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The house is noteworthy for its symmetry and balance of proportions, secret passages, mid pack gardens, front door, and its Georgian style (which was inspired by the Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia). The grounds and garden are open to the public from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, and you can tour the mansion with an appointment.
The Virginia Governor's Mansion, better known as the Executive Mansion, is located in Richmond, Virginia, on Capitol Square and serves as the official residence of the governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Designed by Alexander Parris, it is the oldest occupied governor's mansion in the United States.
Kenmore, also known as Kenmore Plantation, is a plantation house at 1201 Washington Avenue in Fredericksburg, Virginia.Built in the 1770s, it was the home of Fielding and Elizabeth Washington Lewis and is the only surviving structure from the 1,300-acre (530 ha) Kenmore plantation.
When Princess Elizabeth called the villa home, she was in the first years of her marriage. She moved to Malta when her husband Philip was based there in command of a Royal Navy frigate.
Top Cottage, also known as Hill-Top Cottage, in Hyde Park, New York, was a private retreat designed by and for Franklin D. Roosevelt. [3] [4] [5] Built in 1938-39, during Roosevelt's second term as President of the United States, it was designed to accommodate his need for wheelchair accessibility.
In November 1949, Queen Elizabeth II—then, a newlywed princess—sojourned 1,800 miles from her gilded Buckingham Palace to Villa Guardamangia, a rustic seaside villa in the Maltese town of ...
Stop the royal presses: Queen Elizabeth is giving royal fans an exclusive tour of her horse training facility.Yes, Her Majesty’s horse stables will be open for public viewing in honor of her ...
Cocke's third great grandfather, Richard Cocke, immigrated to Virginia by 1627 and amassed almost 11,000 acres of land (including the plantations Bremo, Malvern Hill, and Curles) by the time he died in 1866. Old Bremo passed to Richard's descendants before it was sold out of the Cocke family in the late 18th century or early 19th century.