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After seeing all the images of different architecture displayed here by members from all over the world, I thought it might be interesting to have a thread about interesting homes that you have visited with a brief blurb about each one. I have two to start off with:
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Agecroft Hall – Richmond, VA
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Talk about a massive project. Buy a Tudor Mansion in 1925 that was built in the 1400’s, disassemble it, crate it, and ship it across the Atlantic. Then put it back together in a different arrangement.
Here is a good tidbit of the history : Agecroft Hall
You can find a wealth of information on the web by using a search engine.
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Bonnett House – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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I lived in Ft. Lauderdale in the early 1980’s for about nine months. One of my friends was the lead carpenter working on the restoration of parts of this house. They could only work there when Ms. Bartlett was away in the hot months, but he had the opportunity to meet and talk with her. Some tidbits not mentioned on the web, when the house was opened to the public, the parking lot was placed in the coconut plantation. They only removed enough coconut trees for the parking lot. Later, due to liability issues and car damage from falling coconuts, the other trees were removed. The home had one of the first movie projectors before movie theaters were available to the public and the wealthy would come to see movies. Admittance was a sea shell. Those shells now reside in the sea shell museum. The house was built out of concrete block made on site. Unfortunately, the sand used for the blocks came from the beach and over time the salt content has caused issues.
The Bartlett family fortunes came from the hardware business. Their partnership’s stores burned down twice during the Great Chicago Fires. Later on the partnership was sold in the 1960’s and became part of the True Value Hardware chain.
Here is their website: Bonnet House If you find this information interesting you might want to download and read the pdf file that is available at the bottom of the history page.
Please feel free to add architecturally interesting places. Enjoy!
Peter
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Agecroft Hall – Richmond, VA
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Talk about a massive project. Buy a Tudor Mansion in 1925 that was built in the 1400’s, disassemble it, crate it, and ship it across the Atlantic. Then put it back together in a different arrangement.
Here is a good tidbit of the history : Agecroft Hall
You can find a wealth of information on the web by using a search engine.
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Bonnett House – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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I lived in Ft. Lauderdale in the early 1980’s for about nine months. One of my friends was the lead carpenter working on the restoration of parts of this house. They could only work there when Ms. Bartlett was away in the hot months, but he had the opportunity to meet and talk with her. Some tidbits not mentioned on the web, when the house was opened to the public, the parking lot was placed in the coconut plantation. They only removed enough coconut trees for the parking lot. Later, due to liability issues and car damage from falling coconuts, the other trees were removed. The home had one of the first movie projectors before movie theaters were available to the public and the wealthy would come to see movies. Admittance was a sea shell. Those shells now reside in the sea shell museum. The house was built out of concrete block made on site. Unfortunately, the sand used for the blocks came from the beach and over time the salt content has caused issues.
The Bartlett family fortunes came from the hardware business. Their partnership’s stores burned down twice during the Great Chicago Fires. Later on the partnership was sold in the 1960’s and became part of the True Value Hardware chain.
Here is their website: Bonnet House If you find this information interesting you might want to download and read the pdf file that is available at the bottom of the history page.
Please feel free to add architecturally interesting places. Enjoy!
Peter
