Dream bigā¦
āBuilt in the mid-1920s for the Van Sweringen Brothers, the Cleveland industrialists best known for developing Shaker Heights and building the Terminal Tower, used the sprawling estate as their home and operations center for their business empire. Designed by architect Philip Small, the home originally encompassed 50 rooms and 24 guest suites across 90,000 square feet ā¦
Their fortune gone by the Great Depression, Roundwood was purchased in 1946 by Gordon Stouffer of the Stouffer Frozen Foods Co. family. He reduced the house by 35,000 square feet to its present size. In 2018, the property was entered into the National Register of Historic Places.
The Georgian-style mansion sits on eight acres of land and has 10 bedrooms and 14 bathrooms (11 full). The listing highlights a āgrand central hall, 60-ft indoor pool, a bright and airy sunroom, private library, and a magnificent primary suite.ā
In 2016, architecture criticĀ Steven Litt wrote in The Plain DealerĀ of the homeās several dining rooms, a soaring, two-story stair hall, a social hall known as the āShip Room,ā and the āDickens Room,ā where the Van Sweringens displayed books by the author.
āDespite its vast scale, the house today looks cozy and welcoming in part because architect Philip Small designed it with generally low ceilings, making many rooms feel more or less normal in size,ā Litt noted.
The expansive outdoor space features lovely landscaped grounds with a tennis court and lush garden. Located in the prestigious Daisy Hill neighborhood, Roundwood Manor is ideally situated for nature lovers and commuters alike. The property is surrounded by hiking trails and bridle paths, and downtown Cleveland is just a 30-minute drive away.ā
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Big house in the Midwest that a dead rich guy put all his collections in, has some absolutely crazy rooms full of automatons, music machines and just stuff
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last weekend I stayed at the Mountain View Grand Resort in New Hampshire for a friend's wedding, and there's something special about these old hotels that sprung up in the 1800s for rich train traveling families seeking a nature retreat.
they're often far beyond their glory days, but they still feel so much more grand than the "nice" new hotels that have sprung up since.
here's a picture of it from 1915
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My dad teases me about how when I was a little kid, my favorite thing to do when I was on the landline phone with somebodyābe it a relative or one of my best friendsāwas to breathlessly describe the things that were in my bedroom so that they could have a mental picture of everything I loved and chose to surround myself with, and where I sat at that moment in time. Perfectly Imperfect reminds me of that so thanks for always listening and for sharing with me too š
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Iāve been thinking about how much of social media is centered around curating our self-image. When selfies first became popular, they were dismissed as vain and vapidāa critique often rooted in misogynyābut now, the way we craft our online selves feels more like creating monuments.
We try to signal our individuality, hoping to be seen and understood, but ironically, I think this widens the gap between how others perceive us and who we really are. Instead of fostering connection, it can invite projection and misinterpretationāpreconceived notions, prefab labels, and stereotypes. Worse, individuality has become branded and commodified, reducing our identities to products for others to consume.
On most platforms, validation often comes from how well you can curate and present your imageāselfies, aesthetic branding, and lifestyle content tend to dominate. High engagement is tied to visibility, not necessarily depth or substance. But I think spaces like PI.FYI show that thereās another way: where connection is built on shared ideas, tastes, and interests rather than surface-level content. Itās refreshing to be part of a community that values thoughts over optics.
By sharing so few images of myself, Iāve found that it gives others room to focus on my ideas and voice. When I do share an image, it feels intentionalāsomething that contributes to the story I want to tell rather than defining it. Sharing less allows me to express who I am beyond appearance.
For women, especially, sharing less can be a radical act in a world where the default is to objectify ourselves. It resists the pressure to center appearance, focusing instead on what truly matters: our thoughts, voices, and authenticity. Iāve posted a handful of pictures of myself in 2,500 posts because I care more about showing who I am than how I look.
In trying to be seen, are we making it harder for others to truly know us? Itās a question worth considering.
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