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A great house is a large house or mansion with luxurious appointments and great retinues of indoor and outdoor staff. The term is used mainly historically, especially of properties at the turn of the 20th century, i.e., the late Victorian or Edwardian era in the United Kingdom and the Gilded Age in the United States.
Great House is the third novel by the American writer Nicole Krauss, [1] published on October 12, 2010 by W. W. Norton & Company.Early versions of the first chapter were published in Harper's ("From the Desk of Daniel Varsky", 2007), [2] Best American Short Stories 2008, and The New Yorker ("The Young Painters", June 2010).
The Great House is a children's historical novel by Cynthia Harnett. [1] [2] It was first published in 1949 with illustrations by the author.The novel is set in 1690 and concerns the building of a grand house in the new style, contrasted with the older manor house, which still reflects its medieval origins.
A great house is a large, multi-storied Ancestral Puebloan structure; they were built between 850 and 1150. Whereas the term "great house" typically refers to structures in Chaco Canyon , they are also found in more northerly locations in the San Juan Basin , including the Mesa Verde region .
A noble house is an aristocratic family or kinship group, either currently or historically of national or international significance [clarification needed], and usually associated with one or more hereditary titles, the most senior of which will be held by the "Head of the House" or patriarch.
Pueblo Bonito is the largest great house in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. Examination of pack rat middens revealed that at the time that Pueblo Bonito was built, Chaco Canyon and the surrounding areas were wooded by trees such as ponderosa pines. Evidence of such trees can be seen within the structure of Pueblo Bonito, such as the first-floor ...
In his collegiate debut against Navy, Greathouse hauled in three receptions for 68 yards and two touchdowns. [8] Despite dealing with a lingering hamstring injury throughout his freshman season, Greathouse finished the year totaling 18 receptions for 265 yards and five touchdowns. [9]
Nathaniel passed property at Leyton (comprising a capital message and 29 acres) to Fisher Tench and his wife Elizabeth in 1697. He inherited the rest of his father's estate in 1710, and probably soon after began to build the Great House at Leyton. It was a large mansion of two storeys, basement, and attics, built in the 'Wren' style of the period.