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  2. Villard Houses - Wikipedia

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    The upper-story bedrooms were decorated with painted woods and could be accessed by an elevator. [85] The bedrooms on the third floor had chintz wall hangings and colorful decorations. [27] Henry Villard's bedroom was on either the third or the fourth floor. A stair led up to the family room, which had low ceilings and a cherry color scheme. [85]

  3. Lynnewood Hall - Wikipedia

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    Built from Indiana limestone, the T-shaped Lynnewood Hall (dubbed "The last of the American Versailles" by Widener's grandson) measures 268 feet (82 m) long by 215 feet (66 m) deep. [3] In addition to 55 bedrooms, the 110-room mansion had a large art gallery, a ballroom large enough for 1,000 guests, swimming pool, wine cellars, a farm ...

  4. Antebellum architecture - Wikipedia

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    Barrington Hall is one classic example of an antebellum home.. Antebellum architecture (from Antebellum South, Latin for "pre-war") is the neoclassical architectural style characteristic of the 19th-century Southern United States, especially the Deep South, from after the birth of the United States with the American Revolution, to the start of the American Civil War. [1]

  5. Boone Hall - Wikipedia

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    As a modern-built, classical revival/Colonial Revival structure, the interior of the historic house echoes design choices made by master builders of the 18th century. The floor plan covers about 10,000 square feet (930 m 2 ), [ 7 ] with principal rooms located on the ground floor.

  6. American colonial architecture - Wikipedia

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    This house was modeled on the Villa Pisani in Montagnana, Italy, as exhibited in the Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio's Four Books of Architecture (1570). Colonial architect William Buckland designed this house in 1774 and the resulting house is a very skillful adaptation of the Villa Pisani for the warmer climate of the Chesapeake Bay region.

  7. Henry Clay Frick House - Wikipedia

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    [65] [114] There are 14 rooms on the second story. [89] Its layout is similar to the first story, but the second floor extends only across the central and south wings. Henry had a bedroom and sitting room facing Fifth Avenue. Adelaide had a bedroom and boudoir facing the avenue, and Helen also had her bedroom overlooking the avenue. [65]

  8. 12 reasons you aren't losing weight even though you're eating ...

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    3. You're gaining muscle. Resistance training is fantastic for weight loss. But if hitting the gym hard and lifting heavy, you're likely building lean muscle mass while dropping body fat. "Because ...

  9. Italianate architecture - Wikipedia

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    This small country house is generally accepted to be the first Italianate villa in England, from which is derived the Italianate architecture of the late Regency and early Victorian eras. [3] The Italianate style was further developed and popularised by the architect Sir Charles Barry in the 1830s. [ 4 ]