Twelve years ago, Stacy and Steve Labbe began looking for a home in the Annapolis area. They soon found an older cottage on a small lot in Bay Ridge. With two young children, they would need a larger, more
In the Kitchen with Esther Parker Story & Photography by Christine Fillat The winter doldrums are upon you. You wish for fresh, tangy flavors. You start with lobster, add some lime and spices. You toss together papaya, pineapple, pomegranate, add
The United States Naval Academy is an extremely rare example of multiple buildings and their setting all designed in the American Beaux Arts style. New York architect Ernest Flagg conceived the campus and all the buildings surrounding the quadrangle
When a couple from Philadelphia approached Chestertown architect Peter Newlin and asked him to design a weekend (and future retirement) house, he quickly sketched a design that would take advantage of the property’s natural beauty. The couple had recently acquired
In the Kitchen with Marilyn Burge Reynolds Tavern Christmas Pudding Story & Photography by Christine Fillat The flavors of delicacies in life transport you: the crunchiness of the fig seeds, the bite of citrus zest, the enveloping aroma of a
All the Zamoski family wanted from architect Hugh Jacobsen was a refuge on the Chesapeake Bay that they could leave for long periods of time without fear of vandals or Chesapeake Nor’easters. What they received is their
The Beaux Arts design of the Naval Academy is the aesthetic polar opposite of the Baroque urban plan of Annapolis. The Academy has monumental axial symmetry, rigidly composed buildings presenting uniformity of purpose and institutional clarity. The town has charming
Eight horses graze peacefully upon rolling grounds once inhabited by mastiffs, peacocks, goats, chickens, and, allegedly, a tiger. The land, once called Rocky Hill Farm, belonged to a craftsman who kept a menagerie of wild pets and
In the Kitchen with the Hammond-Harwood House Colonial Chicken Curry Story & Photography by Christine Fillat Reading a good book is always a pleasure. A good book will transport you to another time and place and if it’s really good,
Together, Brad and Gail Lundberg built a cabin near Alpine Lake in West Virginia from the forest floor up, using seventeen different species of wood. They furnished their mountain retreat, built on a lot purchased by Brad’s father over thirty