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05-SEP-2013 Georgia Roessler

Renaissance

Watch Hill, RI

The Ocean House
The old Grand Dame of the turn of the century (19th->20th) had become a musty old firetrap by the 1980's.
It finally closed, someone bought it, and tore it down.
Now a cry went up from this patrician summer community called Watch Hill!
"No! No! You cannot destroy the Ocean House! It is a landmark, part of our history!"
Money talks.
And so it was that the Ocean House was rebuilt, an exact replica of itself.
It is now in full operation as an upscale hotel,
a member of the Relais et Chateaux group.

Olympus PEN E-P3
1/400s f/9.0 at 14.0mm iso200 full exif

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Neil Marcus23-Apr-2015 18:09
I enjoy the drama of the scene and it's Mansard roof. "V"
Richard Cobby29-Aug-2014 15:04
Lovely mood and atmosphere you have captured here.Nice work.
Marc Demoulin18-Aug-2014 08:11
Beautiful house and picture! vVv
Marc
Walter Otto Koenig09-Jul-2014 00:02
Remarkable lighting and sky. Very well photographed from this vantage point. "V"
joseantonio12-Sep-2013 18:12
Very nice capture of this lovely old building.Great with that lovely sky.V.
Barbara Read and Fred Schaad10-Sep-2013 13:14
Great story of this marvelous building. Happy to hear of its resurrection. Voted
Apostolos Tikopoulos09-Sep-2013 19:04
Outstanding composition and a superb cloudy sky. V.
Stephanie09-Sep-2013 10:27
This is a magnificent old building! Love the dramatic sky! V
Gerard Koehl09-Sep-2013 04:48
Magnifique avec ce cile chargé. V
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