1. Castle in the Clouds(1)

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

castle in the Clouds or Lucknow is a 16-room mansion and 5,500-acre (2,200 ha) mountaintop estate in Moultonborough, New Hampshire owned by the Lakes Region Conservation Trust and operated by the Castle Preservation Society. It overlooks Lake Winnipesaukee and the Ossipee Mountains 

from a rocky outcropping of Lee Mountain formerly known as "The Crow's Nest".

It was built in 1914-1915 in the Craftsman Style by the millionaire shoe manufacturer Thomas Gustave Plant (1859-1941) for his second wife, Olive Cornelia Dewey, and might have been named after the city of Lucknow (punning on 'in luck now'). The property was assembled from the private Ossipee Mountain Park, an observation area called the Crow's Nest, and a variety of other lodges and buildings. on this property he built the mansion, a stable/garage, gatehouses, a greenhouse, farm buildings, and a golf course. The property eventually extended to 6,300 acres (25 km²).

The house included many innovations which were rare at the time, including a circular shower, interlocking kitchen tiles, and a central vacuum system. The interiors were designed by Irving & Casson-A.H. Davenport. Bronze and tile work were by William Jackson & Company; electric fixtures by Edward F. Caldwell & Company; and glass by Tiffany.

After Plant lost his money in a series of bad investments, the house and its contents were auctioned off in 1941-2 to pay his creditors who allowed him to stay in the mansion until his death, but the furnishings remained with the house.

The property was purchased by Fred C. Tobey family and opened as a tourist attraction in 1956. It is now owned by the Lakes Region Conservation Trust and managed by the Castle Preservation Society, both non-profit organizations. The Castle, Carriage House, gift shop, art gallery and Cafe and Patio are open to the public during the season, usually May through October. 

 

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<별장 안에 있는 창문이 너무 예뻐요>

 

<별장에서 밖으로 나오면 이렇게 멋진 정원이 있구요>

 

 

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