king john hunting lodge king john hunting lodge wool merchant house built town english county somerset timber frame building storeys occupying corner plot town square building served variety purposes shops ground floor workshops living quarters second floors time king head inn occupied building sculpture king head acted sign pub preserved replica attached outside lodge bequeathed national trust repairs undertaken reverse significant deterioration building house leased national trust district museum trust operate local museum includes exhibits relating local geology history world war grade listed building history site present building occupied building belonging john contained shops called current building constructed occupied shops ground floor living areas workshops floor storage sleeping areas second floor house finest number timber frame houses high street square storey building adjacent sides longer second floors curved seen support floor structure based single wooden post known king post corner building supports floor boards horizontal dragon beams carry projection upper floors level nineteenth early twentieth centuries building housed succession shops underwent changes contributed physical decline miss bought building store collection allowing public collection year bequeathed national trust undertook works necessary fit visitors saved probable destruction structure premises national trust restored medieval character ground floor appearance stalls opening street sixteenth century decoration upstairs windows caused dilemma required removal fine 18th century windows origin unclear built long reign king john died present appeared publication heart francis knight run shop royal come fact carved king head building time king head inn occupied premises represented king john king known head attached corner exterior inside building replica placed outside museum property owned national trust run local history museum district museum trust support somerset county museums service archaeological local history society funding received district council withdrawn entry charge introduced help pay running costs museum aims illustrate history geology community surrounding area area old rural district included neighbouring villages mark core long term permanent exhibits reviewed regularly possible changes updates revised displays information programme temporary exhibitions reflect aspects local life heritage room specific theme includes aspects local history life world war aspects law order exhibition shows local geology archaeological finds local caves exhibits include fine flint identified occupation gorge museum displays paintings local scenes objects including clock john family lived merchants table known nail similar outside exchange bristol flat raised edges prevent coins pavement


castle castle lee country house civil parish england adjacent formal gardens surrounded site house seat family 12th century present house replaced timber framed hall nearby built start 19th century george 1st designed form castle death house extended designs robert produce building present form house designated english_heritage grade listed building formal garden designed 17th century george london following neglect 18th century garden ordered william created landscape park 20th century garden developed care widow late 6th park gardens listed grade register historic parks gardens park gardens number listed buildings important nicholas chapel dates 13th century contains 17th century furniture listed national heritage list england grade standing main drive wrought iron screen gateway robert old hall moved early 19th century listed grade buildings listed grade include altered remains old hall estate variety structures gardens second world war house grounds variety military purposes including acting hospital death november house occupied mother present lives family seat hall norfolk house open public park gardens open summer season variety events organised grounds holiday cottage history old hall site house family seat family 12th century 16th century house timber framed hall standing platform house separate chapel damaged following century english civil war subsequently repaired robert 1st earl hugh 1st earl commissioned william smith house brick add features giant columns statues earl lost patience smith asked john prepare new design executed wrought iron gates robert house 18th century house neglected inherited george 4th earl decided replace new building demolished old hall present house building new house style castle began designed mainly earl collaboration architect william turner design symmetrical entrance facing west consisting blocks single storey height entrance hall facing park east house main state rooms phase building house completed construction material recycled old house including bricks glass windows gates moved form screen main drive george 1st started series house beginning new dining room years later family wing tall rectangular tower added south house additions designed followed addition octagonal angle turrets died soon robert commissioned additions alterations main addition round tower southeast corner family wing brought forward central tower east adding bay giving house present appearance work completed later history common country estates homes special roles allocated second world war july october grounds home troops serving government exile later preparations operation assassination attempt royal_navy auxiliary hospital treated serving men suffering nervous house designated grade listed building june current david 7th live family seat hall norfolk castle occupied mother architecture exterior house constructed sandstone roofs slate lead mainly storeys basement towers rising greater height entire building entrance faces west consists storey wings bays single storey bay windows lateral blocks gothic style arches contain windows lights circular heads upper storeys entrance hall contain right entrance square storey tower linked octagonal turret containing arrow slits garden facing east octagonal corner turrets large bay window rises form half tower section left faces south storeys bays contains french windows windows heads containing storey bay section finally service wing large round tower containing arrow slits interior leads double height entrance hall blind arcades walls opposite entrance open arcade leading north south passage room large bay window room simple north dining room marble decorated flowers leaves ceiling large central rose south room drawing room decorated arrows pointing downward central rose leading drawing room staircase hall open staircase hall lit timber stairs black marble wrought iron stairs landing robert moved old hall south staircase hall nursery suite library bird room staircase drawing room contains collection arrangement rooms corridors upper rooms complex domestic offices basement grounds chapel grade listed chapel originated timber framed structure 13th century brick extended additions slate roof plan furniture dates 17th century family west end elevated position gardens park formal gardens established 17th century hugh 1st earl french style containing canals gardens designed george london included gates jean statues jan van following neglect 18th century 4th earl employed william model garden converted formal garden landscape park planting large numbers trees creating lakes development gardens carried john student probably designed terrace immediately house middle 20th century gardens care widow late 6th improved added new features house surrounded terrace south gardens silver garden lily pool garden area containing swimming pool groups specimen shrubs paths walled garden major feature temple garden contains irregular pool small islands islands structure form temple west end garden northwest temple garden rose garden gardens park mainly grassland trees features park include lakes chapel mere deer park mere june gardens park listed grade register historic parks gardens area covered designation amounts listed buildings addition house listed grade chapel grade listed structures associated house richard screen standing main drive listed grade listed buildings designated grade associated temple garden temple bridge pond consisting stone sculpture lead van depicting entrance possibly jean north south gates chapel enclosure installed listed associated castle grounds listed park lodge southeast approach castle park house lodge north approach somerset lodge gatehouse east approach designed entrances grounds lodge original south entrance lodge lodge gateway east approach listed buildings reduced altered remains old hall adapted stables park house farm developed original stables bridge east approach house listed present day house open visitors summer season gardens visited available facilities include tea rooms picnic play areas nature trail visitors variety farm animals stables summer season programme events organised including annual power somerset lodge available use holiday cottage


house house occasionally known eclectic classical brick residence located road south_australia house constructed short anglican bishop adelaide founder peter cathedral house constructed land initially owned sir samuel wealthy adelaide landlord following short england purchased house second eventual owners following sales house transferred national trust south_australia history suburb city founded purpose built village sir samuel location adelaide rapidly developing settlement time land area extremely expensive adelaide new settlement mid-19th century people afford bishop short moved england adelaide archbishop_of_canterbury offered choice moving newcastle coast new_south_wales adelaide recently established chose consecrated westminster abbey peter day june arrived adelaide ship december construction short expressed interest residing wealthy buy large land current landowner house designed built large end road major road serviced suburb linked major roads running west city adelaide adelaide plains house estate given short location foothills mount ranges chosen catch cool coming sea adelaide plains bishop short family moved house later resided bishop court north adelaide ready occupied year sir samuel purchased house land bishop short lived lodge small cottage entrance house short vacated bishop short later founded peter cathedral anglican church combination declining health disagreements opinions thirteen years saw resign precedence bishop head diocese returned england january time estate valued planted limited number house purchased land year later expanded trees areas properties adelaide hills planted trees producing silk estate grounds resided house death september wife having february children left estate mainly nephew howard death houses parliament south_australia funeral legacy estate sold new owner major vincent extensive alterations house bought owner years death house passed widow house transferred national trust south_australia widow remarried new partner august architecture alterations originally bedroom residence house estate expanded greatly structural expansion took place vincent owned expanded notably altered donated national trust estate strongly reminiscent architecture mainly alterations house grounds member national trust current owner house explains travels influenced styles samuel great world traveller involved world exposition movement years big world happening different cities world travel sure influences picked travels reflected house olive longer cultivated grounds house notable additions style remain house occasionally described mediterranean red styled roof olive exterior


benjamin house benjamin house federal style house located madison place washington united_states house northeast corner madison place pennsylvania avenue directly street white_house treasury building built benjamin son colonel john iii built famous house house salon politically powerful people federal government inherited house death died marble statues bronze sculptures fine furniture paintings house donated gallery art warren niece elizabeth price inherited house later sold senator don cameron pennsylvania senate passed legislation building official residence vice president united_states house_of_representatives failed act bill cameron leased house vice president march fall press public nicknamed house historic corner cream white_house large number politically important visitors meetings held premises guests international boundary commission prince albert belgium failing health led family leave house fall cameron leased home republican senator mark january important political discussions moment william roosevelt substantial beef famous congressional union woman suffrage leased house fall building headquarters years club considered purchasing house family eventually bought december vacated new headquarters building purchased government offices october november house headquarters national space administration nasa nearly razed ground buildings square successful lobbying support newly elected kennedy administration led original proposals gut building dropped lady kennedy instrumental architect john friend husband create design incorporate new buildings old based architectural theory madison house club building benjamin house joined courtyard built national courts building building remained national courts building complex protected national_register_of_historic_places construction benjamin married julia maria november preferred live windsor estate king george county virginia wife asked city comfortable house constructed lots square time building construction city 15th street block east home 17th street white_house north street flat field bare trees shrubs originally built federal style house stories completed house built cream colored brick entrance level ground window second floor window floor oval protected visitors arriving doors years house completed immediately occupied strong political disagreement newly elected president andrew jackson refused home leased building thomas lawyer father thomas governor maryland vacated home november time wife occupied house important social gathering place important decades following construction henry clay left office secretary state furniture home acquired home house house washington visited president william henry harrison death julia died july married warren april house scene murder philip key son francis scott key nephew chief justice roger spring key began having affair wife friend daniel february learned affair following day saw key square signalling wife rushed park drew single pistol shot unarmed key times man pleaded life key taken nearby house died moments later key spirit authors claim square seen dark nights near spot shot house noted meeting place leading political figures early 19th century american politics influential active members whig party district_of_columbia frequent visitors house chief justice john marshall senator secretary state henry clay senator secretary state daniel vice president secretary state john senator henry clay senator secretary state lewis secretary state edward speaker house senator robert charles general scott senator secretary state edward senator secretary state william associate justice joseph story presidents john adams martin van william henry harrison taylor frequent guests anthony spent free time entertained home visit washington winter benjamin died february inherited house died marble statues bronze sculptures items fine furniture paintings house donated gallery art warren niece elizabeth price inherited house april club considered purchasing house family influential club owned block north house expanding rapidly valued home additional club declined buy home investigation found cost upgrading property use costly cameron years senator don cameron pennsylvania purchased benjamin house resided time cameron expanded home significantly entirely rebuilding interior renovation entrance opened square entrance hall fireplace adorned hall large rooms entrance hall office space broad staircase led entrance hall second floor large rooms rooms opened permitting second floor opened approaching single large ballroom windows second floor reached floor iron ran entire second floor home contained total rooms renovation cameron exterior remained henry adams frequent guest playing daughter martha alleviate bouts depression senate passed legislation building official residence vice president united_states house_of_representatives failed act bill cameron leased house vice president march fall vice president lived close white_house close proximity helped boost access influence president called assistant president considered powerful vice presidents history occasions entertained entire senate house president william international boundary commission established water land boundary canada house formal dinner hosted prince albert belgium press public nicknamed house historic corner cream white_house reference color large number politically important visitors meetings held premises tenure failing health led family leave house fall return new_jersey died november cameron leased home senator mark january developed plans election president resident house plans gave rise big money presidential election history home host famous large beef important political decisions moment meals politically important president roosevelt sunday politically powerful people visited home known little white_house breakfast march morgan asked senator united_states government intention filing lawsuit recently formed northern company said government file suit trust government filed suit hours later morgan accused accused roosevelt died office february congressional union woman suffrage leased house fall building headquarters years group rented house order emphasize importance fight women suffrage club federal government ownership club finally purchased house december home women annex converted stables meeting hall club vacated house new headquarters mansion massachusetts avenue time building purchased government offices october november headquarters national space administration nasa house keith administrator nasa office structure house nearly razed impetus tearing nearly historic structures square began years united_states congress passed resolution establishing senate park commission known commission chaired michigan republican senator james park commission charge reconcile competing visions development washington particular national mall adjacent areas park commission proposals came known plan proposed buildings square razed replaced tall buildings clad white marble use executive branch agencies time appeared madison house survive william wilson house street torn replaced united_states chamber commerce headquarters hay adams houses razed real estate developer harry hay adams hotel built site nearby street institution purchased rear garden private owners house built story modernist office building million dollars spent late 1950s designs buildings east square replace white modernist office building house judicial offices opposition demolition house buildings square began forming shortly plan structures announced senators james murray wayne members house_of_representatives citizens district_of_columbia lobbied defeat legislation authorizing demolition buildings american institute architects devoted february issue journal lament square established committee develop plans save buildings adapt new structures incorporated style feel older homes newly elected kennedy administration indicated february anxious retain existing historic homes square november committee federal city influential group city leaders asked president kennedy save restore remaining buildings square february lady kennedy lobbied general services administration director bernard stop demolition adopt different design plan haven started saved wrote kennedy enlisted architect john friend husband happened town weekend create design incorporate new buildings old conceived basic design weekend worked closely kennedy months design proposal design presented public commission fine arts approval plan october kennedy backing commission adopted revised design proposal design square based architectural theory design build modern buildings square buildings city utilize design philosophy design national courts building create tall flat structures red brick serve relatively backgrounds lighter colored residential homes like madison house madison house club building benjamin house joined courtyard built national courts building house remained national courts building complex


benjamin church house bristol rhode_island benjamin church house known benjamin church home aged colonial revival house hope street bristol rhode_island opened benjamin church home aged men stipulated benjamin church beginning great depression admitted women house closed national_register_of_historic_places listing non profit benjamin church senior center incorporated june opened september continues operate senior center benjamin church benjamin church born february elizabeth samuel church wealthy grain flour merchant benjamin raised siblings mount hope farm old family farm brothers built houses farms historic district benjamin church drafted provide construction home elderly men opened benjamin church home aged men design benjamin church house story colonial revival topped roof constructed designs clarke howe homer architects building cost house faces west hope street feet rear measures feet facade symmetrical bay facade main entrance center door semi elliptical windows typical 20th century windows wooden floor raised center projecting roof sides facade story porch runs length face half roof porch supported columns frame bays wooden column porch simple wooden rail runs length porch steps posts capped small wooden corners main house wooden southeast corner building internal porch covered quarter roof rear roof roof chimney rises roof main building house stone foundation extends story sloping land doorway rear porch supported brick piers interior house designed central hall narrow turned goes floor sides hall large reception rooms feet having feet tall ceilings rear south room dining room connected kitchen small rooms located northern reception room second floor maintains central hall extends lateral hallway quadrant housed rooms residents additional rooms floor additional windows floor attic storage space time nomination national_register_of_historic_places alterations house described minor consisting mainly alterations windows provide necessary fire escapes porch believed original design noted later addition likely southeast torn construct newer housing elderly service benjamin church house ready open march served elderly housing aged men great depression board trustees decided admit women house samuel home death house closed period submitted approved national_register_of_historic_places national_park_service approved grant house june benjamin church senior center incorporated non profit organization housed benjamin church home opened occupancy september according benjamin church senior center house senior center run volunteers board members importance benjamin church house historically significant pure example colonial revival style noted local architects clarke howe homer house serves important asset bristol environment elderly home noted vacancy time nomination nomination states environmental architectural importance house significance greater context bristol warren historic districts thought worthy national register status protection added national_register_of_historic_places september

Benjamin Church House (Bristol, Rhode Island)


charles house charles house historic site brown street rhode_island house built charles later expanded addition porch half story gothic vernacular cottage significant 19th century vernacular cottage picturesque setting round head picket fence entry gates later removed property retains large shaded garden ample street frontage charles house added national_register_of_historic_places history house constructed charles founded firm taylor purchase parcels land later construct house main block house erected later expanded north wing final major addition west house date construction occurred prior house subject alterations changes largely design charles house half story gothic vernacular cottage garden founded site long removed house house end faces street rear perpendicular main block west centered east end roof cross visually offset west house small east aligned underneath cross rear attached porch spans length single story bay bay window facade distinguishing feature house wood trim exterior consisting hood mould paired windows south kinds rear east interior charles house covered detail survey floor displaying gothic revival influence wooden designs located rear grey marble round head opening mentioned nomination photo shows wooden filled brick rendered time setting house important national register nomination specifically highlighted shaded garden fencing time nomination ornamental round head picket fence surrounded property access double leaf work gate picket fence entrance gate removed property retains street frontage garden significance according national_register_of_historic_places charles house significance unusually picturesque preserved example small vernacular cottages erected middle years nineteenth century nominated property included charles house surrounding yard fence garden contributed picturesque setting nomination added national_register_of_historic_places


old stone house washington old stone house oldest unchanged building washington united_states house washington pre revolutionary colonial building original foundation built old stone house located street northwest georgetown neighborhood unlike colonial homes area sentimental local folklore preserved old stone house demolished old stone house constructed phases 18th century example vernacular architecture history house started story building gradually car later renovation national_park_service 1950s old stone house turned house museum old stone house stands neighborhood stores restaurants example local history tourists students building rock creek parkway urban natural area listed national_register_of_historic_places old stone house contributing property georgetown historic district national historic landmark today home original 18th century construction history christopher rachel bought lot piece land georgetown commercial district paid financed construction simple room house following year lot faced bridge street known street possessions christopher tools furniture christopher died unexpectedly rachel remarried years later sold house widow member upper middle class owned properties georgetown wealth able finance construction rear kitchen second floor floor originated property line dispute original west wall constructed feet property line dismantled opportunity add upper floor completed following american revolutionary war government officials carved land virginia maryland use new nation capital charles appointed president george_washington design city layout arrived georgetown march began work washington held meetings tavern building owned john near 31st streets time john renting room old stone house years locals believed washington actually met old stone house instead folklore reason house demolished years sign hung door said george_washington headquarters research national_park_service found folklore true time found owned house property died bequeathed old stone house daughters mary smith owners operated businesses house like mother ran successful merchant shop inside home house known home remained family years house shop hats house house painters old stone house privately owned serving car yard parking lot federal government purchased property today turned national_park_service removed majority 19th 20th century home parking lot turned english garden renovation old stone house opened public george_washington memorial parkway house later transferred ohio canal national historical park late 1980s old stone house transferred time rock creek park architecture old stone house example vernacular architecture exterior house constructed blue granite location miles away near river walls range feet thick oak house harvested forests predominant georgetown floor original roof door constructed solid oak cut pit saw marks left large saw seen floor kitchen walls fireplace contain irregular stones stacked mortar consisting sand lime ash water kitchen large heat entire house second floor architecture differs significantly floor able afford higher quality building material second doorway staircase constructed family members guests original entrance reserved deliveries rooms located floor dining room bedroom hallway dining room rooms features high ceiling ventilation georgetown hot summers second floor walls painted chair rails added prevent damage walls dining room concealed pine delivered food kitchen clock believed john located dining room original piece furniture left house clock dates early 19th century bedroom features carved wooden mantle believed french origin floor constructed brick private space completed second floor unfinished walls rooms floor believed children storage area closet attached floor bedroom unusual feature 18th century colonial houses considered rooms british monarchy subject closet tax built revolutionary war old stone house closet subject tax colonial revival garden located house bordered white picket fence feet deep feet wide roses located garden current usage visitors greeted park rangers tell history oldest structures washington kitchen furnished late 18th century open viewing gift shop operated eastern national located inside room house garden simple wedding ceremonies area locals tourists rest shopping enjoy lunch break building open public seven days week eastern time garden open day dawn dusk


studio known east spring green home estate american architect frank lloyd wright located miles south village spring green iowa county wisconsin united_states acre property developed land originally belonged wright maternal family wright designed structure years leaving wife home oak park illinois mistress design original building consistent design principles prairie school plains natural limestone wisconsin area structure included agricultural studio wing completed wright rebuilt residential wing employee set fire living quarters murdered second version wright worked projects abroad returned house following completion imperial hotel tokyo fire caused electrical problems destroyed living quarters april version living quarters constructed wright late financial problems caused building bank wisconsin wright able building financial help friends able november iii wright home rest life began winter west arizona completion wright acclaimed buildings designed including wright designed residence johnson wax headquarters solomon museum wright avid collector asian art private museum wright left acre estate frank lloyd wright foundation founded wife death organization oversaw renovations estate late founding preservation inc nonprofit organization dedicated preserving building estate wisconsin operates museum occupied students wright addition students frank lloyd wright school architecture seasonal basis property designated national historic landmark considered world heritage site location jones valley wisconsin river valley sits formed pre region north_america known area totally surrounded ice wisconsin area result unusually hilly landscape deeply carved river valleys valley approximately miles south village spring green wisconsin originally settled frank lloyd wright maternal grandfather richard lloyd jones came wisconsin family start farm 1870s richard sons taken operation farm invited wright work summers wright began educational school home school family valley let wright design building wright independent commission wright commissioned wright time build resulting romeo juliet unorthodox stable winter wright compiled portfolio photographs took surrounding area promotional school original design school wright replaced school prairie school design wright later sent children receive education school wright final commission farm house sister jane porter tan welsh oaks design based recent ladies home journal article house family ideas religion ideals greatly influenced young wright later changed middle lincoln honor abraham_lincoln lloyd mother family wright decided construct home valley chose welsh means shining wright learned poet richard story artist struggle identity welsh suited wright roots lloyd gave welsh names properties hill built favorite wright youth saw house shining hill originally applied house wright later term refer entire property wright roman distinguish versions house early history architect frank lloyd wright lived worked home studio oak park illinois oak park wright developed concept prairie school architecture designing houses primarily local clients wright began designing home quickly took liking wife wright began affair separated met florence italy february wright sketches future studio particularly inspired villa built hill commanding views surroundings featured gardens levels pair sought return united_states knew escape scandal returned oak park wright saw alternative family ancestral farm near spring green wisconsin april wright wrote friend requesting money purchase small house mother 10th wright mother anne signed deed property anne wright able secure acre property attracting attention affair late summer quietly moved property staying wright sister tan wright new property discovered chicago reporter fall affair headlines chicago_tribune christmas eve house sections broad portions end narrow connecting typical prairie school design house wright described low wide houses wright designed furniture broad sections wright studio small apartment wing wing apartment originally intended wright mother wright head wright lived broad portion story complex accessed road leading hill rear building estate gateway county road west wisconsin road iron entry gates flanked limestone piers capped wright chose yellow limestone house quarry nearby hill local farmers helped wright stone hill stones laid long thin natural way found quarry area plaster interior walls mixed giving finished product golden caused plaster resemble sand banks nearby wisconsin river outside plaster walls similar mixed cement resulting color windows placed sun come openings room point day wright chose install form winter gradually pitched roof designed weather silver grey color matching branches nearby trees built main entrance living quarters provide shelter visiting automobiles finished house measured approximately square feet enclosed space life moving winter wright resumed work architectural projects struggled secure commissions ongoing negative publicity affair husband maintained main custody son daughter wright produce acclaimed works time period including midway gardens chicago riverside hobby collecting japanese art quickly renowned authority translated works swedish difference feminist ellen key spare time wright developed fruit farm property thousand fruit trees bushes ordered unknown exactly planted order destroyed railroad strike wright requested eighty apple trees planted including wealthy golden bushes property grew fruit vegetable plants placed estate mimic farms saw italy wright creek property create artificial lake stocked fish aquatic water garden probably inspired ones saw japan created natural gateway property wright designed called tea circle middle courtyard adjacent crown hill circle heavily inspired council circles took influence japanese landscape architecture unlike circles rough cut limestone tea circle larger featured pool center circle featured curved stone bench flanked chinese built dynasty large oak tree stood center blew storm tea garden included large plaster replica flower wall statue originally designed richard susan lawrence house namesake poem inscribed rear attack fire julian year old man came work chef servant summer african american descent ostensibly barbados recommended wright john midway gardens project wife previously served house parents chicago originally presence estate grew increasingly paranoid stayed late night butcher knife looking window behavior noticed wright issued local paper replacement cook given notice august day employ left plotted kill residents primary target called black son bitch august following order engaged minor physical confrontation days later planned assault targeting noon hour children studio personnel opposite sides property awaiting lunch wright away chicago completing midway gardens stayed home children year old john year old martha august grabbed began attack started waiting porch living room killed single blow face son john slaughtered sat chair martha managed flee hunted slain courtyard coated bodies gasoline lit fire setting house turned attention residents pouring gasoline underneath door far end residence setting fire managed break open window escape broke arm process entered dining room killed hid waiting residents try escape william year old son ran door attacked escaped died wounds hours later sought final residents thomas david managed fight escape died days later burns injuries house ran basement chamber brought small acid plan case heat handle attempt suicide acid failed kill alerted neighboring farm attack returned studio garden help flames efforts saved studio portion building wright manuscripts eventually neighbors arrived assist putting fire search survivors iowa county sheriff john williams located arrested transferred county jail found nearby field apparently unaware husband intentions dressed travel clothes expecting catch train chicago julian seek new job released police custody shortly incident sent chicago heard acid failed kill badly burn difficult food indicted august charged murder death directly witnessed survivor entered guilty plea seven days fire case heard died starvation cell aftermath bodies dead injured brought tan nearby home wright sister jane porter wright returned night son john brought remains children chicago wright buried property loss lover wright mark grave bear reminded tragedy hold service fund attend services employees wright struggled loss experiencing symptoms conversion disorder weight loss temporary months recovery aided sister jane porter wright moved apartment rented chicago cedar street attack profound effect wright design principles biographer robert writes prairie school period ended loss months recovery wright began work rebuilding new complex identical original building dam rebuilt wright added observation platform inspired designed later built hydroelectric generator unsuccessful effort completely self sufficient generator built style japanese temple years parts structure eroded away demolished 1940s designing new residence wright received sympathetic letter fan architecture wright exchanged correspondence wealthy met chicago office wright quickly began relationship spring completed moved wright wright wife catherine finally granted divorce wright married wright admired erratic personality behavior later identified led miserable life new wright worked repair reputation secured commission design imperial hotel tokyo japan building undamaged following earthquake wright reputation restored later expanded agricultural wing wright spent little time second house living near construction sites abroad instead serving time residence wright treated like art museum collection asian works wright truly lived starting work imperial hotel completed april wright returned eating dinner detached dining room noticed smoke bedroom time night employees returned home driver apprentice left complex unlike fire wright able help immediately fire quickly spread high winds despite efforts wright neighbors flame living quarters second estate quickly destroyed wright kept architectural drafts spared according wright autobiography fire appeared begun near telephone bedroom wright mentioned lightning storm approaching immediately noticing fire wright scholars speculate storm caused electrical surge telephone system sparking fire iii wright deeply debt following destruction aside debts owed property divorce forced wright sell farm machinery livestock wright forced sell prized japanese prints half value pay debts bank wisconsin wright forced california shortly bank begin auction property wright client darwin martin conceived scheme save property formed company called frank lloyd wright incorporated issue stock wright future earnings wright clients students purchased stock wright raise company successfully bid returning wright wright returned winter began rebuild complex named iii shortly afterward wright interaction lasted rest life eventually purchased surrounding land creating estate acres wright best known buildings ambitious designs created iii works completed period include solomon museum society meeting house price tower designed illinois mile high building final form iii building measured square feet wright buildings property combine square feet short acres acres land fellowship wright inherited home school building sat wright conceived idea hosting school issued proposal university wisconsin created home school allied arts plan later abandoned instead established private fellowship come study architect students helped develop estate time wright received commissions work began west winter home arizona wright fellowship migrated homes year wright consider fellowship formal school instead viewing educational institution worked ensure bill eligibility returning world war veterans town wyoming wisconsin wright embroiled legal dispute claim tax exemption trial judge agreed town stating wright work solely institution wright fought case wisconsin supreme_court wright lost case threatened abandon estate persuaded stay friends raised cover taxes benefit dinner preservation frank lloyd wright wife son law william formed frank lloyd wright foundation wright death april ownership estate spring green west passed hands foundation fellowship continued use school frank lloyd wright school architecture fellowship allowed tours school initially permit house grounds group spent summers switzerland rumors started planning selling house johnson wright client instead fellowship sold surrounding piece land developer associated company intending develop tourist complex acre resort included eighteen hole golf course restaurant visitor center recognition january recognized national historic landmark district national_park_service properties contributing district landscape iii home school dam romeo juliet midway farms pool gardens courtyard tan designation listed property national_register_of_historic_places national historic landmark site deemed exceptional value nation late 1980s west nominated world heritage site designation properties special worldwide significance nomination rejected organization wanted larger nomination wright properties national_park_service submitted estate frank lloyd wright properties tentative list world heritage status national_park_service says necessary step process site world heritage list properties expected eligible designation national_park_service evaluated nationwide historical integrity threat damage declared priority site seriously damaged damage furthermore site listed national trust historic preservation america endangered places citing water damage erosion foundation settlement wood decay preservation inc non profit organization established restore rehabilitation june severe storm damaged estate heavy rains caused drainage system fail cascade water retaining wall caused damaging estate foundation furthermore large oak tree center courtyard fell house year storm collapsed tunnel underneath studio wing grant save america treasures helped costs roof iii stabilize foundation connect local sewage treatment plant million spent rehabilitation unfortunately preservation epic difficulties wright thought series buildings long term future built inexperienced students solid foundations financing renovations challenging revenue lower projected provides tours october april november association provides exterior shuttle walking tour organization owns property inaccessible outside confines tour roughly people visit year assessment architectural historian james compares thomas jefferson calling mere building entire environment man architecture nature form continues building expression influence architecture william prairie school movement agrees assessment calls ultimate prairie house collection essays house authors editor conclude wright architectural self portrait publication society notes thematic similarities architecture concept simplicity advocated philosopher henry david highlighted abstract nature complex comparing works


manor house manor house set connected buildings located english town lincolnshire complex arrangement parts manor house date 16th century extended addition georgian rhodes house later gothic revival work private residence 20th century divided commercial properties residential apartments house owned number families individuals including local banker businessman benjamin cecil frank rhodes spent summers estate children building divided plots manor house rhodes house complex buildings stone accessed courtyard 19th century gothic west including small tower north yard 17th century building brick built rhodes house faces directly street described sir john harris puzzle manor house notable use medieval masonry dating 14th century likely removed castle recorded national heritage list england designated grade listed building recognising particularly important special interest history origins origins manor house early history fully studied edward mentioned history writing details honestly known english_heritage architectural historians sir john harris date parts 17th century century mid georgian respectively local historian simon states 19th century estate map shows plot open field system detailed map dated building plot owned robert banks corresponding location rhodes house enclosure map completed shows small building site set slightly road larger north faced street location layout correspond closely arrangement older parts nos nineteenth century 19th century house occupied banker businessman solicitor benjamin treasurer navigation solicitor enclosure commission villages service amassed great fortune clear ownership house changed peter moore clerk peace lived death son william moore vicar admitted solicitor moore living recorded owning property north street partnership william forbes moore married ann daughter florence died infant ann moore died giving birth surviving child anne russell known russell moore considered daughter writing russell conduct continues cold look inherit sister wife closely involved russell bringing moore developed romantic feelings changed property instead russell rejected marriage proposal following year despite moore objections daughter married george edward year colonel edward william married divorced grounds adultery father reason dissatisfied conduct months death new bequeathed property moore death russell paternal uncle edward moore opened court case contest march courts found legal inherited nearly moore estate ann father anthony taylor south wealthy banker father anthony land owner worked closely benjamin sponsor navigation commissioner younger daughters married francis william rhodes francis rhodes children included cecil rhodes frank rhodes spent childhood summers aunt manor house channel islands frank cecil learnt ride manor visits cecil began long friendship robert son town vicar death frank rhodes inherited manor house living later history elizabeth cross rented manor house rhodes remaining death moved death husband john edward cross lincoln purchased ancient buildings lincolnshire old stonework incorporated house sale james gordon wife resident house following year son canon george solicitor partner firm snow year appointed clerk justices petty division lived house death injuries received car accident buildings divided old manor house 18th century known rhodes house 1960s ownership changed hands manor house sold cliff mills newark mills william school 1970s owner submitted application planning permission demolish stables build house rear mills district civic trust opposed plans 1960s medical group practised rhodes house building building divided residential apartments architecture manor house complicated group buildings earliest dates 16th century built stone work centuries earlier largely 19th century incorporating older buildings medieval elements sir summarised hard genuine 19th century fancy mid georgian accessed 18th century gate piers adorned open courtyard house western façade 19th century stone single storey incorporates tower centre 14th century door beneath small pointed window rear contains blend medieval features including 14th century head king set chimney north courtyard contains projected square bay dated incorporates octagonal 14th century chimney piece belonged old lincoln joins 18th century brick section connected right 17th century crow stepped stone house stone wall attached section blocked door base forms dog drinking fountain doorway imported stonework probably taken decaying castle ruined interior includes room dated early 17th century tudor revival motifs rhodes house dates century storey brick building bays classical stone door case columns north storey mid-19th century extension brick adjoining garden wall rear seven bays projecting wings dating 18th century internally room 17th century tudor design


house william house commonly known house house county central portion state nebraska great plains region united_states built occupied long period neglect restored beginning opened museum house listed national_register_of_historic_places excellent example house phenomenon surviving houses nebraska houses great plains homestead act major factor opening great plains white settlement provisions act settlers obtain title quarter section acres land nominal fee provided built house certain improvements farmed land occupied site years settlers regions east missouri river found ample trees build log houses eastern quarter nebraska supplied timber settlers moved west encountered led major stephen long exploring region label great american desert especially arrival railroad cost building materials spent farming equipment barely afford filing fees land claims consensus scholars origin construction plains maintain inspiration came earth local native peoples including earth circular cross section built heavy timber suggested idea building came european immigrants russian germans known built rammed earth dwellings plains immigrants british isles particularly ireland turf houses built stone foundations frames support turf closely resembled block houses built united_states idea building earth simple house built week cost dollars cost advantage thick walls provided summer heat winter cold particularly important light plains forced early settlers burn twisted grass dried buffalo walls prairie winds better framed walls houses struck tornadoes generally survived worse damage loss roof leaving walls standing houses provided safe refuge prairie fires especially surrounded burned house initially dirt floors water dust protect invasion insects snakes interior walls shaved smooth lime mixture local clay sand ashes lower portions exterior walls reinforced concrete available second layer roofs problem protect inhabitants interior falling water dirt common ceiling white sheet walls windows expensive elements house pioneers budget forced windows small number light ceiling walls helped house reflecting daylight interior houses continued occupied built wood construction available number contemporary photographs occupied houses adjacent frame house built missouri river railroad reached nearby town lumber company available great depression 1930s county farmers lost homes relocated vacant land built houses late house built near nebraska houses county particularly documented owing efforts solomon butcher photographer butcher conceived idea creating photographic history pioneer life nebraska produced nearly glass plate taken county houses butcher photographs owned nebraska state historical society construction constructing house site chosen close good sources prairie grasses alike purposes construction best strong dense root network hold blocks preferred species included buffalo grass grass big house site grass removed soil excavated feet ground level reduced height walls cut ground form house floor rarely laid cost material blocks cut grass short burned times surface scored cutter disc blocks removed approach tended produce rough non uniform blocks complicated task laying courses blocks cut ordinary given considerable skill care operator tended turn break blocks intact blocks produced generally uniform thickness late 19th century modified designed specifically cutting invented replaced set rods allowed operator cut uniform strip inches deep inches wide strip cut blocks dimensions depended things strength builder blocks dense sized builders lift typical blocks cut measure inches deep inches wide inches long building walls blocks laid course time course completed begun walls generally thick vertical joints avoid creating direct path wall wind increase stability wall second fourth course laid early houses weight roof helped blowing away strong winds power roof helped moderate temperatures house roof weight posed risk collapse insufficient wood support roofs tended water mud insects later houses material readily available roofs covered boards metal history homestead established county lewis sarah august occupied site middle river lewis born massachusetts service civil war moved iowa following year married sarah wagner born county ohio oldest child william born family moved nebraska accompanied sarah parents remained city daughter son law established homestead moved county initially occupied claim built slab house material brought city raised children including adopted daughter building house october william married year old florence murphy daughter john murphy beginning year living south parent farm april house construction occupied couple john murphy experienced builder houses william house built aid neighbors friends new house located northwest homestead senior william homestead site property originally acquired kate provisions timber culture act known built dwelling parcel blocks house cut probably obtained site close house grass height inch blocks cut dimensions inches long inches wide inches thick blocks laid grass course common bond walls battered measuring inches thick ground level inches thick plan house shaped stems projecting east south occupied measuring feet feet inches stem approximately feet wide single story house topped pitched wood hip roof interior divided wood partition walls rooms small bedroom occupied northwest corner angle eastward projection contained large kitchen hall southward projection somewhat smaller dining room steep led unfinished attic floors packed dirt ceiling beneath boards interior walls mixture clay straw hair east facing doors led house end eastern projection led kitchen hall second east southern projection led space enclosed arms dining room windows faced northward kitchen hall bedroom faced southward kitchen hall dining room single window faced eastward kitchen hall windows flush exterior walls house window wells widening interior house admitted light house configuration west wall known wall removed living house william florence raised sons born william philip curtis occupying parents bedroom son moved attic room slept straw family expanded house enlarged improved ceiling replaced plaster years later wood tongue groove installed additions space arms framed covered shed roof resulting southeast corner room left unfinished laundry room west wall house removed completely second shed addition constructed extend house west additions clad wooden william wife occupied western addition point house wired electricity installed major alteration house took place realized projection sufficient protect house walls erosion time concrete applied lower portion exterior walls boards placed wall concrete poured space board wall allowed dry boards raised process repeated house tested early 1940s tornado struck farm destroyed house escaped undamaged apart blown windows william lived house death florence remained years moving died final occupants house family william remained year death restoring house departure occupants house stood neglected decades fire damaged roof blown allowing windows doors broken destroyed bar entrance cattle passed house leaving foot floors descendants william florence decided restore house project spearheaded sons philip curtis supported community club course years raised project fence built exclude cattle house roof repaired exterior walls reinforced repaired new blocks cut horse drawn feet house additional concrete coating applied places porch walls doors windows replaced inside house covering floors removed wood repaired plaster walls replaced layers old removed new applied places pioneer era interior cast iron installed house opened museum house listed national_register_of_historic_places william house form register described excellent example house phenomenon surviving houses state efforts restoring house opening public philip curtis received nebraska state historical society nebraska preservation award 21st century house promoted tourist destination village nebraska division travel tourism


castle castle home highland area scotland family seat earl clan located mile north approximately miles south overlooking origins lie middle ages present building gardens added sir charles barry original building visible interior courtyard despite number expansions alterations largest house north scotland boarding school seven years open public history lands acquired hugh lord grandson flemish nobleman created hugh son william descended house female line castle built site early medieval fort oldest surviving portion iron mentioned earliest castle square walls feet thick unusually ceilings floor formed stone timber castle thought named robert 6th earl castle built midst tribal society norse use time robert bruce planted supported claim crown created passed gordon family 16th century 8th earl gave daughter elizabeth marriage adam gordon 8th earl died elizabeth elder brother declared heir title writ brought younger brother meant possession estate went adam gordon absence adam gordon castle captured alexander legitimate heir quickly retook castle captured alexander placed head spear castle tower alexander son john attempt castle killed castle garden peaceful 17th century extended addition large house built courtyard south west rising charles edward stuart stormed castle warning clan supported british government 17th earl changed surname gordon narrowly escaped exiting door sailed joined duke cumberland army death 18th earl house passed daughter elizabeth married politician george later created 1st duke house altered extended sir charles barry castle scottish style 2nd duke barry architect palace westminster home house_of_commons demand 14th century tower 17th century 18th century extensions retained survive barry 19th century work castle railway station far north line opened private station castle present waiting room constructed category listed building building use naval hospital fire damaged interior confined newer additions barry scottish architect sir robert engaged house following world war 5th duke died house went niece current pass male heir went john earl house boarding school boys taking boys teachers year house grounds open public private accommodation retained use family architecture rooms castle making largest northern highlands barry interior destroyed fire leading restoration sir robert incorporated surviving 17th century 18th century work including wood carvings attributed externally castle elements inspired work french architect roof main entrance portion built barry uses broadly style parts 16th 17th centuries significant elements style large pile stories towers corner connects older castle building stories containing apartments tallest tower containing entrance feet high round towers feet high clock tower feet john courtyard oldest portion castle deepest draw wells scotland feet indication origin interior entrance hall past main decorated portraits family feet wide feet high dining room feet long feet wide wall italian carpet chairs containing 5th duke wife drawing room previous rooms restoration castle looks gardens sea contains large 18th century portraits housing books library features painting philip table gardens french influence extends gardens completed barry taking inspiration french formal style gardens versailles set circular pool fountain essential layout created total area acres museum museum displays trophy heads animals shot family members items world important collection archaeological artifacts museum retains victorian arrangement housed 18th century summer house adjoining formal gardens historically castle category listed building gardens included inventory gardens designed landscapes scotland castle open visitors april october year displays held castle gardens resident


house house known long fox manor built private asylum opened purpose built england situated bath road bristol parts grounds cross city boundary parish bath north east somerset fronted building originally seven separate blocks patients allocated depending class buildings estate regime designed edward long fox based principles moral treatment fashionable time house later influenced design construction influenced acts parliament house structures listed buildings converted private residences original grounds grade listed register historic parks gardens special historic interest england include sixth form college sports pitches farmland included heritage risk register history asylum established edward long fox considered state art opened having built moral treatment ideas pioneered york retreat opened fox extensive private practice bristol served physician bristol taking hill range different businesses locally able pay estate site previously common enclosed site main road bristol bath enabled attract wealthy clients cities fox divided patients house according social class 1st 2nd 3rd class ladies gentlemen housed different blocks presentation fox insisted patients separated families needed away conventional authority head household following madness king george iii erroneously suggested king patient house block access known airing courts asylum surrounded extensive grounds end courtyard stone rooms house patients slept straw beds buildings stone iron avoiding use wood potential fire hazard hot cold included fox saw use important treatment related beliefs john advocacy practice total construction cost addition wealthy private patients funded parish funds admitted kept accommodation central block highest society private patients building chapel added design buildings regime seen models followed including general asylum nottingham drafting county act act asylum continued owned run physicians fox family second world war asylum national health service formed hospital sold royal united hospital nurses home 1980s care home elderly 1990s converted flats changed long fox manor patients john thomas son spent year house february followed years house sussex house experienced spite expense regime brutality degradation months time completely control voices spirits kept restraint tied bed treatment consisted cold operation temporal later founders alleged friend society acted honorary secretary years books experience republished gregory recent years hailed pioneer mental health advocacy movement artist frank miles committed house architecture building style central block wings slate roofs storey central block porch window range wings window ranges southern end attached pavilion northern end chapel contains window luke church current layout developed mid-19th century original separate blocks linked corridor basement level grounds extensive grounds covered hectares acres hectares acres kitchen gardens hectares acres pleasure grounds gardens remaining hectares acres largely covered sports fields laid moral treatment vogue asylum built included pathways walks including cliff river facilities recreational activities including bowling green court later football cricket pitches inclusion eye catching features attractive views seen based ideas expressed work essays nature principles taste based principle association suggested seeing objects beauty help correct thought patterns cottages estate built fox family swiss cottage built originally known cottage earl patient cottage built accommodation lord lodge house originally called contained mechanism open close iron gates asylum garden dating grade listed building late 1950s large grounds sold establishment sixth form college grounds grade listed register historic parks gardens special historic interest england heritage risk register historic england


hall hall country house near village england house private chapel built early 18th century replacing earlier hall chapel nearby built designs william smith probably son francis later 18th century house extended addition drawing room 1830s house edward work included addition extension frontage style joining central block service wings replaced large designed joseph main house virtually destroyed fire rebuilt anthony generally followed designs modifications rebuilt house style altered interior alterations later 19th century including saloon second world war hall red_cross subsequent deterioration prompted restoration hall built brick slate roofs grade listed building long entrance consisting storey central block lateral wings storey turrets outside storey service blocks project forward forming sided entrance ground floor public rooms include drawing room dining room sculpture gallery dressing rooms gallery floor hall stands grounds containing gardens includes lake particularly notable listed structure grounds grade listed private chapel designed william smith contemporaneous hall elaborate grade listed gates gate piers bridge lake lodge listed earthworks previous hall chapel deserted medieval village grounds designated scheduled ancient monument today hall chapel grounds privately owned family open public advertised times special events available hired purposes weddings corporate events history manor held family passed ward family house previously site metres west chapel metres north site marked brick column grounds john ward engaged william smith design new house chapel different site parts new house built lateral detached wings domestic offices stables coach house main block house followed later william smith died thought main block designed younger brother francis smith house style seven bays middle bays breaking forward built brick stone house rooms deep central entrance hall corridor leading john ward died male heir manor passed family marriage daughter davies davies grandson called davies improved extended house addition single storey southwest drawing room northwest died son edward davies commissioned edward house joined lateral wings main house adding new rooms sides widened wings built new stables service courts north south creating symmetrical structure main house wings large created house style windows replaced windows ground floor turrets caps shaped added centre house raised attic clock rest building retained features replaced large designed joseph led directly family chapel designed entrance house owned edward son arthur henry central house destroyed fire leaving wings wall retired anthony commissioned rebuild house kept generally plans gave entrance shaped central attic rear house garden rebuilt style internally changed proportions storeys making ground floor ceilings higher arthur henry died rebuilding completed house passed william ownership saloon chapel second world war house red_cross time fabric house deteriorated restored house continues owned family architecture exterior hall constructed red brick slate roof plan symmetrical consists central block storeys storey lateral blocks protruding forward form sides middle central block seven bays consisting arches carried columns circular panels decorated diamond seven windows similar windows middle storey shaped containing windows stone contain panels flanking middle central block storey slightly projecting wings central bay lateral storey turrets central bays contain storey bay windows pierced stone light windows shaped pierced turrets bands stages single light windows caps projecting forward central block storey service blocks facing similar arches left blocked arch right forming arches seven bay fronts central bay projecting slightly containing door window consoles shaped windows storeys outward facing fronts similar fronts end centre bays interior rebuilding interior house fire followed design rooms designs entrance hall follows design ceiling windows contain 19th century stained glass arranged featuring arms ward families chimney piece added contains figures reading desk pulpit chapel sculpture gallery ceiling consists corridor sides arched sculptures gallery collected edward davies consist ancient copies famous greek sculptures face charles james fox joseph pair dancing girls saloon ceiling room features large fireplace early renaissance style numerous family portraits collected overseas trips drawing room designed garden features ceiling floral room twin stone dated originally belonged family house london carved depicting faith hope charity marriage state dining room designed ceiling wooden line room contains large fireplace early renaissance style white marble containing family arms room sculptures joseph staircase hall divided sculpture gallery walls portraits family staircase wrought iron decorated crest consists rope neck face william political opponent ground floor rooms library ceiling diamond motifs contains imitation fireplace demolished hall study ceiling case includes circular central motif private dining room contains 19th century marble fireplace ground floor bedroom ceiling victorian baroque fireplace floor landing similar ground floor leading upper gallery contains documents relating room dressing room room gets spent years creating mounted bed room work includes dates progress depicts subjects garden man fall paradise rooms floor include state bedroom contains valuable items furniture pair state dressing room american room decorated items philadelphia yellow room bedroom sir william died passage outside american room portrait philosopher jean grounds hall surrounded park includes woodland lakes boat house containing 18th century maple trees grounds number structures interest chapel chapel gates chapel designed william smith dedicated holy trinity chapel built brick stone stone slate roof consists bay nave chancel bell turret doorway windows round headed chapel square piers capped ball inside chapel original box replaced facing college style west end raised family walls panels george mosaic surround loosely based southwest chapel gates gate piers gate piers date 20th century gates piers brick stone stepped stone caps ball gates wrought iron milan wide arched centres contain panels depicting saint andrew cross structures bridge crossing lake dates constructed brick stone consists arches running banks arches hood arches brick bridge stone square piers grounds dating 18th early 19th century built brick consists circular chamber arched entrance barrel vaulted passage leads rectangular opening chamber grounds summer house bell turret chapel carries gold flag date lodge north entrance grounds designed dates built brick felt roof lodge consists storey square tower containing light windows tower pierced corners roof shaped ball earthworks earlier hall chapel long demolished earthworks remaining present nearby deserted medieval village platform chapel measures metres metres present extensive earthworks site hall east platforms seven medieval houses associated evidence medieval field system earthworks designated scheduled ancient monument hall wall surrounding entrance court chapel recorded national heritage list england designated grade listed buildings grade middle grades listed buildings applied particularly important buildings special interest gate gate piers associated chapel listed grade bridge crossing lake ice house north lodge grade applied buildings national importance special interest note restored wings contain turrets hall left tops open sides appear solid buildings england series commenting appearance hall note end parts towers state drama conclude grand concept executed present day hall member historic houses association hall chapel gardens open general public advertised times march october admission charge available visitors hall gardens available hire weddings corporate events programme events organised hall grounds park


known museum ranch located santa river valley miles east california north santa river present day county california home del los_angeles member california state assembly ranch known home widely believed setting popular novel helen hunt jackson novel helped raising awareness lifestyle mission era california history acre km2 working ranch prime example early california original rural setting source commercially grown county remaining citrus southern_california state route property main buildings located south highway buildings north main extant spanish colonial buildings left state buildings mission revival spanish colonial revival styles derivatives original designated national historic landmark listed national_register_of_historic_places california historical landmark buildings grounds open public museum period california history history spanish expedition europeans inland areas california came valley camped river august exact location unknown area later juan missionary travelling expedition named valley santa originally village named meaning area mission san growing crops grazing area livestock early population relatively isolated area traversed real recorded william edward petty inspection mission included acre km2 san_francisco granted del father del administrator mission san governor juan january missions death inherited san_francisco challenged court father second wife constructed room house land title dispute settled getting western portion remainder split children second wife purchased portions family neighboring north began livestock operations expanded area del family live ranch initially instead settling house street los_angeles del family expanded time ranch overseen despite close association mexican california house constructed california family lived mexican rule 1860s drought forced del sell land survived time death house expanded rooms compound self sustaining ranch complete brick chapel barn workers housing records indicate ranch largest area line opened southern pacific ran rail line past ranch including depot ending ranch isolation del company incorporated children property sold august native switzerland sale los_angeles_times lamented era history california closed yesterday del farewell homestead lived successive generations del passing old regime said old spanish families held succession ancestral acres continued operating ranch manner del employing workers served american field service world war world war broke volunteered active duty died serving tunisia death wife mary married man named interested maintaining mary death closed ranch entirely buildings grounds left years heirs regained control property earthquake damaged number buildings family restored commercial citrus production set repairing earthquake damage successfully lobbied listed national_register_of_historic_places designated national historic landmark main house restored funding available restore smaller buildings construction completed spring state route little visible highway parking lot grounds immediate highway filming location science fiction television movie love war agricultural development del acquired orange friend william fruit trees commercially grown county relatively small scale crops taken wagon los_angeles southern pacific line opened seventeen miles east providing convenient form transport primary agricultural product wine ninety acres planted 1860s known los_angeles santa barbara records indicate largest san township santa barbara county tons grown making gallons wine gallons addition ranch produced wheat corn rose grown shipped europe years replaced fruits today acres km2 cultivation grown makes rare instance surviving citrus operation years citrus industry experienced period great growth contrast natural desert like conditions area images citrus belts help cement image southern_california farmland nation eye world war urban development eliminated southern_california citrus production notable exception santa river valley published based experiences helen hunt jackson visit jackson spent hours ranch meet del keen eye details book example altar cloth chapel small tear story accidentally tears altar cloth book extremely popular inspired great deal tourism happened coincide opening southern pacific railroad lines southern_california interest generated book number communities declared setting novel order cash boom notably san_diego county jackson visited prior book publication location fictional ranch midway valley lands east west belonged missions san san sic corresponds location physical description buildings fictional ranch accurately describe actual buildings hand relative locations novel having married san_diego family area distant real location unfortunately jackson died having publicly disclosed locations book based historians today unsure ranch actually represented real location ranch considered setting novel edward roberts published article entitled home visit ranch scenes described edition san_francisco_chronicle significantly publish account blended fact fiction inclusion article appendix later versions novel served cement association book solely devoted ranch published charles close friend del fallen love teenage nicknamed del took photographs buildings published book home photographs fine old spanish estate described helen hunt jackson home clear del like fictional treated poorly mix fact fiction statements feet length runs door father room room goal discourage novel association properties adam clark illustrated genesis story compared photographs buildings text novel photographs competing locations george james declare accepted home heroine despite lack easy access ranch lodging area tourists establishment southern pacific line served increase number railroad featuring ranch advertisements order distinguish competitors ranch developed tourism del sense lodge visitors october getting expensive family del pressed mother stop tourists visitors steal items house help fruit naturally tied novel people began use instead original ranch referring novel play based book called bells virginia stage adaptation characters play called ranch given general belief original setting shot portions silent film chapel nearby mountains backdrops paintings photographs noted artists adam clark henry accompanied jackson initial tour henry ford alexander illustrated later versions novel tourism brought difficulty del newfound fame branding wine home brand label view popularized servant girl apparently bit money pretending real charging tourists photograph tourists continued arrive relocated main line santa pass daily trains stops service discontinued 1940s tourism automobile commonplace time took ownership continued welcome visitors small numbers converting second floor small museum artifacts del family today hosts days festival annually october grounds buildings open public museum built original locations built spanish colonial mission revival styles derived later buildings differing architectural styles representing period built landscaping features flower gardens ornamental trees separate residential areas working portions ranch main called del square foot room shaped structure initially constructed shaped room house connected external opposed interior hallway typical spanish colonial style unusual time period time style vogue evidenced contemporaneous buildings santa barbara los ranch house santa barbara county las san_diego county national historic landmarks built similar vein house expanded phases del family moved permanently additional rooms added free standing kitchen basement installed new rooms 1870s wing added perpendicular attachment finally time room added new wing kitchen completing current shape time interior basement house initially served wine storage area half story brick constructed wine longer grown commercially building served storage room later converted museum visitors complete del family artifacts currently farm equipment automobile storage west main house large california black tree likely planted del 1860s measures feet branches spread half acre believed largest black tree area wooden chapel constructed replacing makeshift chapel set missions chapel known lost mission place worship mission san mission san directly northwest chapel bell structure originally containing bells frame mass largest second slightly smaller bell cast alaska smaller previously mission san relocated del administrator san smallest bell missing exact dates construction barn gas station unknown american style architecture indicates barn located northwest living quarters main work area gas station depicted map small highway built del spanish colonial house constructed damaged severely earthquake reconstruction served museum visitor center constructed built property built families designed match main buildings left north highway notable wooden southern pacific style section house workers built train depot post office exist torn extant built del family sit west section house historic designations united_states national historic landmark added february united_states national_register_of_historic_places reference number added november california historical landmark number


south house south house grade listed manor house southampton seat barons family moved nearby park house building currently owned university southampton recently hall residence lane halls originally called bishop records manor date current house constructed early eighteenth century attributed nicholas gardens landscaping capability brown house close river monks brook manor owned occupied long series families people including family nearby north samuel 1st baron death son elected continue living nearby park house south subsequently sold university college southampton university southampton use student accommodation building considerably altered adding storey tower kitchen dining complex building university submitted plans demolish extensions intention converting original house conference venue building new blocks flats remaining gardens history manor south charter dating relates manor south building works area immediately current house grounds archaeological evidence saxon settlement found manor south originally called bishop held bishop winchester time book original parish south covered acres km2 extended eastern river site present day north bridge south outskirts original town southampton western river included mary church close south house considerably adjacent houses village south closest village house suburb southampton tenants manor apparently took gregory south recorded manor held nicholas south son guy south thomas wife alice lord lady manor theirs possibly daughters held manor year adam history somewhat incomplete point records exist manor passed nicholas john william john thomas death manor passed john son william remained family stephen sold john sold manor william conway sold son inherited manor survived years point manor passed old grandson sheriff hampshire clerk younger married daughter took control manor death sold surveyor navy south house purchased south estate comprising approximately acres sum house constructed family home design attributed nicholas actual construction carried uncle thomas london nearby north baptised church grounds house comprised acres acres water declared bankrupt died prison years later cousin thomas lawyer acquired manor behalf fought lawsuit attempting gain control property edward nicholas newton took ownership south purchasing daughter jane william brother founded british museum purchased manor nicholas subsequently owned son later jean louis previously formal grounds capability brown landscaping work cost john lane purchased estate later declared bankrupt manor sale bought john owned manor north new house built north park new north house completed john moved leased south house general joseph general death major fire north john returned live south house death north rebuilt completed south house advertised let 1830s colonel residence house advertised let charlotte maria leased property miss died south house age thomas second son john moved purchased property elder brother lived point leased property house sale sold south house captain thomas included sale catalogue issued november wood mill standing operating outdoor activities centre cottage land building meadow house south year south house purchased samuel baron tenure large porch added entrance house years buying south house purchased park house son louis continued live samuel death hall residence present day south house acquired south hill miles northwest house male students university college southampton salmon pool south retained family park estate tradition prevailed house collegiate atmosphere expected worn dinner lectures enforced bell evening settled silence study bell hours later released dinner clock bell called prayers half hour later warden came round check bed distinct pressure space halls residence clear rooms needed existing halls south south hill extended covering second world war location college meant directly war zone southampton attacked halls residence siege south windows blown bombs school navigation college relocated communal rooms south house duration war moved school independent university instead affiliated southampton university known maritime academy stables servants quarters demolished concrete tower extension added hall incorporating bar dining hall area tower contains student rooms floors metres high making 8th tallest building southampton january southampton city_council created valley conservation area includes south house lodge places number restrictions construction new buildings demolition existing structures council exception case tower block attached south house considered demolition university plan period 1990s south house merged lane halls complex residences individual hall maintained individual character residents ate originally south dining hall 1960s extension later restaurant neighbouring hall residents shared small kitchen bathroom facilities south house continued hall residence decade 21st century architecture original house architecture original building attributed nicholas alterations subsequent modern 1960s extensions original mansion queen anne style house storeys constructed red brick ground floor level brick band courses brick band exists second floor stone level attic tall second floor stone small centre supported decorated roof seven window openings built roof second floor level original fitted modern windows floor tall narrow windows wide frames stone deep arches brick late 18th century windows left hand door altered door placed centrally degree decorated supporting round carved door porch modern brick covers height extension exists left hand building looking north attic storey extended bay height extension built building flanked modern wings rear house south overall design north exception large central bay ground floor level floor bay windows ground floor windows door middle door similar design door north house steps portland stone accompanied portland stone north south faces building heads cast lead inscribed initials 1960s extension extension designed robert potter richard hare associate architect charge potter based salisbury better known ecclesiastical architect having previously designed listed church ascension plymouth george church lifetime responsible significant work cathedral cathedral oxford library held post surveyor fabric paul cathedral london partners structural engineers general contractors company called limited designers settled tower block leave gardens grounds intact tower block additions house described january march edition concrete quarterly fine extensions low blocks traditional brick construction serve continuation mansion tower hand concrete built finished simple design cross walls facing panels structural treatment strongly suggests building system fact serves system building mean terms good architecture tower block measures feet rests concrete feet inches thick stiff clay reinforced concrete core keeps tower stable contains lifts services central core supported tower crane construction meant floor level tower egg structure cross walls reinforced concrete measuring inches thick inches thick reinforced concrete floor walls floor cast site grounds gardens estate time capability brown kelly described house seated time grounds comprised acres acres water included parts monks brook including salmon pool flows river modern riverside park years earlier estate extensive described times june highly valuable compact estate comprising manor reputed manor south capital mansion called south house banks river distant miles half southampton offices description family gardens pleasure grounds hot houses ice house sheets water fish ponds customary acres meadow wood land acres form beautiful mansion stands remainder divided farm farm house buildings estate described particularly extensive notable groups trees suggested ponds relics fisheries mentioned book entry site gardens salmon pool subject oil painting neo classical painter adam painting measuring inches inches sold auction london november capability brown signature lebanon surround house today interior original house house sold interior described corridor having solid caps bases leads semi octagonal library surrounded quarter column standing base having caps bases supporting richly imitation marble filled shelves books black marble chimney piece register plate glass french windows open handsome long wide plate glass screen end giving appearance greater length stocked choice right hall gentleman room study walls large marble carved piece glass china store room fitted numerous close school room overlooking lawn marble chimney piece register room lobby long passage garden room end opening terrace principal staircase spiral gallery landing leads noble drawing rooms divided folding doors walls maple slate chimney piece imitation marble polished register bed room adjoining dressing room principal octagonal shaped bed room library surviving interior features include early 18th century staircase carved ends decorated flower leaf designs step twisted hand rail staircase situated hall 18th century ceiling painting early 21st century planned remove staircase house entirely interior level music room decorated marble fireplace decorated music room situated eastern end ground floor 1960s extension upper floors tower block kitchen laundry wash rooms study larger rooms linked lobby study room wash basin fitted wardrobe originally interior walls extension plastic faced framework higher quality finish concrete rendering unnecessary result internal decoration applied directly concrete walls redevelopment proposals controversy surrounded continuous use south tower large wooden collar added base tower prevent concrete falling staff students tower construction extensive use mean provided technical block redevelopment south site physical hugely expensive explosives proximity private houses grade listed original building tower kitchen dining hall complex physically linked original house connection site including tower shares listed building status university commissioned firm architects create listed building consent application tower kitchen dining hall complex demolished resulting report published application stated demolition master plan seeks establish south house standard listed building status key master plan change use listed building conference facility application stated replace university conference centre manor pay demolition 1960s extension consent application indicated university planned sell current south estate currently occupied tennis court house residential scheme comprising flats addition replace student accommodation demolition remove plan building containing student flats plus staff accommodation constructed eastern site plan indicated provision better access site including new alongside monks brook river possibility handing site city_council nature conservation area university planned series repairs alterations original house listed building consent application demolition recommended approval concerns raised proposed new constructions detailed separate application applications time demolition buildings site refurbishment change use house recommended approval floors tower opened accommodate overflow students building longer use listed university website lane halls complex promotional revealed architecture firm recently completed design restoration south house conference centre design combined historical original house modern glass structure restoration western house end closest 1960s extension water damaged leading substantial dry remedy original timber wooden wall steps staircase removed planned remove entire staircase house replaced new wood walls


mansion hudson_river estate hudson manor new_york estate notably home frank family contributing property historic district house property owned family property complex result development project began 1980s known filming location film house dark shadows filming location primary setting merchant ivory film june money man frank birth federal reserve premiered film documents life filmed history portion main residence dates includes original kitchen fireplace benjamin ann earliest residents named residence place 1830s estate self proclaimed prophet robert believed resurrected new testament convinced followers fund expansion house named hill time isabella truth spent money followers given violent tried murder acquitted lack evidence later found guilty assaulting grown daughter served short jail term property containing mansion family decades anna estate 1890s husband half brother henry walter substantially added estate numerous properties including estate william estate named house purchased henry attached entire estate house renovated expanded mansion hiring double size house designed expansion colonial revival style compatible federal style original ornate frank purchased acre property widow bought property estate total acres hired william soon house design wing library estate vice president national city bank later columns headquarters wall street shipped wall street columns spaced left columns placed thirds ground albany post road route entrance later closed increasing traffic volume route current entrance station road cage children pet rabbits discarded wrought iron elevator discarded bank guests hosted house wilson henry ford sarah annie franklin roosevelt john duncan wright brothers landed plane property bought nearby mansion wife prevented family moving preference descendants sold property built transformation mansion 1980s later expansion resulted total property acres description near center property southwest corner route station road sits eponymous mansion features large story octagonal library numerous interior rooms major structures included hunting lodge second mansion built daughter charlotte home physician school progressive school established south mansion acre private designed frederick law expansive grove large beech trees imported trees garden fountain small pool covered formal gardens stone erected preserved feature wedding ceremonies occasionally occur property estate contained carriage house gatehouse court longer extant white artist studio named beech home author john children attended school property family rented house moved descriptions building interior closely match descriptions employed short stories novelist richard lived house child artists writers composers estate garage located northeast mansion flat roof story concrete building dating early 1900s