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Greenway, also known as Greenway House, is an estate on the River Dart near Galmpton in Devon, England. Once the home of the author Agatha Christie , it is now owned by the National Trust . The estate is served by a steam railway service with trains from Paignton and Kingswear stopping at Greenway Halt station.
The property was purchased by Dr. James C. Greenway and his wife Harriet Lauder Greenway, the daughter of multi-billionaire (in today's currency) George Lauder and niece of Andrew Carnegie, one of the wealthiest Americans ever, in 1905. At the time of purchase, the estate included 57 acres (23 ha) and included fruit-bearing orchards, a chicken ...
The Lauder Greenway Estate is a 50-acre private property with a French Renaissance mansion in Greenwich, Connecticut built in 1896. When it was sold in 2013 for $120,000,000 it was the most expensive home in American history.
Lauder Greenway Estate. Lauder Greenway was born in Greenwich, Connecticut [1] as the second of three sons to James Greenway Sr. and his wife, Harriet Lauder Greenway. As a member of the Lauder Greenway Family, Greenway's maternal grandfather was George Lauder and his great-uncle was Andrew Carnegie which informed and empowered his philanthropic efforts.
Copper Beech Farm aka Lauder Greenway Estate: 1896 or 1898 [15] French Renaissance: Greenwich: Originally built by NYC native John Hamilton Gourlie, it was purchased by Andrew Carnegie's niece Harriet Lauder Greenway in 1905. Fully restored and renovated in 2023. For a time, it was the most expensive home in United States history. || [16] [17 ...
The Gilberts of Compton were a noted Anglo-Norman family of knightly class, [1] having seats at both Compton Castle and Greenway Estate, Devon, England. They were prominent in the British colonization of the Americas during the Elizabethan era. [2]
She lived there from her birth until the time of her marriage, and intermittently thereafter. She reluctantly sold it in 1940; in 1962 it was demolished and replaced with a small estate of houses. A blue plaque marks the top left corner of the two-acre property which was Ashfield. Christie loved this house, and even in old age remembered it fondly.
The Lauder Greenway Family is a Scottish-American clan whose influence on, and involvement in, American political and economic affairs dates from the 1640s through the contemporary era. The below articles are about direct family, cousins, business partners, and family holdings.