At one end stands a 20-foot-high fireplace made with 200 tons of rounded Lake Superior rocks.
Pastel stained-glass windows, wainscoted walls with coat hooks, and a five-foot-high fireplace adorn the space, one that resembles the grand dining hall in Harry Potter's Hogwarts.
WHAT -- 4-bedroom house with guest suite HOW MUCH -- $799,000 The rocks that make up this 16-foot-high fireplace were individually selected for color and markings from the Gallatin River.
Accommodations range from chain hotels in Houghton, including the Best Western Franklin Square Inn (820 Shelden Avenue, 888-487-1700; $104 a night), to cozy lodges like the Dapple-Gray Bed & Breakfast, a log building facing Lake Superior with a sauna and a 28-foot-high fireplace (13640 Highway M-26; 866-909-1233; www.dapple-gray.com; starting at $150).
It has an 18-foot-high fireplace, spectacular city views and enough space for nearly 300 guests.
Bernini-inspired columns are found throughout the floor plan, which includes a formal living room with a double-high fireplace, a barber shop, a media room with stage, 10 bedrooms and 10 bathrooms in 29,000 square feet of living space.
Until then, I had relied on the high ceilings, fireplace and open views to do the heavy lifting in the sales process.
We dragged the tree inside and propped it in one corner of the living room, next to the high stone fireplace.
carriage house built in 1880; renovated kitchen, French doors, high ceilings, fireplace, laundry room, central air-conditioning, 25-by-50-ft.
Rachel Weiss, Halstead Property Company (718 488-7701; www.halstead.com COMMON CHARGES: $586, plus $244 in real estate taxes PROS: As large as many brownstones, this is in move-in condition with sought-after amenities including high ceilings, fireplace and luxury baths.
