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Southern Byways

Archive for the ‘Famous Homes’ Category

August 16th, 2006

Longwood Mansion, Natchez, Mississippi

“ca. 1860-1861. Lower Woodville Rd. The grandest octagonal house in America. Superb example of mid-19th century Oriental style. Designed for Haller and Julia Nutt, it retains original furnishings. Finial atop dome was reconstructed in 1993 by the Pilgrimage Garden Club. National Historic Landmark.”
Now this is my kind of summer house. ;)
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July 11th, 2006

Peel Mansion - Arkansas

In 1875, Colonel Samuel West Peel built a marvelous villa tower Italianate Mansion on the outskirts of Bentonville, Arkansas. It was a working farmstead surrounded by 180 acres of apple trees.
This mansion sounds like how builders should be building houses today but seldom do. It seems that the best of everything was used […]

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July 2nd, 2006

Tour of Charleston, South Carolina… Day 2 - Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens

After a day of exploring every nook and cranny of one of the most impressive collections of naval transportation in one harbour, relax and take in over 300 years of history at Boone Hall Plantation. Explore Boone Hall’s gardens, slave cabins, and one of the world’s longest running oak-draped roads. While there stop by and […]

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