
baronial estate. The five-
bedroom house features
Moorish arches, carved
doors, stained-glass windows,
a tiger maple–and-oak stair-
case, oak tinder beams and
joists, window seats, stone
and carved-wood fireplaces,
a tiled Moroccan oven, and
stone loggias. The 3-acre lot
near downtown Newport
is landscaped with lawns,
shrubs, specimen trees, and
daffodil beds. $2,999,000.
Jose Aguon, Gustave White/
Sotheby’s International Realty,
(401) 263-4168
3 XGarrison, N.Y. A Hudson Highlands icon,
this two-bedroom castle dates to 1881. Built of
rough-cut stone, with red slate–roofed towers
and dormers, it retains its original hardware,
ornate master staircase, and paneled walls. The
16.5-acre estate above the Hudson has views of
the river and West Point, sits next to 100 acres of
protected woodland and trails, and is an hour’s
drive from New York City. $3,450,000. Melissa
Carlton, Houlihan Lawrence, (914) 474-0111
2 WLos Angeles Built in 1926 by
Roland E. Hill, designer of Dis-
neyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle,
this four-bedroom French Eclectic–
Storybook home is a registered
historic property. A complete restora-
tion and update preserved all original
details, including a turret with wind-
ing staircase, stained-glass windows,
oversize fireplace, and onion-arch
doorways. The Hollywood Hills
property features a swimming
pool, slate patio with firepit,
fountain, citrus trees, front garden,
guesthouse, garage, and sweeping
views of the San Fernando Valley.
$2,495,000. Altman Brothers,
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