historically known air hall georgian mansion princeton new_jersey built center estate old town neighborhood alexandria virginia currently administration building princeton day school property originally occupied entire block street alexandria merchant john developed plantation began building mansion swift alexandria merchant city purchased property ownership continued constructing mansion swift death francis mason son mason grandson founding father george mason hall mason served judge criminal court district_of_columbia mayor alexandria ownership mason chief homestead substantially modified added mansion successive area heavily mansion bought john year transported brick brick princeton sold princeton day school uses school administration building housing admission advancement offices mansion story brick georgian style structure features architectural plan similar mount originally flanked wings entrance covered supported wooden columns roof topped deck embellished windows following purchase original site real estate development company archaeological excavation undertaken march june year behest city alexandria archaeologists uncovered underground brick evidence slave addition foundations estate peripheral walls structures excavation site resulted buyers abandoning purchase agreements delay construction luxury monarch project served venue significant mason family events including wedding ceremonies francis mason daughters sarah elizabeth mason virginia mason according local tradition children mason family died property interred estate burial vault successive owners estate claimed haunted deceased mason children history virginia land located originally northern neck land grant charles_ii england awarded seven supporters renewed official patent seven supporters thomas 2nd baron acquired entire area grandson thomas 6th lord cameron inherited john prominent alexandria merchant developed property plantation began building brick mansion property encountered financial difficulties placed unfinished mansion market december swift merchant bought property swift purchased bride anne daughter brigadier general daniel sources swift wife reportedly named estate air according sources swift referred estate air hall swift presided alexandria city_council wife daughters sons lived mansion alexandria expanded evolved rural plantation urban estate city alexandria alexandria county district_of_columbia swift continued construct mansion death estate transferred ownership lee alexander sister alexander family owned estate brief period renamed purchased francis mason prominent lawyer judge criminal court district_of_columbia mayor alexandria mason eldest son mason grandson founding father george mason hall according mason daughter virginia mason father won game cards lee alexander mason chief homestead substantial modifications additions mason built high brick wall exterior property time mason acquired built county virginia rural retreat summer villa mason son arthur pen mason later inherited estate pen mason married mary ellen campbell daughter john campbell associate justice supreme_court united_states orlando later served union_army general visited occasions described fine house ground chief residence alexandria frequented officers army remarked head house pen mason mother elizabeth price american_civil_war seized union authorities according local tradition alexandria resident julian taylor union executed backs estate high brick exterior wall addition famous bounty shot killed wall captured soldiers local traditions tell ghost soldier location estate brick perimeter wall william albert lumber merchant coal businessman purchased mason family lived family wife member alexander family descendant estate owners daughter betty wrote grounds included square block enclosed ancient brick wall feet height son william albert later served mayor alexandria parents university professor activist alice cook lived dilapidated father superior southern railway father worked railroad department cook spent early childhood house cook mother took visit remarked running water kitchen house stood midst railroad tracks cook said house adjacent stables horses elegant plaster ceilings remained intact great oak doors stood house main doorway white columns lumber merchant william acquired ownership mansion similar circumstances nearby properties surrounding underwent construction warehouse complex industrial buildings associated alexandria hay grain mansion storage facility lumber yard operated mill owner mansion adjacent warehouses substantially damaged tornado making mansion new_jersey john purchased mansion dismantled shipped structure brick brick princeton new_jersey restored following death purchased died sold princeton day school mansion school administrative building remains day houses admission advancement offices princeton day school serves venue institution events alexandria mansion remaining brick foundation buried beneath slab reinforced concrete years mansion relocation site location structures large truck garage andy car wash dominion virginia power creative facility architecture mansion built georgian architectural style story brick house featuring rectangular architectural plan originally flanked wings features wide halls rooms wing housed facilities estate service staff wing served carriage shed architectural plan similar nearby estates mount example country house style american colonial architecture common maryland virginia described largest beautiful mansion erected alexandria property originally occupied entire block street grounds estate contained exterior brick walls mansion laid flemish bond pattern exhibiting width mortar joint bricks sets double inside chimneys extend mansion main structure façade mansion main structure originally faced street alexandria bays wide contains house entrance floor center bay entrance covered architecture style supported sets double wooden columns engaged columns brick façade mansion door topped shape arch flank sides main doorway mansion windows feature colonial style mansion roof covered gray slate embellished windows facing home façade roof topped deck similar varying scales mansion exterior construction mansion composed north mansion garden known roses garden remained ownership family winding path led mansion large burial vault closed great iron lock according members family lock burial vault stay locked days time stood lawn mansion according tradition marked location baptized remained location american_civil_war later acquired association preservation virginia excavation land tract block street bounded north henry streets purchased diamond properties real estate development company plans build mixed use mid rise luxury project called monarch alexandria archaeological protection code requirement forced diamond properties halt construction allow archaeological excavation site excavation occurred march june mandated city alexandria diamond properties paid christopher associates inc cultural resource management firm approximately explore site historical artifacts ensure burial plots removed artifacts recovered historians said dig offered view early 19th century life discoveries included underground brick served water system evidence slaves lived estate archaeologists discovered mansion original basement floor laid bond evidence estate exterior walls foundations stables burial vault unearthed northwestern portion property thought foundation rectangular burial vault found burial remains discovered presumably removed early 20th century francis mason originally interred graveyard daughters subsequent residents remains christ church episcopal cemetery alexandria according alexandria economic development partnership delay caused buyers abandon purchases significant mason family events estate location significant events involving mason family sarah elizabeth mason daughter francis mason wife elizabeth price married george tucker campbell november virginia mason daughter elizabeth married william stewart february venue funeral virginia king wife benjamin king december king sister judge mason according local tradition small mason children william ann playing estate yard storm arrived william took shelter estate chicken wind toppled structure killing soon william death sister ann drowned children interred estate burial vault garden successive residents including members family claimed estate haunted deceased mason children reported hearing children singing talking witnessed children pre civil war attire


house house mansion house forms estate parish northwest northeast scotland lands given abbey king william lion held original castle built replaced vernacular house later extended significant development estate began acquired family lord started work landscaping planting trees main family seat 18th century death william eighth final lord estate passed marriage continued enhance property maintained main residence sir robert 5th commissioned city architect john smith design present house house sold family remains private ownership open public access grounds available cottages hired holiday lets including lodge houses mansion category listed building structures estate including stables gothic style category listed gardens listed inventory gardens designed landscapes scotland outstanding sections history estate meaning hollow parcels land added property abbey king william lion prior charters indicate probably held tenants required ride standard called defend king kingdom remained abbey feudal superiority superiority passed hamilton thirty years later feudal superior william murray 1st earl holders land detailed charters sir thomas son listed charter probably succeeded son john died following generations produced male heirs land inherited daughters alexander drum raised successful writ ancestor specially arranged court january claiming lands session overseen held house alexander stewart earl known supporter family fought alongside france battle north land continued family ownership sold george later lord acquired family staunch properties including came attack forces led general robert principal family seat time castle appears remained main residence george 3rd lord died fire sir alexander 1st second son george 2nd lord described ratification charter signed queen anne alexander assumed title lord appointment senator college justice main family residence family 18th century marked onset significant development estate 7th lord alexander inherited estate grandfather began planting trees organising plantations died december alexander eldest son named alexander pre deceased second son william inherited 8th lord william army captain served duke york continued development estate death june lands inherited william sister lady jane married sir george lord dormant owned significant property ireland town purchased john anderson early 19th century main family seat family acquired house sited river lady jane son sir robert 5th continued enhance estate policies commissioning building new mansion buildings second world war area auxiliary unit patrol auxiliary units secret resistance organisation formed entire eastern germany invaded patrol hiding operational base invasion weeks old things settled patrol come night undertake warfare members patrols trained explosives experts armed compared conventional british_army research auxiliary research team identified patrol members approximate location operational base estate robert alexander 9th died home october estate marketed sale owned russell family acquired mansion original residence left bank river constructed structure probably castle replaced vernacular house tower wing extension erected late 18th century sir robert commissioned city architect john smith build present mansion old house demolished materials salvaged new house mansion constructed previous structure panels inscriptions ancient castle preserved set octagonal tower cost building new mansion equivalent million architectural historian charles likened central tower gatehouse style robert described mansion house design gothic romantic aspirations early 19th century poured mansion house designated category listed building historic scotland february exterior based courtyard house layout externally rubble mansion combination gothic design similar smith work central courtyard surrounded buildings storeys high courtyard circular towers service large style tower housing main set courtyard sited reception rooms external features include box bays variety towers round square octagonal different numerous set stone southeast facing elevation lacks symmetry main tudor style set centre extending plaque commemorating building dates central round arched entrance sided tower positioned corner separate outside kitchen yard north west elevation mansion restrained built slope lengthy storey lean houses fuel supplies servants toilets provides additional ground support northeast elevation reserved interior internal components embraced classical style features like screen featured dining room entrance hall storeys left ascending staircase kitchen service servant amenities ground floor gun room stores beer wine floor long gallery corridor running length inner courtyard pair columns screen staircase gallery corridor panels borders present walls mimic timber accommodated second floor housed north west elevation floor simple servants visitors insufficient room ground floor polished red granite late 19th century newspaper description mansion relates hunting trophies displayed entrance hall skeleton found buried family estate mounted hall width tips reported feet dimensions long gallery given feet long ceiling height feet feet wide decorated deep steel drawings old prints walls furnished organ floor rooms accessed gallery ballroom drawing room arches separated rooms arches fitted mirrors silk light blue shade ball room wall covering light green colour drawing room paintings displayed dining room family portraits henry painting john library gardens wider estate gardens policies added inventory gardens designed landscapes scotland round outstanding designed landscape designated outstanding seven categories work art historical architectural scenic archaeological listed high importance assessment nature listing northwest mansion metres square walled garden enclosed inside metres high perimeter walls outside lean stores sheds single storey cottage category listed february structures designed smith 19th century structures policies listed include category listed gothic style constructed cost equivalent built shape cross round stained glass window features stone decorations bodies interred burial ground outside commemorative stones marble inside internal oak roof embellished angel category listed structures stables coach house situated south mansion group buildings given constructed historic scotland miller attributes time previous mansion brick built early 19th century north lodge houses category listed excavation work undertaken scottish archaeologist graham circular estate half mile south mansion mound wooded area known wood feet height feet wide discovered including drinking cup type highest quality recent times mansion estate remains private ownership 21st century russell family undertook gradual ongoing restoration mansion internally externally roof slated replacement repair carried stonework large number rooms longer particularly ground second floors mansion house open public walks taken estate cottages hired holiday lets including lodge houses gallery


garden garden located near english county somerset small 20th century arts crafts garden surrounding 17th century grade listed house property ownership national trust visited people year house started small farmhouse enlarged current form 18th century house property family centuries given national trust arts crafts style garden modeled manor garden gloucestershire originally laid developed house original farmhouse forms basis current house built enlarged west façade added house property family acquired manor dissolution monasteries owned court passed family sold let family death john passed hands bought penny owner arthur added single storey extension east selling tenant botanist price bought husband house includes paintings national trust collection including painting house john house grade listed building booked holiday lets national trust garden garden laid areas separated walls garden layout developed early 20th century price including laying diamond shaped paths ornamental box planted 1920s early landscaping expanded planted starting arts crafts style acres garden separated rooms walls different areas include eagle court courtyard middle garden fountain garden pool garden pool garden site tennis court gave house garden national trust continued live house care garden death trust let house variety tenants including garden designer writer husband john gardens included national register historic parks gardens include small pools garden


park park country house estate located villages newcastle wales close border england house park situated valley road miles road northwest mile southwest mansion built banker george cave grade listed building park flower meadow site special scientific interest park includes early 20th century entrance gates ruined coach house lake pond streams gardens areas woodland tower late 18th century red sandstone northeastern corner grounds house serves residential outdoor education centre run outdoor centres organisation jointly supported local authorities newport history house years principal estate mansion parish 17th 18th centuries residence family henry important 17th century magistrate county reported lived time said buried march having fathered children house remained family catholic generations following stable period ownership accounting century estate changed hands considerable number times years eventually sold john inn sir william moved somerset sold james jones sold sir robert distinguished officer peninsula war died aged years monument seen south wall church death house sold thomas lancashire shortly september house destroyed fire sold george cave banker bristol responsible building new mansion remains today sold alfred sold john hamilton finally completed building son captain hamilton brother alice mary added considerably estate appears purchased court henry somerset 8th duke bought mill lower hamilton sold house james graham high sheriff passed house douglas william graham living hall oak hall lower graham responsible improvements stone brick buildings home farm new cottages reservoir owned time family fortune shipping cotton manchester 1930s park residence henry high sheriff inheritance portland cement works kent married joan mary eldest daughter 5th baron 1930s purchased davies 1940s sold house estate october 1950s house converted school outdoor education centre continues today residential centre operated outdoor education service joint service supported local authorities newport mainly school college students organised visits hosts activities activities nearby sites architecture layout grounds gardens house situated western half park entrances south drive skirts sweeps round southwards past lake straight main drive northwest drive winds wooded area level grass rectangular area main entrance house early 20th century contained estate northern end drive south lower shaped building early tudor style slate roof projecting chimney breast coach house northeastern drive largely demolished remains rear walls early 1920s estate described acres miles fishing river park flower meadow site special scientific interest cites reason listed 19th century park garden preserved features including ornamental lake tower park agricultural cultivation streams arising springs mainly western park flow enter river southeast house italian rose garden contains circular stone pool fountain northeast house large walled kitchen garden rectangular shape framed red brick walls metres height metres eastern metres east door southern kitchen garden southwest northeast direction northern wall entrances western northern eastern southern walls summer months park area north kitchen garden contains mainly ruined sheds wildly time surveying december lake lake artificial pond situated southwest house separated belt woodland consisting mainly deciduous coniferous trees shrubs monkey puzzle trees copper laurel trees lake roughly metres longest north south roughly metres widest point cited fed spring north end south end massive dam valley floor lake contains kidney shaped island framed sloping stone wall similar smaller island nearer eastern shore eastern lake situated middle wall metres high built large irregularly placed stones characterised semi circular metres height metres depth metres width tower woodland forestry commission plantation planted north eastern corner park small hill contains circular tower storeys centre tower built red sandstone believed date late 18th century northern considerably eroded weather southern tower marginally wider base internal floor structure contains holes floor windows ground floors narrower windows higher house work house expectation visit george happened main building described major early victorian classical mansion little known north features bays ones slightly central massive columns southeast single storey running length leads northeast end house architect known building extended eastern interior large ballroom arts crafts style designed arthur grove added features elaborate decoration form signs grade listed building january


rode hall rode hall georgian country house seat family members landed gentry parish odd rode england estate original timber framed manor house purchased ancient rode family medieval manor house replaced brick built seven bay building second building bays built buildings joined form present rode hall exterior interior rode hall altered times including work thomas lewis resulting irregular complex layout house large collections period paintings furniture bow royal worcester house grade listed surrounded formal gardens included grade national register historic parks gardens site ice house ornamental grade listed structures rode hall owned occupied currently 8th sir richard baker wife lady anne baker hall gardens open public april september history rode estate owned rode family 14th century william rode bore arms edward estate purchased roger sum equivalent cousin rode prominent local landowners descended sir richard sheriff mid 13th century estate passed male line general sir richard died leaving daughter husband george baker assumed royal licence surname george succeeded baker death elder brother rode hall consists houses separate later joined older house built early 18th century recorded recently completed replaced earlier timber framed manor house thought similar nearby little hall second house built grandson iii noted hall updated successive generations notably early 1800s bay constructed join houses added rode hall opened public sir john baker 7th extensive restoration performed assistance english_heritage including outbreak dry late 1980s house designated grade english_heritage register historic parks gardens special historic interest england grade buildings particularly important buildings special interest listed buildings grade architecture exterior older brick built hall consists seven bays floors projecting bays end building dressed central doorway flanked plain roof design central octagonal topped small dome newer building constructed guidance architects william brother david consists bays large bay constructed connect older building central flat roof supported columns added windows ground floor contrast french windows floor fronted cast iron attic floor small windows rear house consists bays large central window floor central door surrounded sections house constructed red flemish bond brick covered render design received mixed reviews architectural historian david described house large irregular dull design hand historian herald extraordinary john martin robinson architecture northern england noted complex building history hall describing substantial elegant georgian house early 19th century work views seats castles etc gentlemen england scotland ireland john preston noted house large handsome interior main family living quarters located addition staircase hall room house kept original georgian interior plaster ceiling attributed born architect thomas designed interiors hall castle castle facing gardens north house library early 1800s room previously family dining room features fitted 19th century decorated small white marble fireplace flanked family coats arms connecting library staircase hall drawing room room furnished pieces commissioned family late 18th century originally entrance hall located octagonal room iii relocated room features copies works attributed dining room originally library designed lewis extended room added shallow semi circular end features decorative ceiling walls largely implemented design featuring leaves ceiling large scale egg upper sections wall columns black marble fireplace bronze ornamentation alteration works rode hall influenced style sir john described designs interiors experiment primitive simplicity rode intent emphasized total absence room furnished original pieces furniture designed english manufacturer lancaster london note dining table semi circular built royal crown derby dinner service purchased mary son iii display grounds park including acres gardens listed grade national register historic parks gardens promoted campaign protect rural england description seventeenth century survey describing gardens courts hall known records gardens commissioned landscape grounds proposal implemented richard iii employed john construct new create artificial lakes smaller called pond mile long rode pool lay wild garden gardens maintained current owner wife recognised member gardens distinction italian garden constructed contains olive trees garden design inspired garden english style garden outside rome planted guidance lady distant relative owners kitchen garden acre walled kitchen garden built early provide fruit vegetables estate victorian head cottage built southern wall alongside west wall private path known colonel walk family bypass kitchen garden way church traces original chimneys built wall supporting fruit trees located order maintain temperature year round growth chimneys restored garden use today includes traditional exotic varieties vegetables fruit bushes jams sale hall structures structures grounds house recorded national heritage list england designated grade listed buildings grade listing means building structure considered nationally important special interest red brick rubble constructed 18th 19th century built brick barrel vaulted tunnel decorated internally shells ice house garden built brick covered earth tunnel vaulted passage leads circular chamber roof located edge larger estate lakes sandstone edges stands square constructed sections upper section added later originally located kent green nearby hamlet stable block built designs john hope main house block constructed red flemish bond banding slate roof originally number open central openings topped stone roof features octagonal dome cop castle cop castle elaborate gothic revival built miles rode hall cop land previously belonging estate dating castle built iii designed brothers architects worked improvements hall constructed improve view valley hall family summer house castle fell disrepair number times 19th century programs restoration completed including replacement doors cost castle surrounding land sold castle renowned birthplace primitive following camp meeting present day rode hall owned occupied currently 8th sir richard baker wife lady anne baker hall gardens open public april september entrance fee located section hall use sell produce kitchen garden month farmers market held kitchen garden


grade listed home estate small civil parish district england acres road miles northwest county town miles northwest central london held prominent aristocratic family years owned charles 9th earl home sister lady diana later princess wales marriage charles prince wales mentioned small hamlet book village population people longer tenants living john purchased estate funds generated family sheep business prominent homes england mansion dates replacing earlier house visited charles family amassed extensive art collection valuable household items 18th century house major cultural hub england parties regularly held attracting prominent members great_britain ruling class george john 2nd earl owned death developed largest private libraries europe house grew books 1830s falling hard times john 5th earl known red earl sold collection building university manchester library sold twentieth century approximately contents auctioned house beautiful red brick tudor building appearance radically altered starting architect henry holland commissioned extensive changes mathematical tiles added exterior brick added grand hall entrance house hall cited sir georgian room county great dining room east wing extension house added designs john anderson walls hung faded red silk numerous brought house london blitz remain picture gallery stretches feet floor west wing best remaining examples original tudor oak mansion extensive collection portraits including anthony van war peace john portrait james mary portrait charles_ii million spent house 1980s time religious paintings sold total grounds estate contain listed buildings structures including planting stones grade listed building built house listed grade listed building right grade listed west east yellow grade listed stable block designed architect roger morris influence ordered charles fifth earl early french landscape architect commissioned lay park grounds alterations late 18th century henry holland following death diana princess wales interred small island middle ornamental round oval lake style temple diana inscribed situated lake tourist attraction july august house estate open public exhibition centre situated old stable block closed permanently etymology manor existed medieval times referred book meaning believed refer medieval lord named word scandinavian origin pronounced danish probably meant daughter settlement 13th 15th centuries recorded estate bought john began referred today properly pronounced officially recognised paper media current owner charles noted family refer father insisted assumed ownership bbc pronunciation department contacted current agreed history early history hamlet named existed medieval times believed situated southwest park east west lodge mentioned book having population time parish officially designated extra district centuries new bottle grove cited independent civil parish residents documented people reported paid poll tax age 15th century population village diminished longer tenants living land converted substantial sheep john uncle named john feudal lord tenant family administration estates gained admiration following england sheep business earned large profits beginning construction manor previous year relatives john bought family time lord great little upper lower owned numerous properties park took years establish acres grassland acres woodland acres water john died passed estate youngest son sir william high sheriff held death boy time william death son john inherited held death passed son john died john son robert created 1st baron july king charles documented visited reign drawing room built main hall enlarged occasion spent banquet sum period robert death william 2nd baron held death william eldest son henry 1st earl known lord june fought battle rewarded services june title earl bestowed title cost fought siege gloucester august battle september killed aged following henry death estate passed eldest son robert 2nd earl years age time iii visited documenting travels iii grand duke england robert built current house series changes park robert bad temper reputation ruthless advocate absolute monarchy numerous enemies forced leave country flee netherlands year later underwent political rehabilitation lord chamberlain household april lord justice short period retiring public life december year lived life death robert passed son charles 3rd earl held years described john youth extraordinary hopes charles inherited father passion intrigue manners early years great love books spending leisure wealth expanding library charles second marriage anne churchill daughter john churchill 1st duke sarah churchill important alliance descendants introduced political life later came implicated known plot restore house stuart death factors brought plot light occupied son robert 4th earl died childless result brother charles 5th earl subsequently 3rd duke death aunt née churchill 2nd charles later led naval descent french coastal port seven years war passing 3rd earl son john january john charles thomas william involved charter hospital death john passed estates son john years age time greatest inheritance kingdom time income year social cultural hub john served member parliament renowned heavy spending political pursuits campaigns fiercely competitive expensive business fighting elections parliament effectively meant people vote candidate magnate spent campaign spent heavily estates building house london wore expensive fashionable attire diamond shoes frequently hosted parties attended political cultural elite known place festivities gardens john hired musicians play french horns organised unusual entertain guests henry olympics charles calls race lord dance competitions offering guinea prize sack races prize shillings christmas grand affair john celebrated 21st birthday ball house december secretly married year old margaret couple inform days guests invited celebration party organised shed village green nearby village consuming beer activity france brought cater family guests week created baron george iii april november given title earl high steward mayor john daughter known liberal spending britain prominent late 18th century political literary connections suffered gambling addiction eating disorder john son george john 2nd earl inherited father death served whig surrey accepting title 2nd earl later home secretary lord ministry talents extremely interested literary pursuits developed largest private libraries europe president club exclusive club founded president royal institution commissioner public records literary pursuits later life collecting habit obsession attempted collect volume published britain desire obtain complete collection possible napoleon instigated religious houses south germany local british agent monk alexander horn acquire rare books manuscripts major cultural hub england time christmas actor david historian edward playwright richard painter artistic figures attended party george john spending problematic especially time feeling impact agricultural depressions brought napoleonic wars time death amassed debt passed son john 3rd earl 3rd earl active statesman serving chancellor lord grey lord melbourne lord john russell led fight pass reform bill making speeches generally considered architect victory despite debts respect father john managed retain massive book collection continue run houses house london farm shooting retreat norfolk achieved mainly far extravagant living spending year running costs compared needed run pay staff house result largely abandoned late 1830s early 1840s john leased lands gardens sold land debt time death beginning run properties profit son frederick 4th earl owned death retained collection john 5th earl known red earl inherited served liberal party politician close friend british prime minister william served politically successful john fell hard times financially forced eventually sell enormous library collection building university manchester library dying childless john passed half brother charles 6th earl served lord chamberlain liberal headed sir henry campbell modern history times difficult late 19th century assets sold albert 7th earl inherited estate father charles death albert known art trustee wallace collection chairman royal school fellow society london royal society arts chair advisory council victoria albert museum despite keen interest art began selling paintings items pay debts 1930s forced sell small portrait henry_viii museum madrid finance son education large sum time reputed worth million unlike country houses britain second world war occupied military converted hospitals training camps barracks house remained untouched thanks albert saw stables instead wellington bomber crashed near ice house war killing crew house dangerous location london blitz pieces furniture items house brought including numerous doors signature family dating 18th century estate opened public albert taxation railway station called park loop line death albert passed son edward john 8th earl served king george queen elizabeth_ii edward wine extensive wine cellar wine attracted fellow world sell edward ownership approximately sold included van nearly religious painting collection estate housing drew severe public criticism including heir edward left estate son current owner charles 9th earl death teenager charles served tour guide house acquired deep knowledge time inherited estate losing annually staff significantly reduced charles older sister diana princess wales grew 1990s charles increase revenue earned estate running annual literary festival founded heir apparent charles son louis frederick john born charles expressed concerns future estate louis forced sell charles endorsed furniture collection house known living history collection major restoration roof stonework mathematical tiles clad building undertaken approximately million spent repairing roof auction items notable works achieved million architecture collections house described standing low situation approached handsome avenue beautifully shaded trees house originally beautiful red brick tudor building painting dated shows smaller red house house distance far right iii noted interior house strongly influenced italian architecture remarked said best planned best arranged country seat kingdom surpass size superior symmetrical current building dates john described year house palace noble uniform pile form half built brick hall staircase excellent rooms state galleries offices furniture great prince midst garden planned kept park walled stone planted rows walks trees canals stored game appearance radically altered 18th century architect henry holland commissioned extensive changes starting mathematical tiles added exterior brought old red brick abbey stone yorkshire added stone reportedly intended christopher construction paul cathedral windows bars stone heads surrounds added interior interior house generally considered strongest asset family assembled impressive collection portrait art including pieces painted flemish master anthony van countless valuable pieces furniture rooms estate called queen mary bedroom queen mary george visit estate million spent house 1980s style described charles having wedding cake star hotel work reversed interior returned original grand understated appearance ground floor hall saloon hall grand hall entrance central south house perfectly storey high ceiling cited sir georgian room county takes painter john commissioned family paint number massive paintings studio reflect family love equestrian pursuits particularly fox hunting time considered finest painter horses country paintings hang walls hall substantial collection artefacts collected years aside hall porter chair dozen lavish looking hall chairs chair rediscovered stable block house prominent feature hall pair italian black marble originally given duke present general charles churchill exceptionally good condition stand door saloon discovered river depictions slaves served roman household flags stand including white ensign ceiling featuring flowers plaster different work campbell early 18th century black white check marble floor distinguishing feature room history floor left plain horses carriages enter hall inside mid 19th century frederick 4th earl laid brown blue tiles replaced marble floor added son robert floor gives significant depth hall provides fine diana practice tap dancing hall teenager hall saloon converted inner courtyard saloon room electricity installed contains imposing oak staircase added iii noted staircase wood tree stained constructed great staircase dividing equal branches leads grand saloon passage chambers regularly disposed italian manner country earl model design historically staircase painted white described surprisingly shallow uneven physical manifestation long history house sitting drawing rooms south drawing room house west wing earlier times room served dining room despite far kitchen possible section house largely henry holland retains georgian today inch life walls painted duck egg blue colour forest green peach patterned large mirror exquisite gold frame stands windows fireplace added edward wood ceiling master builder benjamin leicester ceiling yellow drawing room known room paintings attributed numerous paintings walls including portraits miniature portrait admiral lord nelson associate george john second earl night guarded place lesser valuable paintings south drawing room stolen night grandmother sitting room situated eastern wing noted deep blue hand painted formal furniture favourite room charles diana grandmother nearby room family records kept described apartment contained years history medieval household accounts letters accounts victorian house parties room favourite grandfather albert spend thousands hours family history guarded collection winston_churchill spent time room looking information ancestor john churchill 1st duke albert immediately cigar fear creating fire records sold british library 1980s leaving room converted known steward room flat house extensive collection 1830s bull paintings richard room lies rear east wing house bedroom earl centuries house fashionable occupants sleep ground floor guests sleep floor case holland restoration result room ignored retains earlier seen parts house contains john james stuart originally situated house room original 17th century paintings room selected current owner charles honour john earl passion ceased usage bedroom special occasions room life christmas day room transformed christmas angels spinning children places marked small cake names written room contains great named sarah churchill situated room left angles library room served uncomfortable drawing room 1990s victorian dining table people added chairs attributed george new room created alterations large drawing room 6th earl including removal dividing partition old room restoration work attributed 7th earl includes replacement victorian chimney pieces room house crafted peter portraits thomas george family members walls house placed dining rooms great dining room situated east wing extension house added anderson time red earl room inspired ballroom buckingham palace walls hung faded red silk ate regular meals dining room inner room east east hall aside fine constructed farming room fairly bleak design compared rooms house dining table relatively small grey floor open brick fireplace dated large letters oak originally came family property manor charles recalled generations eat lunch dining conditions silent apart noises grandfather eating great neck hanging sad tense library ceiling original library collapsed time new floor picture gallery columns adam style ceiling added george john fascination literature began young age portrait house trinity college cambridge holding book later life george john collecting habit obsession attempted collect volume published britain books kept apartments west wing combined formed long library books floor ceiling approximately feet length collected british works imported greek latin classics acquired collection count charles paying initial annually count death years later george paid great fees rare books including christopher dated believed time oldest work ink date papal letters bible earliest works form printing presses george john involved intense bidding war cousin duke copy known copies won auction bid described charles time later sold george george hired reverend thomas official librarian look collection library contains entitled documenting books library collection enormous massive library inadequate hold contents books began stored long picture gallery floor time george john death amassed largest private collections europe volumes added ends library holland restoration creating extra room growing collection room room situated south drawing room library deer park known room room described charles dead space desperately uncomfortable furniture imposing portraits tightly patterned silver silk making welcoming room brought life numerous horse sporting paintings portraits including dramatic portrait empress austria hunting sized table moved stables 1990s chimney piece room holland room contains bronze sculpture red earl favourite ceiling dated china museum old painter passage parallel south drawing room renovated second world war glass cases installed length showcase range including derby pieces charles remarked grandfather albert trying lived use treasures orderly way today collection moved china museum lies east house room great dining room passage contains series paintings place including self portrait portraits actor david charles highlights pair late 17th century blue white special hold fashionable time favourite museum garden lobby contains number pieces european manufacturers rare oriental pieces note garden lobby aside plates tobacco double handles believed painted louis jean decorated represent seasons red earl bought gift wife charlotte extremely finely carved flower bowl hundreds tiny dates card box blue gold chocolate set believed marie present celebrating birth son floor picture gallery chapel picture gallery stretches feet floor west wing feet wide feet high room best remaining examples original tudor mansion featuring oak length renovation 18th century oak gallery covered white paint restored glory restoration funded sale painting room length tudor times ladies mansion gallery exercise rainy days avoid dragging long skirts dresses mud grounds dining hall county nobility gentry met gallery pay respects william iii gallery extensive collection portraits including van war peace john portrait james younger aristocratic portrait mary portrait charles_ii court artist sir peter portraits george second earl bristol william duke visiting gallery grey described gallery letter friend life figures saw animated strength strikes end gallery beautiful picture hangs hurt situation wrote fine pictures best italian hands gallery acquaintances gallery found home surprised familiarity portraits portraits picture gallery set extravagant baroque frames designed robert second earl feature mask inner edge line frame painting albert protective war peace valuable item nearest tall window gallery converted door case fire safely lifted outside small hidden door war peace windsor cut oak leads staircase pink suite guest bedroom margaret douglas home sister albert lived gallery favourite renovation 1980s old fashioned terrestrial dating george period moved gallery library chapel upper floor store room early 1980s pieces sold stained glass window chapel crest dates brought organ hand far recent acquired parish 1990s number earlier occupants particularly george john frederick devout christians preach chapel robert 6th earl hold daily service family services christmas easter harvest thanksgiving oak bedroom rear house western king william bedroom great room marriage earl margaret took place secret december ball taking place celebrate john 21st birthday later recalled behaved spoke distinctly loudly hardly stand furnished deep red wall paper chairs oak floors bed chairs portraits wall large fireplace features blue velvet bed cover king sized bed fireplace room east oak bedroom known great room room established mid 17th century reception suite george john second earl important political conferences period lord admiralty home secretary great room predominantly red gold design like floor rooms contains table chairs large mirror long mirror designed james stuart noted designs features coat arms pulling representing love john great room contains extensive collection miniature portraits including rare lucas portrait lady jane grey teenage girl family residence portrait mentioned hanging sold art merchant joseph sold following year canadian businessman frank wood princess wales bedroom named wife future king edward vii princess wales stayed visit red earl fabric poster bed designed room largely georgian deep red walls contains notable portrait young princess spanish court painter queen mary bedroom named mary wife king george visited contains bed extremely tall structure dated 18th century green particular note queen mary bedroom chairs covered created albert chairman royal school upper floor contains india silk bedroom room measures inches inches known bedroom room established charlotte sister victorian period today forms suite state chambers outer buildings total estate contains listed buildings structures planting stones park grade listed including main house grade listed including stable block house remainder grade designation mainly garden screens gates aside planting stones yellow grade listed stable block designed architect roger morris influence ordered charles fifth earl early replaced earlier building long disrepair hold horses morris designed building clear architectural design drawing earlier inspiration stables jones paul church garden fountain installed courtyard provide horse water rooms built stable block including hot cold riders hunting room horses smoking room converted exhibition centre princess diana grade listed built local stables similar appearance featuring roof storey structure single storey red brick extension added 19th century hall contains openings left hall fireplace tiles dated 19th century centuries times home park warden looked hosting shows 20th century stable block listed buildings november nearby cottage roof house children play accidentally burned son albert rebuilt fifth earl built grade listed house park similar style head resided villa 18th century princess diana intent living house following separation prince charles security concerns considered particular note victorian quarter life sized marble sculpture depicting sailor reaching desperately charles moved main house main house north south west date roger morris built slate roofs north south east date built limestone slate roofs buildings grade listed buildings november grade listed dairy cottage northwest lake dates late 18th century henry holland listed december storey building attic roof 19th century central door surrounding porch flanked flat arch heads grounds estate covers area acres km2 includes house grounds areas woodland cottages farms surrounding soil area rich dark coloured estate situated mainly clay metres metres sea level highest area lying southeast sand grounds earthworks lost village estate built southwest house high wood dog pond east immediately east south pond lies north east corner estate bordering sir john wood marks northwest corner sir john wood named john responsible planting number woods grounds half 16th century tablet mentions planted woods sir john wood time lords britain grew increasingly anxious security following spanish planted woodlands properties seven stone date erected park commemorating planting trees north north eastern ground natural feeding ground prized historically house harvested usually early march meal liver nests recorded estate fallen moved pond miles away longer produced domestic consumption golf club established july situated immediately southeast robert hired french landscape architect lay park grounds map appeared showed result changes depicting house wide rectangular courtyard main south formal walled garden structured rectangular shaped flower beds east tree lined avenues north south renovation holland 18th century lake drained deer park earl playground sized venetian remaining traces old moat onwards architect william updated gardens additions changes 1990s dan pearson diana memorial established trees planted additions began growing fruit vegetables flowers variety sweet known type flowers exceptional size exquisite shade pink cultivated cole chief fifth earl exhibited shows diana grave memorial exhibition diana princess wales interred small island middle ornamental round oval lake created island decided best place lay rest water according act insane thick mud presenting line defence agreed beauty place diana burial place marked white memorial style temple diana inscribed situated lake place visitors lay floral tributes princess contains black silhouette middle set white marble evocative henry holland material preference tablet tablet displays quote diana love charitable work holds charles concluding tribute given funeral westminster abbey following death diana august subsequent decision create memorial open house estate public garden designer dan pearson commissioned update park gardens accommodate visitors series oak trees planted access road symbolic years diana life thousands plants planted including white roses island white water donated school water estate stable block converted public exhibition devoted memory diana open designed ali din seek approval english_heritage grade listed building din said result contrast modern new old established basically metaphor diana modern woman established environment created rooms carriage houses areas old tea room transformed restaurant toilets installed visitors room called women placing diana context women family paintings jewellery sarah portraits etc room contained minutes edited video footage diana child world simply come girlfriend prince charles featured footage diana winter birthday steps footage displaying affection animals swimming leaving boarding school room contained box toy ballet shoes childhood photo album room documented royal wedding glamour excitement display david wedding dress wore july fourth room documented extensive charitable humanitarian work video footage edited tim fifth known tribute room doom laden days diana death burial public reduced shocked silence attempt digest death loved icon sixth room exhibition celebration life contained large glass cases sides diana wearing notable suits dresses occasions documented cards floor great glass case end underneath stylish black white photograph contained selected thousands books received world designed final sense scale impact diana life death silk bound copy address brother charles delivered diana funeral available estate house open public summer months july august exhibition centre stable block closed august believed concern commercial exploitation diana desire cult diana items display packed intention sons william harry profits donated diana princess wales memorial fund closed haunting current owner charles witnessed ghost years numerous sightings reported mansion mid 19th century dean lincoln invited stay property 4th earl complained following morning night figure dressed groom believed ghost deceased servant 3rd earl entered room holding candles checking bed margaret douglas home professed aware ghost girl grey gallery


carpenter house connecticut carpenter house known carpenter house red house georgian style house area connecticut house previously site removed carpenter construct house story flemish bond georgian house facade consists bays porch main entrance supported round columns roof story addition added joseph modern story rear wing added house interior house center hall plan foot high ceilings renovated retains original wrought iron hardware listed national_register_of_historic_places added historic district history historical records carpenter life sparse detail vital records provide information carpenter married mary daughter benjamin october carpenter local business man operated business shop shared brother joseph carpenter shared shop historically significant known joseph carpenter shop paper titled early homes history identified carpenter builder store noted carpenter traders house known carpenter house constructed property previous house land removed mary carpenter children son george born daughter mary elizabeth son carpenter born followed henry john charles carpenter served pay master 17th connecticut regiment american revolutionary war shortly death wife mary carpenter died house sold joseph carpenter death add story house sold reverend arms design georgian house built north end green faces east town street walls story house brick laid flemish bond painted red facade consist bays porch main entrance supported round columns doorway original lights windows house double hung windows floor flat mimicking porch story attack roof hangs stories roof covered asphalt time nomination addition story house owned joseph modern story rear wing house addition dating chimneys arise roof house interior chimneys rear chimney main house smaller fourth chimney story rear addition interior house typical center hall plan retains original wrought iron hardware addition added foot foot family room interior house comprises square feet renovated addition national_register_of_historic_places circa home purchased family underwent historical restoration restoration included removing applying historic paint colors stripping original floor wooden renovations included wood preserve authenticity house interior consists rooms includes foot high ceilings rooms second floor including foot foot master bedroom house total known likely concealed plaster floors restored replaced process importance house added national_register_of_historic_places october historic district january separately listed property time district nomination house spelled alternatively house writes good example georgian housing colonial period value increased historical architectural value buildings surround located town green focal point historic district area home featured historic house tour reflections past house available purchase remains private residence


joseph house joseph house located united_states county illinois city home famed inventor barbed wire joseph barn located property near commercial buildings said perfected improved version barbed wire eventually transform successful entrepreneur house added national_register_of_historic_places home designed barbed wire patent holder jacob property contains house barn remains old foundation constructed house french colonial style architecture raised basement length porch architectural elements found house consistently found french colonial homes barn building high historical significance included national register listing property nearly years original nomination approved house land house stands remains joseph large county farm holdings stretched lincoln highway north south sides river east present day annie road west farm went far north today avenue farm south border near grant chicago union railroad right way early 1990s near present day taylor street story joseph house constructed locally fired brick relatively soft brick caused weather non uniform fashion brick said fired small existed river near present day lincoln highway bridge home stands stone foundation designed local carpenter eventual barbed wire competitor jacob construction completed home prominent example illinois french colonial architecture history land house stands held log structure lived came cousin russell house built barbed wire entrepreneur joseph personal residence house accompanying barn closely associated invention improvement barbed wire improvement wire board fence developed henry rose vast importance settlement united_states west mississippi saw rose exhibit wire fair struck idea wire strand fencing said experimented ideas basement kitchen house noticed tried attach directly strands wire slid length wire realized needed way began home kitchen fit hair shaft coffee mill centered center found placing wire turning uniform resulted wire solved barn tying end wire length wire tree grounds house ends wires twist wires prevent slipping day day life house carried home basement contained kitchen dining room living room upper floors guests sleeping quarters daughter married william bush homestead extensive restoration work completed home porch repaired restored inside hardwood floors replaced addition restored architecture home designed french colonial style contains elements greek revival architecture french colonial architecture popular american south northern tier states exterior story brick structure supported foundation features original porch porch spans length building south facade height feet porch supported wooden pillars rest stone bases stairs leading porch supported similar wooden posts like house set bases step stairs originally limestone block embedded ground porch roof supported wooden pillars pillars simple coming boxed capitals rear porch wooden set end help support roof home traditional french colonial design porch roof separate main roof house stands save alterations porch screened time building added national_register_of_historic_places screens removed rear house small porch enclosed major replacements removed cast iron widow walk roof ridge large decorated manner roof trim present replaced larger low shed type roof low dominated single stack ridge chimneys east west ends boxed roof trim decorated low shed covered green asphalt old widow walk neighbor dubbed set interior interior building similar appeared house constructed changes marble replaced brick replaced needed home basement main living area converted times uses floor home rooms remain lived house original multi wooden door remains entry porch central hall door altered having glass panels installed admit light staircase original posts resemble found house designed home house architect unknown possibly house east rooms original presence open debate rooms common french colonial element room adjacent porch dining room large brick fireplace replaced marble located fireplace american style end hall near kitchen bathroom western floor dominated large formal living room room entrances hall near door end hall room married late 19th century rear living room west room walled second kitchen added occupy old homestead moved west room restored original size second kitchen removed basement home history main living area accessed staircase floor hall steep stairs years wear rooms main basement kitchen said experimented coffee wife hair eventually leading brand barbed wire second floor served main sleeping quarters consists simple historically upstairs hall contains door accessed staircase widow walk remains space closet century property remaining barn invented famous improvement barbed wire dubbed winner barbed wire popular version invention barbed wire considered important factors american progress settlement property historic lincoln highway remnants dominating foundation remains gives glimpse impressive structure barn barn located rear east home thought added national_register_of_historic_places original nomination house approved late 1990s illinois historic preservation agency revealed nomination included house historical center initiated process adding barn register moves approved illinois historic sites advisory council barn officially national register barn built possibly constructed soft brick makes exterior home tradition family holds barn like house designed built prominent local carpenter jacob famous barn county oldest remaining stands stories high measuring feet tall width feet february homestead historical center kicked fundraising drive drive aimed raising million expand joseph house site include museum space media center funds help restore barn expand historical center museum space building architecture barn pole beam construction second floor interior dominated large transverse wooden beams bay english tradition west bay containing space leading seven stalls constructed red brick stands foundation limestone barn took advantage term vernacular brick locally manufactured limestone locally east bay barn contains animal stall northeast corner fully enclosed office opposite corner second floor supported massive transverse beams sized accessible enclosed staircase south wall building exterior roof fully supported brick walls result entirely open space save pole beam construction supporting beams act tie rods base roof barn roof common roof pitched degree angle originally covered wooden replaced years asphalt barn features extensive windows somewhat unique outside dairy total double hung windows dispersed sides rectangular structure north south east west facing house seven smaller single windows double hung windows topped arches constructed double row bricks north south main entrances topped brick arches rows bricks building foundation remains property left rows stone ground completely invisible home viewed lincoln highway started fall disrepair 1930s original specific use unknown


american gothic house american gothic house known house house iowa designed carpenter gothic style distinctive upper window backdrop painting american gothic grant wood generally considered wood famous work recognized paintings twentieth century american art painting model hundreds parodies creative medium grant wood observed house lifetime initial sketch house completed american gothic studio cedar owned resident charles construction home exception private residence late twentieth century thirty year preservation effort culminated donation house state historical society iowa site includes original house form visitors center house listed national_register_of_historic_places occupants continued rent home privately early history architecture charles born county new_york accounts railroad man stable owner civil war veteran lived late nineteenth century wife began building house children relatively simple board siding white color moderate size square feet common nineteenth century iowa architecture similar style observed birthplace president west branch built decade american gothic house features board siding simple roof central chimney white color moderate size unique unusual exterior features house include gothic windows steep pitched roof features later exaggerated grant wood american gothic lower floor house contains rooms bathroom upper floor house called best known example carpenter gothic cottage united_states conclusive evidence explaining chose place gothic windows upper level windows believed purchased catalog commonly accepted theories wanted windows home time rural life iowa struggle following trend extravagant details desirable residences late nineteenth century chose windows costs relatively reasonable time house unable pay taxes moved portland oregon exchanged hands times mary hart jones purchased jones family owned house notably added kitchen created west wing house jones family allowed grant wood use home backdrop american gothic american gothic summer edward young gallery director cedar large city approximately miles northeast attempted promote fine arts rural town opening gallery library leading art classes attempts met success forum called exhibitions unusual treat wood felt drew painter native iowa come august wood driven town young painter john sharp looking inspiration sharp brother suggested drive wood house envelope wood immediately regard house beautiful find earliest biographer noted wood thought form borrowed structural gothic style window frame house time wood classified sic frame houses iowa farms considered obtaining permission jones family wood sketch day oil house yard sketch displayed roof longer window pronounced actual house features eventually adorned final work wood add figures sketch returned cedar return death request photograph home complete painting later history current status decades american gothic regarded american icon house continued serve private residence usually rent transferring ownership jones family smith family distress sale movement preserve house started early wood grant wood sister female figure depicted american gothic visit house beginning fall disrepair des architect historian william wagner capped early efforts suggest preservation house historic site early 1970s series letters businessmen smith newly inherited owner house revealed differing opinions continued use house smith wanted house protect vandalism leaders favor making house historic site house abandoned 1970s bullet fired upstairs bedroom weather vandalism took toll late 1980s owner property consider turning house state southern conflicted issue owner wanted house believed current forced leave home placed national_register_of_historic_places result application farmer owner refurbished house installing indoor bathroom electricity restoring windows local politicians believed work coupled new museum education center provide major boost local tourism state senator hoped visitors year house owner eventually turned property state historical society iowa effort house living history farms outside des fought city limits house renovated hoping house pop culture tourism attraction like field dreams site similarly rural today american gothic house center hosts approximately visitors year account additional hours visitors visitors encouraged view house outside photo taken fact visitors center provides sizes similar jackets worn original painting models adjacent american gothic house center completed contains exhibits painting artist grant wood community house june city holds gothic days festival celebration painting rural life 1930s starting tours began floor home gothic house handicap accessible


palace palace ukrainian russian palace historic palace situated foot mountains near town palace oldest largest palaces popular tourist attractions southern coast palace built russian prince use personal summer residence cost million silver designed loose interpretation english renaissance revival style english architect edward assistant william hunt building hybrid architectural styles faithful styles elements scottish architecture gothic revival architecture designed buildings united_kingdom later particularly known completing design buckingham palace london completed palace visited members russian_empire elite ruling class great number vastly wealthy nobles taken palace site moved create summer early 20th century members imperial family including palaces assortment architectural styles vicinity important feature palace adjoining park ensemble features hectares acres forestry arranged german landscape today palace palace park complex national historical preserve including palace neighbouring owing status important local tourist attraction architectural monument palace surrounding park complex commonly featured ukrainian soviet cinema productions ordinary miracle crazy day marriage russian poet visited palace wrote short poem entitled long alley leading shore russian history period following napoleonic wars new city emerged russia southern capital vibrant cosmopolitan society centered handful brilliant russian beautiful polish ladies according court looked like small capital imperial buildings appeared better known perceived wild exotic saw appearance highly popular romantic works celebrating rugged beauty alexander poem fountain adam poets fascinated lord oriental pictured exotic land muslim traditions flourished demise appointed arrival started buying lands southwest sparsely populated little known time bought colonel owner time property cape original design palace commissioned summer residence governor general prince born died prince dedicated father catherine great ambassador england prince educated london sister catherine married english england country houses house accession paul fell favour estates confiscated returned accession alexander chose reside daughter england death frequent visitor country purchasing land local site new palace acquisition deal necessitated build new mosque site planted fine trees prince english landscape william improvements area catherine great following annexation russia acquiring ownership site immediately employed german improve site layout grounds gardens proposed new palace architect philip commissioned build small house family inhabit new palace construction altered form known pavilion building stands originally prince wanted strictly classical design plans design executed chester architect thomas harrison modified site architect architects previously worked design official residence harrison plans palace classical villa site present palace corps bedroom floors lower present palace garden facing sea plans large double height classical approved concept feature albeit transformed islamic style incorporated harrison plans new plans construction began suspended june building risen foundations principal architect harrison died previous year working option alterations harrison plans governor residence received change plan traveled widely england seen newly emerging style hybrid revival styles based english buildings late 16th early 17th centuries turn influenced english renaissance style evolved italian renaissance style century earlier decided review design order incorporate new trends western european architecture major change classical design far complex revival style little known russia meant find alternative architect execute new design complicated desire loose style incorporate motifs islamic architecture highlight oriental strain evident khan palace fort local architecture resulting design highlight position place east west meet radical departure strain dominated russian architecture period result expansion british_empire similar approach gaining popularity britain interpretation islamic architecture exemplified brighton royal pavilion completed house completed years earlier buildings drew heavily islamic motifs later evident palace new novel designs time prince visit england decided british architect edward redesign complete building curious choice architect able work considered bland eminent architectural historian howard claimed dull work country house architectural expert mark described bit bore conventional designs admired english aristocracy class sister belonged worked great admirer friend sir walter scott worked great scottish country house likely connections led worked grand british buildings couple buildings colonial australia visit town informed area mountainous landscape terrain construction restarted supervision fellow architect william hunt architecture new plan corps house constrained wish use foundations built harrison original design severely restricted shape size layout palaces principal rooms erect compact low classical villa harrison designed plan radically different strong english tudor renaissance features northern eclectic medley western islamic features southern central bay southern facade inspired delhi mosque enabled classical harrison design incorporated given islamic design places seemingly odds architectural styles viewed simultaneously particularly chimney resemble islamic coupled add appears element late english renaissance air northern facade southern garden facade displays strongest building islamic influences flat roof topped style towers centre flank massive central bay takes form projecting double height porch entered high islamic arch interior porch takes form decorated open inscribed stating god arabic porch flanked short wings bays adorned cast iron overlooking designs corps confined foundations harrison earlier plan secondary wings abandoning completely concept set beneath assistant architect hunt opted typical vast wings servants quarters 19th century english country house took advantage topography site came resemble small medieval fortified town towers high walls evident passage enclosed carriage drive high walls wings leading western gatehouse northern facade passage twists turn beneath high wall towers passes bridge resembles street medieval town approach country house construction imported thousands moscow russian_empire construct palace unpaid workers performed labour hand aided primitive hand tools brought help construction palace blocks local greenish gray chosen unique color match colours surrounding mountainous landscape forest building materials imported outside empire palace rooms completed main dining room built principal central wing mansion constructed room constructed adjoining dining room guest wing east wing towers service wing entrance completed final wing built mansion library wing construction remaining years building works spent palace interior decoration william hunt architect employed oversee design remaining faithful overall plans afraid alter notably western gatehouse main approach palace intended octagonal towers hunt redesigned gatehouse english 14th century castle style solid round towers nearly identical towers castle east sussex completion palace hunt remained working assortment projects estate building long carriage drives roads structural improvements gardens surrounding palace largest projects extension palace wing summer retreat daughter children estranged husband wing palace western gatehouse created enclosed passage leading main entrance hunt remained prince employ retirement interior palace consists total rooms principal wood block floors inside corps intention follow english 19th century tradition distinct masculine feminine reception rooms library dining rooms room left central hall men massive drawing room right women layout sexually designated zones popular victorian england intention sexes define male zones tended heavy oak furniture dark turkey female zones delicate soft unknown reasons concept executed female house extended male territory intended room study small sitting room feminine use facing rooms family following female claim principal rooms corps library dining room relocated secondary wing built later secondary wing linked west corps large originally open known winter garden later secondary wing known wing named son law count original plan designed assistant william hunt notable blue room room dining room chinese cabinet museum covers floor rooms featuring exhibits including 18th century paintings 16th 19th centuries including depicting scenarios armenian painter furniture crafted russian wood masters 19th century library palace rooms completed based sir walter scott library revealing personal friendship scott inside library features literary musical works 18th 19th centuries interior including doors ceilings oak walls adorned cloth designs dutch flemish french italian painters palace gothic polished grounds palace sits surrounded gardens park grounds consisting hectares acres laid german landscape half 19th century form featuring wide open spaces gardens planted alongside bags coloured stones village largest landscaping carried palace grounds performed aid soldiers assisted formation laid palace southern façade fauna introduced locations world including mediterranean americas east asia flora imported years ago numbers species park designed way incorporate landscape native vegetation mountain springs nearby rocky masses addition foreign plant species brought mediterranean north south_america east asia today park features exotic tree species including wide variety palm trees olive trees summer palace grounds enhanced addition pairs white marble lions placed alongside wide flight steps climbing palace statues italian sculptor depicted varying pose pair sleeping lions steps waking lions near centre standing lions nearest palace coastal highway runs park dividing upper lower portions upper park dominated mountain springs native southern coast forestry clusters foreign tree growth feature upper park fountain placed lower park modelled style called italian renaissance garden features pairs lions near staircase leading palace southern façade carved marble sculptor influence construction summer residence impressed nicholas decided family retreat built neighbouring september visited time entertained new residence impressed palace setting prussian born empress commissioned friedrich berlin based architect design new residence design called striking combination greek revival egyptian revival elements palace shore court architect offered expensive design adopted palace built supervision william hunt architect destroyed marble remaining emperor alexander royal residence moved building activities started tradition imperial residency area attract russia smart elite build palaces buildings palace designed william hunt 1830s prince alexander alexander trusted advisors design inspired straightforward imitation eastern shore black_sea palace commissioned princess time russian revolution possession house neo architectural elements incorporated design royal owners count later prince november new russia builder palace renowned success napoleonic wars supervised conduct war having completed palace suffering progressive spent little time commitments expanding russian_empire took waged wars rebellious local tribes elderly confirmed particularly distressed outbreak war england heavily promoted english nephew embarrassed distressed retired public life privacy died having lived long signing peace paris tomb cathedral ruined soviets remains survived soviet era returned newly rebuilt cathedral later princess september april daughter count von prince founder new russia childless polish noble women married russian brief period polish alexander publicly conducted affair marie heir love sister exiled black_sea coast affair alexander addressed poems apparently advances complained husband young rival exiled northern village husband death rarely visited palace preferring live prince october son heir prince served father distinction figures leo wife father august married parents wishes madame née princess famed beauty couple found cost running palace high making economies seldom visited death issue widow plundered palace entailed paintings settled avenue son previous marriage august daughter prince princess married count owner confused branch family family seat marriage happy inducing live separately husband died house woman 1850s children country retreat occupying long west wing named wing brother prince occupied remainder palace count later prince son grandson inherited largely palace title death uncle died years later wife née von years children imperial july designated inherited right count july january inherited entailed estate brother count february emperor authorized use title style prince bachelor lived abroad death title prince extinct july july elder sister private owner palace restored buying living quietly husband count surviving branch family beginning world war count governor general died lived palace april great evacuation russian whites sailed malta aboard british ship accompanied grandchildren family including count later married princess descendants include actress anne later history years october revolution palace converted museum occupied main dining library wings building addition state confiscated family possessions museum featured exhibits estates estates vicinity palace wing housed years october palace main home resort spa world war began museum exhibits evacuated safety artistic graphics exhibits including temporary exhibition paintings state russian museum art museum pieces building sets unique furniture series historic books stolen occupying nazi german forces amounting loss million time war adolf_hitler presented palace reward field marshal von personal headquarters explains palace preserved building later converted museum officers stationed originally nazis planned dynamite palace rapid advance separate coastal army supporting partisan groups offensive saved palace destruction february conference took place neighbouring imperial palace representatives united_states united_kingdom soviet_union winston_churchill british delegation given temporary residence palace weeks construction workers restored rooms main palace rooms wing palace gardens palace english inspired architectural style gained praise churchill churchill taken garden lions later asked home declined request setting impressive villa half gothic half style rose mountains covered snow culminating highest peak lay dark black_sea severe warm time year carved white lions guarded entrance house courtyard lay fine park sub tropical plants following war palace summer retreat soviet secret police later trade palace reinstated museum years later expanded art treasures majority artwork looted war recovered small fragment collection returned museum palace included palace park complex national historical preserve includes palace neighboring built louis style russian alexander iii survived years wear warfare palace wings danger collapsing black_sea cracks begun appear library housing books manuscripts edward state art drainage system built palace foundation years neglect construction nearby sewage pipe helped increase potential landslide potential disaster surrounding medieval style gatehouse near palace west gallery


west_virginia late 18th century georgian mansion farm overlooking south branch river north hampshire county west_virginia usa located cumberland road west_virginia route south branch valley railroad original section mansion built nicholas bricks ballast stabilize ships loading tobacco james river property south branch survey thomas 6th lord cameron northern neck parsons family prominent virginia west_virginia politics 18th 19th centuries acquired continue maintain ownership property 21st century involved slavery related disputes caused friction governments pennsylvania virginia nicholas purchased freed slave john kidnapped pennsylvania returned slavery virginia pennsylvania governor thomas mifflin demanded governor virginia punish virginia residents responsible abduction virginia governor cited absence clause united_states_constitution august fugitive slave named jacob green escaped slaves pennsylvania col parsons went north pursue resulting arrest nephew james parsons iii parsons trial caused dispute states virginia pennsylvania refusal execute fugitive slave act mansion unique historic residences south branch river formal façade faces road western flanks south branch mountain river original portion mansion square story georgian style structure architectural style prevalent virginia time construction bricks build structure manufactured england ballast stabilize ships loading tobacco james river interior structure contains grand center hall original stone addition mansion stories deep completed principal passenger depot eagle scenic railroad station located farm history background construction land located originally south branch survey thomas 6th lord cameron northern neck south branch survey extended north end trough confluence north south branches river lord originally planned maintain south branch survey personal manor later commissioned james survey south branch river sale land lots ranging size acres acres prominent hampshire county pioneer peter received parcel known lot number south branch survey lord son nicholas married grace daughter hampshire county pioneer colonial military officer william nicholas inherited lot number father built present mansion bricks construction mansion manufactured england ballast stabilize ships loading tobacco james river bricks transported overland blue ridge mountains ridge valley time mansion named derived native american south branch river residing residence purchased freed slave named john residing washington county pennsylvania virginia residents francis baldwin parsons wells seized john transported virginia sold slavery act illegal pennsylvania pennsylvania abolition society petitioned pennsylvania governor thomas mifflin demand punishment men governor virginia virginia governor refused citing absence provision united_states_constitution calling action governor mifflin petitioned united_states congress bill introduced provided occurrence december appointed act virginia general_assembly trustee served trustee alongside parsons andrew fellow trustees given authority virginia general_assembly settle disputes town land lots open clear town streets lanes accordance original survey plan parsons family acquisition nicholas daughter mary catherine married james parsons hampshire county parsons eldest son parsons wife mary parsons prominent family ancestors arrived thirteen colonies england relocated hampshire county parsons represented hampshire county member virginia house delegates death august parsons owned acres lot number lot number adjacent property james parsons wife catherine inherited father raised children following wife death parsons acquired sole ownership plantation death january dated november february devised lot number including referred tract son colonel parsons col parsons married susan blue daughter blue wife elizabeth blue col parsons served member virginia house delegates representing hampshire county james big jim parsons inherited collins tract lot number later valley view son david parsons inherited lot number james parsons sons inherited nearby jake sugar tract tract town lots jacob green affair august jacob green slave owned col parsons escaped farm slaves neighboring plantations october year returned col parsons plantation persuaded slaves neighboring farms owned parsons family relatives escape pennsylvania party men including col parsons james parsons iii went north pursuit course pursuit captured escaped slaves sent hampshire county information obtained recaptured slaves col parsons went james parsons iii hoped intercept green headed west railroad main line canal pittsburgh james parsons iii intercepted green local thwarted attempt capture green parsons arrested kidnapping learning arrest nephew col parsons sought assistance charles james prominent lawyer united_states house representative virginia 8th congressional district james murray mason united_states senator virginia mason offered legal services james parsons iii defense virginia general_assembly pledged support parsons virginia defending constitutional rights protect prosecution virginia governor henry wise appointed john tucker attend parsons trial special commissioner virginia dispute virginia pennsylvania escalated january article published new_york herald read threatened civil war virginia pennsylvania col parsons tucker traveled james parsons iii trial provided parsons legal defense leading having acted legally provisions fugitive slave act september billed col parsons legal services parsons disputed charge series articles virginia hampshire declared originally offered services cost lauded publicly denying working pro practicing deception trying win reputation district acts later served united_states minister france following american_civil_war served member united_states house_of_representatives west_virginia 2nd congressional district james parsons iii brother william miller parsons born later virginia social events following construction col parsons ballroom upper story stone addition served scene events parties according tradition couples danced ballroom wooden floor construction custom parsons family allow guests visiting mansion time write names date visit mortar addition stone blocks signatures american_civil_war american_civil_war col parsons received permission confederate states government raise independent company mounted infantry provide defense border set volunteers short period time enlisted approximately men following organization company known rangers confederate states army 13th virginia volunteer infantry regiment parsons traveled richmond supply cattle returned company camp north river hampshire county november col parsons provided confederate soldiers food table horses stables plantation parsons anxious learn condition family property needed additional change clothing blanket accompanied lieutenant blue adam traveled west northwestern pleasant followed series roads paths nighttime reached sugar hollow miles north parsons stayed hollow blue started retrieve set parsons clothes knowing union_army kept hour guard main house blue rear mansion knocked window uncle blue residing parsons family blue warned nephew union_army soldiers possibly stationed home porch subsequently parsons daughter kate provided blue parcel father blue returned sugar hollow parsons awaiting parsons set locating pine light way hollow parsons carried small began splitting pine darkness fashion torch accidentally struck knee blue applied wound stop bleeding men traveled dark rain nearby home frank carter ate dried clothes fire following morning mounted horses traveled harris home parsons blue parted parsons blue continued east town hill reached george thompson residence little river risen previous night rainfall remained thompson days river subsided traveled blue gap set camp blue received orders col angus william mcdonald carry expedition general jackson number union_army infantry cavalry artillery present accompanied expedition col parsons son parsons parsons post war ownership col parsons died april american_civil_war progress april acting union_army completed death certificate noted parsons fine house near following death plantation inherited col parsons wife susan blue parsons purpose raising children baltimore ohio railroad south branch line connecting green spring completed line property traversed mansion lawn susan blue parsons died october december col parsons son williams parsons acquired paid col parsons heirs shares property november married mary daughter west_virginia schools deaf blind principal john collins death williams parsons september inherited son charles parsons resided farm wife parsons engaged farming property subsequently bequeathed mansion farm child charles parsons wife anne cole parsons baltimore ohio railroad south branch line located property system ownership line transferred west_virginia state rail authority old baltimore ohio railroad south branch line known south branch valley railroad eagle scenic railroad began operating south branch valley railroad running station trough principal depot station located farm station consists ticket office housed red baltimore ohio railroad numbered owned ohio historical society leased eagle scenic railroad original land tract located near city limits sold residential building lots fruit storage facility storage plant fruit stands south branch valley railroad near mansion fruit storage facility provided storage fruit shipped freight south branch valley railroad charles parsons son charles parsons iii inherited farm carefully restored maintained property parsons prominent member community served assistant chief volunteer fire department served united_states_air_force worked engineer nobel manufacturer explosives parsons avid bowler competed local state national bowling tournaments october annual parsons memorial bowling tournament held honor proceeds hampshire county parks recreation department summer youth programs following parsons passing inherited children charles chip parsons marie parsons architecture exterior original portion mansion square story georgian style structure basement attic architectural style prevalent virginia time construction mansion built large weighted ballast bricks walls measure foot inches depth allowing deep windows features inside chimneys stood higher steep roof mansion formal entrance covered small supported wooden columns engaged columns wall historic homes located south branch river face river mansion unique formal façade faces cumberland road west_virginia route western flanks south branch mountain house distance river approximately miles house second floor rear windows offer scenic view south branch river interior home wooden plates hand nails construction manufactured shop plantation residence features unusually high fireplace wide window base panels solid doors interior room main structure originally contained corner fireplace mansion floors consist large rooms high ceilings rooms exactly size shape grand located end mansion central hall extending floor attic crafted connected shallow steps consisting small step basement rooms located entirely house foundation constructed large stone blocks crafted large open fireplace exhibited swinging iron chimney crane space large open fireplace mansion basement served kitchen cooking food preparation took place entry home basement accessible wide heavy exterior door stone addition stone addition original georgian structure built large stone blocks construction addition plantation mill creek mountain ridge located south branch river west mansion stone blocks transported river mansion lifted addition supervised managed stone addition construction stone addition floors consisted large rooms floor foot ceilings upstairs rooms transformed large ballroom rooms dining room kitchen stone addition exhibits stories deep extending eastern façade supported tall columns rising addition ground level porch roof second story porch exterior connected lower porch upper porch geography farm located relatively flat south branch river valley north farm property valley view farm corporate limits southwest south branch river west north south branch valley railroad line cumberland road west_virginia route east mill creek mountain narrow mountain ridge rises west opposite south branch river western foothills south branch mountain rise east mill creek south branch mountains contain blue ridge forests pine hanging rocks cliffs sandstone limestone layers located gap south branch river cuts mill creek mountain approximately miles north farm unincorporated area hanging rocks known similarly big run tributary stream south branch river flows north property bordered dense foliage shortly enters farm big run flows alongside gray known contain fossils smaller unnamed stream flows lawn house curving northwest confluence big run corn primary crop produced agricultural fields south branch river consist rich soils washington place november col parsons widow susan blue parsons conveyed acres land william washington wife ann children washington previously worked washington farm took surname owner george william washington deed enabled washington family reside land lot long individuals specified deed lived september williams parsons wife mary parsons conveyed washington additional acres land old log house built washington land lot presently known washington place thought residences built freed slaves hampshire county