Tag: Gilded Age

Kykuit

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Posted on August 28th, 2014
I spend a lot of time traveling to different homes that were primarily built during The Gilded Age. The Gilded Age was a Period of time in United States history that lasted from around 1879 to about 1905. Not too long after the civil war, this era was one of very rapid economic growth in... Read the full article
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Kykuit Pergola

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Posted on July 28th, 2014
  Kykuit has so many magical wonders. Home to four generations of the Rockefeller family, the six story stone house and beautiful grounds have been added to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The villa, built in the Classical Revival style, is absolutely stunning, a picture of understated elegance. Originally built for one of the... Read the full article
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Naumkeag

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Posted on August 27th, 2013
Naumkeag is a quintessential country estate of the Gilded Age. This architectural masterpiece is, with its incredible views and incomparable design and detail, at its heart, a family home. Joseph Choate, a leading 19th-century attorney, hired the architectural firm of McKim, Mead, & White to design his 44-room “cottage,” Naumkeag, to be a summer retreat,... Read the full article
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