If homes–getaways or otherwise–are reflections of the people who inhabit them, you should have no problem matching these retreats with the famous folks who cherish them for the peace they offer and the rejuvenating powers they possess.
The cabin, the salmony living room, the sky-blue home and seaside writing porch shown here are from the getaways of Stanley Tigerman and Margaret McCurry of Tigerman McCurry Architects in Chicago, Katie Couric co-anchor of NBC-TV’s “Today,” actor Michael Keaton and Nobel–and Pulitzer Prize–winning author Toni Morrison. Not in that order.
Your task is to pair up the people with their places. To find out how well you did with our match game, look inside.
MATCH GAME: THESE ARE OUR FINAL ANSWERS
OK, here are the answers to our whose-haven-is-whose challenge:
The centuries-old homesteader’s cabin (1) is where actor Michael Keaton (D) goes to escape Hollywood. This log home, sitting on the banks of a river in territory once known as the wild, wild West, is one of 31 dreamy homes featured in Chris Casson Madden’s new book “Getaways: Carefree Retreats for All Seasons” (Clarkson Potter, $35).
Give yourself another point if you put Stanley Tigerman and Margaret McCurry (C) with the dare-to-be-different industrial-style lakeside home (3). Built from corrugated steel amid cottage-style homes, Boardwalk, the couple’s award-winning Michigan getaway, is surprising–but not entirely surprising to those acquainted with their adventurous work.
Then, there’s Katie Couric’s (A) graceful and warm Greek Revival home in Dutchess County, N.Y. (4), another getaway featured in Madden’s book. The rooms of the 19th Century country home are filled with historical memorabilia, lots of toys, furnishings chosen by Couric’s late husband, Jay Monahan, and family heirlooms.
That leaves author Toni Morrison (B) and this tranquil writing corner (2). It probably was easy to picture the Nobel laureate sitting at this 19th Century seaman’s desk. The porch is on one of several wraparounds on the four-story boathouse Morrison rebuilt and converted. She has several homes, but this getaway, with its views of the Hudson River, its beautifully landscaped surroundings and the inspiration it provides, is definitely her “paradise.”
“It’s a vision of a place you’ve had in your mind all along,” she says in “Getaways.” “It’s almost as if you’ve been away and in this place you meet yourself again.”
