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The Woodlands is a National Historic Landmark District on the west bank of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia.It includes a Federal-style mansion, a matching carriage house and stable, and a garden landscape that in 1840 was transformed into a Victorian rural cemetery with an arboretum of over 1,000 trees.
The first floor plan of the Gable Mansion includes a central "stair hall" that has a curved stairway visible from the front entrance. The second story has several bedrooms and (although rumored to be a ballroom) the third story was an attic. It has since been remodeled into living space. [2]
Instead of proceeding straight to the house or even providing a view of it, the entrance drive leads visitors through the estate's dense woodland areas. Bends in the drive, planted with large trees on the inside arc of the curves, gives a feeling of a natural reason for the turn, and obscures any long view.
A 16-year-old boy was killed and five others wounded early Sunday at a "flyer party" at a Woodland Hills mansion that drew more than 200 people, Los Angeles police said. Officers responded at 1:30 ...
Woodmont is a mansion and hilltop estate of 72 acres (29 ha) in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1998 for its well-preserved Chateau-style architecture. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Woodland is a historic house on the grounds of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Built in stages beginning about 1847, it was the residence of Sam Houston from 1847 to 1859. The house is now part of Sam Houston Memorial Museum , and is a National Historic Landmark .
At the entrance of the villa, a wreath of flowers and a photo of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip hangs on the door (September 10, 2022). Main Hall Photo credit: Joanna Demarco - Getty Images
Woodland House is a large detached house at 31 Melbury Road in the Holland Park district of Kensington and Chelsea, West London, England. Built from 1875 to 1877 in the Queen Anne style [ 3 ] by the architect Richard Norman Shaw , it is a Grade II* listed building. [ 2 ]