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- Biltmore Estate - The official site for this grandiose 19th-century mansion in Asheville, North Carolina, designed by Richard Morris Hunt in the French Renaissance style. Brief history, photographs, visitor information.
www.biltmore.com
- Castle and Gardens of Freyr on the Meuse - The official site of this grand Renaissance country house in Belgium provides an outline history, photographs and visitor information.
www.freyr.be
- Castle Coole, Enniskillen - The Neo-Classical family home of the Earls of Belmore was designed by James Wyatt and completed in 1798. Photograph, history and visitor information from Lodgings Ireland.
www.lodgings-ireland.com/castle-coole
- Chateau de Cirey - An illustrated history and description of Voltaire's home 1734-49, with a biography of the great French writer, maps, and visitor information. Feature on Voltaire's Little Theater in the attic.
www.visitvoltaire.com
- Châteaux and Country - Guide to French country houses: photograph, brief history and visitor information (site developed by châteaux owners).
www.chateauxandcountry.com
- Dundurn Castle - A detailed history of this Italianate house in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada constructed by Sir Allan MacNab between 1832 and 1835. Includes biographies of the owners and copies of their correspondence.
socserv2.socsci.mcmaster.ca/~mas/dundurn/dig.htm
- Epanvilliers, France - Chateau near Poitiers built c.1700 and being restored. History and account of the restoration by the Swiss owner. Events, visitor information with location map.
www.epanvilliers.com
- Florence Court - A fine mid-18th century Irish Palladian mansion, noted for its rococo plasterwork. Illustrated description, history and visitor information from Lodgings Ireland.
www.lodgings-ireland.com/florencecourt
- Hearst Castle - The official site supplies a history of this palatial fantasy castle built 1922-7 by William Randolph Hearst with the aid of architect Julia Morgan. Visitor information.
www.hearstcastle.org/history/index.asp
- La Roche Courbon - French chateau built in the 15th century and extended in the 17th. The official site supplies a photograph, brief history, location and visitor information in English, French and German.
www.t3a.com/LaRocheCourbon
- Larnach Castle Project - Sophie Barker presents a history of this grand house in New Zealand built in 1871 by William Larnach, politician and merchant baron.
www.geocities.com/sophiebarkernz/index.html
- Linden Hall - The official site of this Pennsylvania mansion built by Sarah Cochran in 1913 includes photographs and a brief history. Visitor information.
www.lindenhallpa.com
- Monticello, Charlottesville, Virginia - Photographs and brief history of this World Heritage site, designed (1784-1809) in the Neo-Classical style by Thomas Jefferson as his own home. Supplied by the National Parks Service.
www.cr.nps.gov/worldheritage/jeff.htm
- Palma Palace - Photographs and outline history of a Portuguese manor house. Medieval origins but restored in the 19th and 20th centuries.
www.palmapalace.com
- The Argory, Dungannon, Northern Ireland - Built in 1824 for Walter McGeough, the Argory has a fine setting overlooking the River Blackwater. Photograph, history and visitor information from Lodgings Ireland.
www.lodgings-ireland.com/argory
- The Castle of Gola, Poland - Cedric Gendaj gives a plan, images and history of this Renaissance house erected in 1580 by Leonard von Rohnau. Also information on the park and summer workcamps.
www.gola.pl
- The Castle of St Georgen, Austria - History of this 16th-century mansion on the hill-top site of a medieval castle, illustrated with old views; tour and heraldry. Prepared as a student project by a nearby school.
www2.asn-graz.ac.at/hs-stgeorgen/schloss/eschloss/e_schloss.htm
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