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House of Steele and Ice
Charlotte
Whitney Allen was rich, bright, independent, a lover of
good talk and of even better friends. The Oliver Street
home built for her as a wedding present far outlasted the
marriage. Through it into the garden came a steady stream
of interesting people, most often at the stroke of 4 every
afternoon, the time Charlotte dubbed The Chilled Glass Hour.
The house and the garden reflected Whitney Allen’s
personality. The garden, designed by world famous landscape
architect Fletcher Steele, had everything except what Charlotte
loathed: namely, flowers. House and garden survive today
in the hands of someone keenly aware of its interesting
legacy.
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The
Mushroom House that isn’t
Sometimes compared to an alien spaceship, the misnamed Mushroom
House in Powdermill Park remains a national landmark. And
the innovative spirit that gave rise to it in the 1970s
continues through new and remarkable renovations in the
early part of the 21st century.
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