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The houses, the hosts, the dogs, and the boxing master who never quite left.

The Bay House at dusk, porch lit and decorated for autumn, the Chesapeake beyond
The Bay House

The 1929 cottage on the cliff above the Chesapeake, once the parsonage for the church next door. Read the story →

A tall mansard-roofed house in Annapolis at dusk, every window lit, porch dressed for autumn
The Annapolis House

The boxing master’s house in downtown Annapolis. Every window lit, and no one upstairs who could have lit them. Read the story →

Michael and Brandon smiling in a selfie in a dim, wood-panelled room
Brandon & Michael

Your hosts, married since 2016, and the two old houses that won’t leave them alone. Meet your hosts →

Aged sepia portrait of Brandon and Michael in Victorian dress, in an ornate Victorian frame
The show’s portrait

Brandon and Michael as the show sees them: two Victorian gentlemen who would rather not be alone in the house.

Oil portrait of two Yorkies: a small light-coated one on the left and a larger dark one on the right
Parker & Jackson

Jackson (left) and Parker, in their official portrait. The show’s unofficial co-hosts, usually barking at the front door.

Matthew Strohm in a boxing stance, in a white shirt and dark trousers, with the printed caption “Navy’s Boxing Instructor of Many Years Ago”
Matthew Strohm

Boxing master at the Naval Academy for forty-two years, and the Annapolis house’s first owner-occupant. Photo courtesy of Special Collections & Archives, Nimitz Library, U.S. Naval Academy (2185E, RG-405.10). Public domain.

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