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Article: A Home for All Seasons; A Maryland family builds a Craftsman house to store a lifetime of memories
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- The Washington Post
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- September 21, 2008
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Joe Greaney, the oldest of Seven children, grew up in a
substantial stone house in Wellesley, Mass., that had multiple
fireplaces and looked like a castle. His wife, Nancy, moved often
with her family on government business. The Greaneys' dream was to
give their children, Bridgette, 14, and Joey, 13, a home that was a
solid anchor.
"I wanted them to have a place so that when they think of
Christmas or Thanksgiving, they remember home, and they don't think
of 10 different places. When they come home from camp or college,
it's here," Joe says.
In 1997, the Greaneys purchased 10 park-like acres of land that
overlook Muddy Branch in Darnestown. They studied home design
magazines and cut out ...