The First Opulent Mansion To Appear On Bellevue Avenue in 1841 - Kingscote
Instead of grandeur, it embraces a romantic, picturesque style that feels closer to a country retreat than a palace. Walking through it, you get the sense that luxury here was once about atmosphere rather than display.
General Sherman’s Civil War Headquartes - Green-Meldrim House
Charles Green, born 1807 in Shropshire, England, migrated to Savannah in 1833 at the age of 26 and secured a job as a clerk on Factor’s Walk in the cotton trade.
A French Chateau in the Brandywine Valley - Nemours
Nemours stands as an extraordinary example of the Gilded Age fascination with European culture and serves as a lasting testament to the wealth, interests, and ambitions of the du Pont family.
A House Of Authors - The Manse, Concord, MA
Standing quietly along the banks of the Concord River, just a short walk from the North Bridge, this Georgian home has witnessed two revolutions that shaped America.
A Perfect Blend of History and Nature - The Fells
Located along the tranquil eastern shore of Lake Sunapee in Newbury, New Hampshire, The Fells is one of New England's most remarkable surviving country estates.
The House That A Lincoln Built - Hildene
Robert Lincoln, the only child of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, retained the architecture firm of Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge to built his summer home on 392 acres in Manchester, Vermont. Lincoln had served as Secretary of War and Minister to the Court of St. James, and made his fortune as a lawyer before becoming President of the Pullman Company. Robert Lincoln and his wife, Mary Harlan Lincoln, lived at Hildene in high style.
George & Martha’s Place On The Potomac - Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon is an American landmark and once a vibrant 18th century plantation and home to the first President of the United States. The estate is located on the banks on the Potomac River.
A Stockbridge Gilded Age Cottage - Naumkeag
Naumkeag is the former Berkshire estate of New York City lawyer and U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, Joseph Hodges Choate, and his wife Caroline, located in Stockbridge, Massachusettes. The Choate’s, who were part of the newly-rich, traveled in well-to-do social circles. They decided to build a 44-room shingle-style “cottage” with brick and stone details, designed by the architect of the day, Stanford White.
Coloring Havana - Fusterlandia
A visit to Fusterlandia feels like stepping straight into Cuban artist Jose Fuster’s imagination.
Gilded Age Living In Richmond, Virginia - Maymont
iMajor and Mrs. James H. Dooley transformed rough fields and pastures into a showplace many American millionaires were creating during the Gilded Age.
Living Large In Bristol, RI - Linden Place
Stepping into Linden Place feels less like entering a single home and more like walking through generations of American life.
The Medieval Castle In Bucks County, PA - Fonthill
Built between 1908 and 1912, Fonthill Castle was the home of archaeologist, anthropologist, ceramicist, scholar and antiquarian Henry Chapman Mercer.
Inside Hemingway’s Cuban Sanctuary - Finca Vigia
There’s something about stepping into a place where a great mind once lived.
Designed To Be A Living Canvas - Monet’s Giverny
It wasn’t simply the place where he painted—it was the world he created in order to paint, a living canvas he cultivated with the same vision and intention he brought to his art.
A French Seaside Villa & Garden - Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild
Baroness Beatrice Ephrussi de Rothschild created this seaside oasis in the early 1900s, pouring her fortune and imagination into every detail.
Lavish Gold Coast Estate Turned State Park - Planting Fields Arboretum
Coe Hall is the 65-room centerpiece of the 409-acre Planting Fields Historic State Park located in Oyster Bay, New York. The estate was originally landscaped by Frederick Law Olmsted, featuring greenhouses, rolling lawns, formal gardens, woodland paths and outstanding plant collections.
A Long Island Gilded Age Riverside Retreat - Cutting Arboretum
Westbook Farms started when William Bayard Cutting purchased the George C. Lorillard estate on the Connetiquot River in the Long Island town of Great River. Cutting was a New York City lawyer and sugar beet refiner, who made his fortune in railroads and in the development of the Red Hook, Brooklyn waterfront.
A Professional Showcase - Beauport
Beauport, also known as the Sleeper-McCann House, was the shingle-style summer home of one of America’s first professional interior designers, Henry Davis Sleeper.
Gilded Age Living In The Finger Lakes - Sonnenberg
The 50-acre Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion State Historic Park is located in Canandaigua, New York. The historic park contains the former summer mansion, a collection of period garden architecture, nine formal and informal gardens, statuary, and a greenhouse complex. The property is a gift to New York State from philanthropists Frederick Ferris and Mary Clark Thompson.
An Island With A Heart - Boldt Castle
George C. Boldt, a millionaire associated with the Waldorf Astoria and the Bellevue-Stratford Hotels in New York City, built this 120-room castle to display his love for his wife, Louise, on picturesque Hart Island, which he re-named Heart Island.