Tag Archives: algonquin

St. Andrews, in the summer, is crowded with the kind of people who dress for dinner and describe their mansions as cottages

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Kingsbrae

This is an absolutely delightful Maclean’s Magazine article written by a very talented Ian Sclanders. The year is 1952. It is summer in St. Andrews when Howard Pillow occupied “Kingsbrae” an estate located at what is now the entrance of Kingsbrae … Continue reading →

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House Tour

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Kingsbrae

The first Algonquin Hotel was built in 1889 and charged [fun fact] $3.00 to $5.00 per day. Eventually, guests started building their own summer “cottages” nearby. Sixty years ago, the St. Croix Courier [still publishing today] featured an article about … Continue reading →

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About This House

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Kingsbrae

Lindsay Shen has done a great service to all of us in St. Andrews with the recent publication of her book published by the Hong Kong University Press. “Knowledge is Pleasure” is a revealing portrait of the first owner of … Continue reading →

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