Even as a modern Pennsylvanian, I still call the more northern states "New England." Where are they vacationing? Oh, somewhere up in New England. Could mean anywhere between Boston and Maine. And, I suppose, further down the East coast.
Probably meant one of the private schools in Boston area. As he got older he would have gone to Harvard which was around in the 1600’s. I believe at the time Harvard was educating as young as 12 or 14. The six states in that region are all called New England to this day.
@@Nightbird1914 Nope. "New England" is and always has been the territory comprised of the current 6 states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. It does NOT included New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania or Virginia.
Shirley Plantation, located in Charles City, Virginia was/is also owned by the Carter family and is in the same hands today. Shirley Plantation sits on the bank of the James River and is opened to the public. It also has a gift shop. The main house is famous for its floating staircase as well as its basic historical significance in being the oldest (?) plantation in Virginia, dating back to 1613, although the manor house as it stands today wasn't built until 1723. Like Sabine Hall, the estate belonged to the Carter family, but in this case, it came into their possession through marriage.
I visited Shirley plantation about 12 years ago, at that time the 11th and 12th generation were still living there. There’s an upstairs that is not open for the public and that’s where they live.
That’s a lot of history. The mere thought that house stood before the nation was even born, updated over time to reflect current technology. It’s a living testament of Virginia and to the family that has worked hard to preserve it. Incredible. I bet the scrapbooks and all of the contents could be historical memorabilia.
The United States owes its very existence to the slaves and their families, this nation was built by their hard labor it wouldn't exist as it does today without this forced labor. This goes for all the European nations as well.
@@griffonclaw Yep!! My "estate" (an 1870's Pittsburgh,PA rowhouse) was likely built by horrifically treated and underpaid workers (NOT slaves, but not treated well either). I guess it was Italians, given the neighborhood history. But, yeah WE GET IT. Lots of historic s**t in the South was built by African slaves. Nowadays no one talks about how Eastern and Southern EUROPEANS were ALSO F**ked over. (Not to mention how the Chinese were treated in the West). My mother's family (Russian Jews) came here before 1900 to not only escape persecution, but DEATH. 150 year later, I am a Jew whose father's family is GERMAN. (HIS family ALSO was here before 1900). History is messy, we deal with it, and learn from it.
Such a beautiful estate. This family definitely did the right thing by passing it down to future generations. Homes like this are amazing and one of a kind
Excellent video. One of the wings of this house was built in the 19th century and the other in 1926 to establish symmetry. Another Virginia plantation still owned by the Carter family is Shirley. When I toured it (only 1st floor was open), the tour took "forever." Another guide told his group that my guide always gave the longest tours, but then he was going to inherit the home. This would also make a good video.
Give me Georgian architecture and furniture any day! The lines are so clean and simple. The furniture, especially original pieces or copies of Duncan Fyfe, Hepplewhite and Robert Adam, is ALWAYS in good taste. There’s absolutely no comparison between homes and furniture and furnishings of this period and the monstrosities of the Victorian era.
Ken, PLEASE do more videos about the beautiful Georgian homes in the Tidewater region of Virginia as well as the homes that are further west towards the Blue Ridge Mountains. There are so many beautiful old homes in this part of Virginia.
Palladian never goes out of style, they just keep reviving it. That large arch is very impressive, though the style is known for it's simplicity. Comparing it to High Victorian is like comparing an egg to a pine cone. I love looking at both, but always think about who would have to dust all of the curly-Qs and crannies, especially now as I face the pre-Christmas house cleaning, lol. Is the house ever opened for tours? Some older houses have been photographed more recently, but the photos are not available under public domain. There is a photographer who did a beautiful book of photos of homes in the Hudson River Valley. His name is Pieter Estersohn. Might be fun to check out in between videos. :)
There’s an old palace in Lima, Peru, the House of Aliaga, owned and inhabited by the descendants of that family since the land where it was built was granted to their ancestor, Jerónimo de Aliaga, by Francisco Pizarro in 1535..
Really enjoyed this vid. That archway leading as an introduction to the main stairway was unique! Have never seen this architectural concept before. Thx for your time and effort in producing these awesome videos.
You should do a story on the Penn Plantation in Reidsville NC. There are two houses one in downtown. Was owned by the Penn family who owned the Lucky Strike Tobacco company
You should consider doing some videos on the great houses in Virginia. Though not as grand as Guilded Age homes, they pack a lot of history with their beauty. Mount Vernon, Monticello, Oaklands, Berkeley Plantation, Stratford Hall, and many others would make interesting videos
My favorite house so far!!! 😍. The entrance room was my favorite part of this house. It always gives me great comfort and pleasure when a house stays in the same family over many generations ❤️ ♥️ 💕 💙 💖
We no longer use the word "slave," but rather replace it with the term "Enslaved Person." It more accurately describes someone who was forced to perform labor or services against their will under threat of physical mistreatment, separation from family or loved ones, or death.
Beautiful home love the classic architecture. All the rooms are impressive but I particularly loved the entry foyer. What appears to be a drum table at its center I realize these spaces were so large to accommodate guests and eventually women’s large hooped skirts.
That is awesome, thanks for the video. I live in Virginia all my life and I've never heard of this house before. This is what we need in our history books for the kids to learn now a days.
Lovely interiors and beautiful front facade, I assume the simpler facade is the back one facing the river? 'cause it looks like two different houses....
Thank you for your interesting presentation. I have lived here in Virginia all of my life and I have not heard of Sabine Hall. Things that make you go hmmmmmm. BK
A beautiful home. This made me think of Carter's Grove, a magnificent home near Willisburg. Last I knew, a developer bought it and let the house go to ruins - this one would make a great video!
@@patrickstrong1521 Carter's Grove was damaged pretty heavily from Hurricane Isabel in 2003 (as was our neighborhood, further up the river). It was bought buy a wealthy investor in 2007 and was to be used as a private residence and thoroughbred horse racing program. That never really materialized and the investor went bankrupt in 2010. In 2013, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation oversaw the fixing of the roof. The repairs were extensive. It is no longer open to the public.
@@emes7640 She is saying the government caused her to have to sell her house. Because of taxes on a house that was paid for ten times over. The state has to get their money . If property value goes up around you and you own a significant amount of land. You are in deep trouble. It is a snowball effect. I hate to hear this. Don't give her a hard time.
The house reminds me of one along I-80 at Seven Mile Ford, VA. The owner got it as a gift and doesn't want it, but will not even let an historical society tour it. He is thought to have auctioned off all the contents. The last resident was the author Lucy Crockett. Known as the Preston House, or Preston Mansion.
@@cassiewigand1236 I live in AR, and from the research I have done into the house, and that owner, your description of him is right on target! I used to go by there when I was a truck driver. Once I parked across the highway by an out of business store and walked across the overpass and got pictures of the house.
My heart hurts seeing the luxury built on the unimaginable suffering of so many slaves, who could have well been my ancestors, not even looked at as human. 😥
Another Carter family plantation was established in 1798 by George Carter, great-grandson of King Carter. It is called the "Oatlands" located in Leesburg, VA. The mansion was began in 1804 and remained in the Carter family until 1897, when it was sold to Stilson Hutchins, founder of the Washington Post. He sold it to the Eustis family in 1903 and it remained in the family until 1964 when it was donated to David Finley, founder of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It was placed on the register in 1971. The Oatlands and grounds are beautiful as is the interior of the mansion. The carriage house was converted into a gift shop and tea room. I was there before Covid, so I do not know if it has reopened. I went while it was decorated for Christmas❤
Great video but I take exception to the statement that he had the largest collection of books in VA at the time -- in that one room. That distinction is firmly accredited to Thomas Jefferson at Monticello. In 1773, TJ had 1,256 books in his library at Monticello. And that was just the beginning.
Another worthy home to review is currently under The Fairfax County Park Authorities is: Green Springs Farm. Off Braddock Road, north of Little River Turnpike.
So alot of the sting would be taken out of these giant mansion homes (which I love) by subtly changing your verbiage. For example, instead of "he built" say "he had built" it reinforces that unnamed and either salves or underpaid laborers actually built his home and fortune. It doesn't undermine the beauty and gives credit to those who made the good taste he had into a reality.
Great video. But I was expecting by the end to be able to see some color pictures of the house in the present day. I noticed the bricks are in the Flemish Bond pattern, and appear to have the so-called glazed, or vitrified, headers.
These photos seem to have been taken a while ago. I toured the home a few years ago. It can be open during Garden Week. Toured Mt Airy and Menokin owned by the Tayloe family.
This is DAMNED impressive as rich or poor, Americans move..A lot! Since members of my family arrived as immigrants (from Germany and Russia) "only" in the late 19th Century, no such story exists in my bloodline. But I do occupy my (maternal) grandfather's house, a small "Italianate" Pittsburgh rowhouse built circa 1875. It was not built for anyone in particular, but like many industrial "boom market" houses here it was built and sold by a speculator. My family history to it "only" extends to a few years before WWII. Meaning my grandfather got it cheap as it would have been woefully out of style (even for the "working class") by 1938!
Dogham Farm near Charles City, Va. is also 300+ years old and still owned by the Royall/Isham family. Katherine Banks Royall Isham was married to Mr. Royall and then Mr. Isham. She is my great grandmother too.
Carter Grove Plantation was the best one I have seen. It was built by Carter Burwell, grandson of Robert "King" Carter in 1750. It changed hands many times after his death but was preserved thru 1800's - 1900:'s. A grandiose front was added 1927-1928. Was purchased by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in the 60's who rebuilt slave quarters and the beautiful gardens historically correct and even found another settlement from 1600's on the property. There were families still working there that wanted to stay who were descendants of the original slaves. I found out in 2008 it was sold to a private citizen who closed it to the public. There is a marker nearby but it's such a shame it closed. It was spectacular!
Thank you for another fascinating history lesson on a gorgeous, historic home! wonder how many people it takes to keep it going today. I'm so happy it has remained in the same family and is preserved, but it would be easier to love it if not for the indigenous and enslaved people who suffered because of it.
That is such an awesome house and history! I love it. It is weird; sometimes you go into the gene pool and get a lousy turn out. Maybe that is why they had large families.
I'm assuming through all those years, upgrades were done to add a kitchen and bathrooms? Probably when it was built, the kitchen was in a separate building, and there were outhouses? 🤫
0:52 "New England"? The fact that the house didn't burn down is also pretty impressive. Made it thru the Civil War without being destroyed.
I think it was called New England because the United States was still a colony of England at that time.
Even as a modern Pennsylvanian, I still call the more northern states "New England." Where are they vacationing? Oh, somewhere up in New England. Could mean anywhere between Boston and Maine. And, I suppose, further down the East coast.
Probably meant one of the private schools in Boston area. As he got older he would have gone to Harvard which was around in the 1600’s. I believe at the time Harvard was educating as young as 12 or 14. The six states in that region are all called New England to this day.
@@Nightbird1914 Nope. "New England" is and always has been the territory comprised of the current 6 states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. It does NOT included New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania or Virginia.
Why would it be destroyed? A private owned home is not a military target and if it was, would be a war crime.
Shirley Plantation, located in Charles City, Virginia was/is also owned by the Carter family and is in the same hands today. Shirley Plantation sits on the bank of the James River and is opened to the public. It also has a gift shop. The main house is famous for its floating staircase as well as its basic historical significance in being the oldest (?) plantation in Virginia, dating back to 1613, although the manor house as it stands today wasn't built until 1723. Like Sabine Hall, the estate belonged to the Carter family, but in this case, it came into their possession through marriage.
Shirley is absolutely gorgeous.
Years ago when I erecting steel buildings we put one up for a family who lived on the James river & we use to go by this plantation estate daily
I visited Shirley plantation about 12 years ago, at that time the 11th and 12th generation were still living there. There’s an upstairs that is not open for the public and that’s where they live.
I was amazed at the staircase at Shirley.
@@BetsyH never actually seen it..we just went by the place twice a day to & from work. Always wanted to though
That’s a lot of history. The mere thought that house stood before the nation was even born, updated over time to reflect current technology. It’s a living testament of Virginia and to the family that has worked hard to preserve it. Incredible. I bet the scrapbooks and all of the contents could be historical memorabilia.
don't forget about the slaves who did most of the hard work (or all of it).
@@kathleenmacdonald5511 Yes Kathleen. Yes. That went without saying, but yes.
The United States owes its very existence to the slaves and their families, this nation was built by their hard labor it wouldn't exist as it does today without this forced labor. This goes for all the European nations as well.
@@griffonclaw Yep!! My "estate" (an 1870's Pittsburgh,PA rowhouse) was likely built by horrifically treated and underpaid workers (NOT slaves, but not treated well either). I guess it was Italians, given the neighborhood history. But, yeah WE GET IT. Lots of historic s**t in the South was built by African slaves. Nowadays no one talks about how Eastern and Southern EUROPEANS were ALSO F**ked over. (Not to mention how the Chinese were treated in the West). My mother's family (Russian Jews) came here before 1900 to not only escape persecution, but DEATH. 150 year later, I am a Jew whose father's family is GERMAN. (HIS family ALSO was here before 1900). History is messy, we deal with it, and learn from it.
@Nomen Clature and I guess Hebrew slaves did not build the pyramids?
This is one of my favorite houses on your channel. It is stylish without being too ornate.
Such a beautiful estate. This family definitely did the right thing by passing it down to future generations. Homes like this are amazing and one of a kind
Excellent video. One of the wings of this house was built in the 19th century and the other in 1926 to establish symmetry. Another Virginia plantation still owned by the Carter family is Shirley. When I toured it (only 1st floor was open), the tour took "forever." Another guide told his group that my guide always gave the longest tours, but then he was going to inherit the home. This would also make a good video.
Lovely home. Lots of light.
As a Virginian, I love seeing videos where I can learn more about the place where I have lived my whole life. Great job
Excellent! Thank you for featuring a house from Virginia. I wish it was open to the public.
This is such a gorgeous house. Let’s hope this stays in their family for hundreds of years to come. What a treasure!
Why they didn’t build it
I hope they give it to the decent of the slaves there a lot of carters out here
I have been and seen the outside couple of times and have met one of family members. Seeing the home just from the outside is breathtaking
Lol your a moron lefty@@Bahia82
@@williamjohn3167why ? Are you a Marxist
Give me Georgian architecture and furniture any day! The lines are so clean and simple. The furniture, especially original pieces or copies of Duncan Fyfe, Hepplewhite and Robert Adam, is ALWAYS in good taste. There’s absolutely no comparison between homes and furniture and furnishings of this period and the monstrosities of the Victorian era.
Ken, PLEASE do more videos about the beautiful Georgian homes in the Tidewater region of Virginia as well as the homes that are further west towards the Blue Ridge Mountains. There are so many beautiful old homes in this part of Virginia.
Wonderful! This house and those like it are America's Chateau. They should be saved at all costs! Thank you for covering our first homes.
Palladian never goes out of style, they just keep reviving it. That large arch is very impressive, though the style is known for it's simplicity. Comparing it to High Victorian is like comparing an egg to a pine cone. I love looking at both, but always think about who would have to dust all of the curly-Qs and crannies, especially now as I face the pre-Christmas house cleaning, lol. Is the house ever opened for tours? Some older houses have been photographed more recently, but the photos are not available under public domain. There is a photographer who did a beautiful book of photos of homes in the Hudson River Valley. His name is Pieter Estersohn. Might be fun to check out in between videos. :)
Absolutely agree about seeing lovely and thinking what a chore to dust.
Beautiful home!! Love the family history and that they still own the property !!!
There’s an old palace in Lima, Peru, the House of Aliaga, owned and inhabited by the descendants of that family since the land where it was built was granted to their ancestor, Jerónimo de Aliaga, by Francisco Pizarro in 1535..
Fascinating! Excellent as always !
Really enjoyed this vid. That archway leading as an introduction to the main stairway was unique! Have never seen this architectural concept before. Thx for your time and effort in producing these awesome videos.
Simply about the most gorgeous mansion I've ever laid my eyes on!
This grand old home is stunning & has such a fascinating family history!!! Thanks for sharing this exciting video & Happy Thanksgiving!!! 🦃
You should do a story on the Penn Plantation in Reidsville NC. There are two houses one in downtown. Was owned by the Penn family who owned the Lucky Strike Tobacco company
Thank you very much!!!
You should consider doing some videos on the great houses in Virginia. Though not as grand as Guilded Age homes, they pack a lot of history with their beauty. Mount Vernon, Monticello, Oaklands, Berkeley Plantation, Stratford Hall, and many others would make interesting videos
Yeah, just take a tour down Rt 5 from W'burg towards Richmond
Salve history
From there go to Natchez Mississippi. Same thing with old antebellum mansions.
The Berryhill mansion in South Boston, Va.
@@williamjohn3167maybe their grandpappy who sold them can tell the history
My favorite house so far!!! 😍. The entrance room was my favorite part of this house. It always gives me great comfort and pleasure when a house stays in the same family over many generations ❤️ ♥️ 💕 💙 💖
Great story Ken. A beautiful structure an well kept with upgrades. I am so happy something of historic worth remained in the same family for so long.
Wish my family could have been included in this AMERICA . What a head start most don’t understand they’ve had.
We no longer use the word "slave," but rather replace it with the term "Enslaved Person." It more accurately describes someone who was forced to perform labor or services against their will under threat of physical mistreatment, separation from family or loved ones, or death.
They both mean the same thing, so what the hell is the difference?
Beautiful home love the classic architecture. All the rooms are impressive but I particularly loved the entry foyer. What appears to be a drum table at its center I realize these spaces were so large to accommodate guests and eventually women’s large hooped skirts.
Thank you for this fine video.
That is awesome, thanks for the video. I live in Virginia all my life and I've never heard of this house before. This is what we need in our history books for the kids to learn now a days.
Those interior arches are stunning.
Thanks for another very interesting history lesson.
Would have been nice to see a color photo of the exterior today.
Lovely interiors and beautiful front facade, I assume the simpler facade is the back one facing the river? 'cause it looks like two different houses....
that sense of arrival after a mile and a half driveway. pictured at 1:21 impressive
Beautiful home all around Thank you
Thank you for your interesting presentation. I have lived here in Virginia all of my life and I have not heard of Sabine Hall. Things that make you go hmmmmmm. BK
A beautiful home. This made me think of Carter's Grove, a magnificent home near Willisburg. Last I knew, a developer bought it and let the house go to ruins - this one would make a great video!
I remember years ago when Carter's Grove use to be open for tours. I had no idea it has fallen into disrepair
This is shocking. I have been to Williamsburg many times and before it closed, loved to visit Carter’s Grove.
@@patrickstrong1521 Carter's Grove was damaged pretty heavily from Hurricane Isabel in 2003 (as was our neighborhood, further up the river). It was bought buy a wealthy investor in 2007 and was to be used as a private residence and thoroughbred horse racing program. That never really materialized and the investor went bankrupt in 2010. In 2013, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation oversaw the fixing of the roof. The repairs were extensive. It is no longer open to the public.
Thanks Ken…..great video.
Thank you!
My mother had to sell our family home of sixty years due to high Pa. property taxes etc. That was extremely traumatic for me I still cry sometimes.
Sad, local governments are taxing people out of their homes to support county employee unions
And no one in the family could’ve help save the family home that’s on the family members
@@vanessagreene369 Mind your own business not mine.
@@emes7640 She is saying the government caused her to have to sell her house. Because of taxes on a house that was paid for ten times over. The state has to get their money . If property value goes up around you and you own a significant amount of land. You are in deep trouble. It is a snowball effect. I hate to hear this. Don't give her a hard time.
@@emes7640 If you don't know nobody can tell you jackass.
I like the fireplace/writing desk area. Keep nice and warm while doing paperwork.
The house reminds me of one along I-80 at Seven Mile Ford, VA. The owner got it as a gift and doesn't want it, but will not even let an historical society tour it. He is thought to have auctioned off all the contents. The last resident was the author Lucy Crockett. Known as the Preston House, or Preston Mansion.
Yes. And he built that horrible monstrosity right next to it with all the money. He is a soulless pos. I hope he stubs his toe really hard.
@@cassiewigand1236 I live in AR, and from the research I have done into the house, and that owner, your description of him is right on target! I used to go by there when I was a truck driver. Once I parked across the highway by an out of business store and walked across the overpass and got pictures of the house.
This is beautiful thanks 4 letting me see this
Excelent video, and this house is great, a peace of usa history.
My heart hurts seeing the luxury built on the unimaginable suffering of so many slaves, who could have well been my ancestors, not even looked at as human. 😥
That’s just history. It’s already happened and passed. Just let it go.
@@henrylivingstone2971 Respectfully, she can say what she wants.
@@thelevellessons8650
She’s free to say it and I’m free to not acknowledge it
Not in the past hence the mansion they built is still present
Amazing, did not realize this bit of history. If you are ever in La Crosse,WI be sure to stop by Castle La Crosse. We'd love to say hello.
Always fun, and informative
Another Carter family plantation was established in 1798 by George Carter, great-grandson of King Carter. It is called the "Oatlands" located in Leesburg, VA. The mansion was began in 1804 and remained in the Carter family until 1897, when it was sold to Stilson Hutchins, founder of the Washington Post. He sold it to the Eustis family in 1903 and it remained in the family until 1964 when it was donated to David Finley, founder of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It was placed on the register in 1971. The Oatlands and grounds are beautiful as is the interior of the mansion. The carriage house was converted into a gift shop and tea room. I was there before Covid, so I do not know if it has reopened. I went while it was decorated for Christmas❤
Great video but I take exception to the statement that he had the largest collection of books in VA at the time -- in that one room. That distinction is firmly accredited to Thomas Jefferson at Monticello. In 1773, TJ had 1,256 books in his library at Monticello. And that was just the beginning.
This home predates TJ birth. Being built in 1735.
I live near another example of this: The Carroll family home in Maryland. It's similar stylistically too.
Another worthy home to review is currently under The Fairfax County Park Authorities is: Green Springs Farm. Off Braddock Road, north of Little River Turnpike.
Love the history! If you are ever out in Oregon, there are some beautiful historic homes!! Pittock mansion in Portland is amazing!
If walls could talk....
They are looking forward to finally paying it off. Dang balloon mortgage.
Carter's Grove was one of my all time favorite houses. Been there twice. Wish it was still open to the public.
I never understood why they closed it. It is considered the finest Georgian home in America.
Wonder how many of the rooms still look like they do in the pictures! Incredible that one family has managed to keep it going!
So alot of the sting would be taken out of these giant mansion homes (which I love) by subtly changing your verbiage. For example, instead of "he built" say "he had built" it reinforces that unnamed and either salves or underpaid laborers actually built his home and fortune. It doesn't undermine the beauty and gives credit to those who made the good taste he had into a reality.
Who cares? This channel is about architecture not a liberal sob story of the history of slavery in early American history.
Great video. But I was expecting by the end to be able to see some color pictures of the house in the present day. I noticed the bricks are in the Flemish Bond pattern, and appear to have the so-called glazed, or vitrified, headers.
Yes this house can tell a many stories!
I like this house. It was created in good taste. Not ostentatious at all. It is a well designed and decorated house. I like all the rooms.
Just down the street is Mt Airy, also owned by the same family, Tayloe, for hundreds a of year
Now this a house. Beautiful.
no current pictures if the house? or how it changed over the years?
This subject is worthy of a detailed Documentary, which would encompass about 90 - 120 minutes.
Beautiful would love to tour this.
There is a farm near me that has been in the same family for over one hundred years .
As a western native it is hard to envision a house that age with such an impressive family connection.
These photos seem to have been taken a while ago. I toured the home a few years ago. It can be open during Garden Week. Toured Mt Airy and Menokin owned by the Tayloe family.
This is DAMNED impressive as rich or poor, Americans move..A lot! Since members of my family arrived as immigrants (from Germany and Russia) "only" in the late 19th Century, no such story exists in my bloodline. But I do occupy my (maternal) grandfather's house, a small "Italianate" Pittsburgh rowhouse built circa 1875. It was not built for anyone in particular, but like many industrial "boom market" houses here it was built and sold by a speculator. My family history to it "only" extends to a few years before WWII. Meaning my grandfather got it cheap as it would have been woefully out of style (even for the "working class") by 1938!
When did electricity begin to appear in houses? Indoor plumbing? HVAC systems?
Totally way cool that this house has been able to stay in the same family. This does not happen very often.
Dogham Farm near Charles City, Va. is also 300+ years old and still owned by the Royall/Isham family. Katherine Banks Royall Isham was married to Mr. Royall and then Mr. Isham. She is my great grandmother too.
Awesome video
I was hoping for a contemporary photo to show that the house still exists. Does it?
Carter Grove Plantation was the best one I have seen. It was built by Carter Burwell, grandson of Robert "King" Carter in 1750. It changed hands many times after his death but was preserved thru 1800's - 1900:'s. A grandiose front was added 1927-1928. Was purchased by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in the 60's who rebuilt slave quarters and the beautiful gardens historically correct and even found another settlement from 1600's on the property. There were families still working there that wanted to stay who were descendants of the original slaves. I found out in 2008 it was sold to a private citizen who closed it to the public. There is a marker nearby but it's such a shame it closed. It was spectacular!
Important to remember that Virginia was the oldest, the largest and the richest of the Thirteen Colonies.
Thank you for another fascinating history lesson on a gorgeous, historic home! wonder how many people it takes to keep it going today. I'm so happy it has remained in the same family and is preserved, but it would be easier to love it if not for the indigenous and enslaved people who suffered because of it.
Amazing history considering I live in Virginia, I've lived here my entire life
You should interview the family❤
Yup this house is still in the family for very long time. Nice 😎😎😎🔥🔥🔥
I wish this had been in color, beautiful.
Great history 👍🏻
Great video Ken! Thanks for the history of all the great houses and families of a bye gone era of the way life was in the “olden days!” 😂🎉
Obviously this family could have taught a few millionaires how to build a house that wasn’t so large it couldn’t be maintained by future generations.
Philadelphia has a lot of great houses if you are ever looking for suggestions, Upsala, Cliveden, the Johnson House, Wyck, The Physick House, etc
EYRE HALL, on Virginia's Eastern Shore has been under Baldwin family ownership for 200+ years.
Awesome American history!
I bet it was very hard to warm those big house's back in those days
Do they pay properly taxes
Gorgeous
between Baltimore & Richmond on the Rappahannock off of rt 301
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I wonder how many of the initial 50,000 acres is still with the home owned by the family.
I wonder how much land they still have?
The number of stories that house holds....
That is such an awesome house and history! I love it. It is weird; sometimes you go into the gene pool and get a lousy turn out. Maybe that is why they had large families.
Since the photos were all B&W, I was afraid the house would turn out to be destroyed. Odd that it isn't in any books on historic VA homes I've read.
I wonder what is the name of the family descendant that owns it now.
this was a great family....KING CARTER.......AND interesting house
I'm assuming through all those years, upgrades were done to add a kitchen and bathrooms? Probably when it was built, the kitchen was in a separate building, and there were outhouses? 🤫
Color photos????