Photos tagged as historic_homes

Day 95 - Magnolia Grange, Marble Woodwork

The woodwork around the fireplace and baseboards was painted to simulate marble.

• Date: 5 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Chester, USA
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Day 95 - Magnolia Grange, Entry Hall

The woodwork is yellow pine, but painted to simulate mahogony. The wallpaper and carpet were imported from France (these are modern copies)

• Date: 5 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Chester, USA
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Day 95 - Magnolia Grange, Button_Hook

This was used mostly to lace shoes. On one side of the shoe were loops, on the other buttons. The hook was used to grab the loop and pull it over the ball.

• Date: 5 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Chester, USA
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Day 95 - Magnolia Grange, 1830's_Bdrm

Each of the three upstairs bedrooms is set up to reflect a different period in the house's history (plus one as a gift shop). This room reflects the original owners from about 1830. Notice the candlesticks by the mirror.

• Date: 5 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Chester, USA
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Day 95 - Magnolia Grange

While this is known now as the Magnolia Grange, it was built in 1822 as a plantation house.

• Date: 5 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Chester, USA
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Day 95 - Chesterfield County Jail

The jail was built in 1892 and used for over 70 years. Notice the stocks on the right side.

• Date: 5 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Chester, USA
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Day 95 - Chesterfield County Museum

This is a replica of the County Courthouse of 1750.

• Date: 5 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Chester, USA
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Day 94 - Monticello

This is Thomas Jefferson's home. It has been designated a World Heritage Site

• Date: 4 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Charlottesville, USA
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Day 94 - Monticello, Mom & I

Mom & I outside the Gift Shop at Monticello. Quite a view!

• Date: 4 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Charlottesville, USA
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Day 94 - Monticello, Side View

A view of the side of the house

• Date: 4 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Charlottesville, USA
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Day 94 - Monticello, Front View

Another view of the front, you can see the dome a little from here.

• Date: 4 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Charlottesville, USA
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Day 94 - Monticello, Lawn

View of the front lawn

• Date: 4 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Charlottesville, USA
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Day 93 - Stratford Hall

This was built in the 1740's by Thomas Lee, Robert E. Lee's grandfather. It has 10,800 sq ft, 18 rooms, and used 600,000 bricks

• Date: 3 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Fredericksburg, USA
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Day 90 - Nelson House, Staircase

Most of the hand railing is original to the house. It would have been used by several of the founding fathers when they visited Thomas Nelson in Yorktown.

• Date: 30 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Yorktown, USA
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Day 90 - Nelson House, Thomas Nelson_Jr

This is a painting of Thomas Nelson Jr, who signed the Declaration of Independance. This was painted when he was about 16

• Date: 30 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Yorktown, USA
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Day 90 - Nelson House, Dining Room

• Date: 30 November 2007
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• Location: Yorktown, USA
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Day 90 - Nelson House, Mom

The entry way and handrail

• Date: 30 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Yorktown, USA
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Day 90 - Nelson House, Entry

Mom is going into the Nelson house, which is also owned by the NPS.

• Date: 30 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Yorktown, USA
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Day 90 - YVC, Sample Displays

There are several diarama's set up to display how the revolutionary war impacted normal people. A recording plays of actors reading from actual diaries of the period.

• Date: 30 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Yorktown, USA
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Day 80 - Dickinson Plantation, Parlor

This was the main room in the Mansion, where the family would entertain friends, conduct business or relax

• Date: 20 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: USA
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Day 80 - John Dickinson Plantation, Pete & Mom

This is our tour guide for the Mansion, Pete. He is dressed as a late 1700's Hessen, working on the Plantation as a skilled laborer (carpenter, blacksmith or jack of all trades)

• Date: 20 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: USA
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Day 80 - Dickinson Plantation, Childs Bedroom

This is one of two upstairs bedrooms for the Dickinson children. The bed is made of ropes. The blue object is to collect bed bugs.

• Date: 20 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Dover, USA
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Day 80 - Dickinson Plantation, Waffle Iron

Once the iron was heated in the fire, it could cook three or four waffles before it needed to be reheated. The handle is quite long of course, it just doesn't show in this shot.

• Date: 20 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Dover, USA
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Day 80 - Dickinson Plantation, Unpacking China

Ceramic dishes would have been imported from England, packed in barrels such as these. Breakage was expected.

• Date: 20 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Dover, USA
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Day 80 - Dickinson Plantation, Carpentry Tools

The plantation was mostly self sufficient and made many of the wood items it needed. These tools are all authentic to the period.

• Date: 20 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Dover, USA
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