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Cotehele House, Cornwall, England

Posted on June 8, 2010 by admin

Little has changed at Cotehele since the mid-17th century. Set in formal gardens near the River Tamar in Cornwall, the architecture of Cotehele today flaunts its history. Cotehele consists of a huge stone triple-court-plan house with castellated tower, chapel, and … Continue reading →

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Tyntesfield by John Norton

Posted on April 17, 2010 by admin

William Gibbs inherited a trading company that made most of its money from importing guano from Pacific islands, and selling it as fertilizer. Gibbs used part of the fortune he made from the business to buy and estate near Bristol, … Continue reading →

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Ightham Mote – Kent, England

Posted on September 7, 2009 by admin

Ightham Mote is a small 14th- and 15th-century manor house in a secluded position which looks like a perfect medieval survival. It sits in its ring of water and from almost any vantage point reveals a blend of mellow stone, … Continue reading →

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Fountains Abbey – North Yorkshire , England

Posted on September 5, 2009 by admin

Fountains Abbey was founded in a lonely valley in 1132 by 13 monks fleeing from the laxity of St. Mary’s Abbey, York. They applied to come under the stricter Cistercian rule, an important force behind the first stirrings of Gothic … Continue reading →

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Farnsworth House – Illinois

Posted on September 3, 2009 by admin

After a shower, Edith Farnsworth stepped out of her bathroom – the only enclosed, private space in the open-plan glass house her friend Ludwig Mies van der Rohe had designed for her – and was confronted by a gaggle of … Continue reading →

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