Search for
Home > Arts > Architecture > History > Building Types > Houses >

Country
New! Submit a site
 
Categories:
United Kingdom (44)  
 
 

whatUseek Collection Sites (submit a site ):
 
Give your site great placement in this category in as little as two business days!
 
 

whatUseek Directory Site Listings:
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Châteaux and Country - Guide to French country houses: photograph, brief history and visitor information (site developed by châteaux owners).
 
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.
 
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.
 
Florence Court - A fine mid-18th century Irish Palladian mansion, noted for its rococo plasterwork. Illustrated description, history and visitor information from Lodgings Ireland.
 
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. Slide show and visitor information.
 
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.
 
Linden Hall - The official site of this Pennsylvania mansion built by Sarah Cochran in 1913 includes photographs and a brief history. Visitor information.
 
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.
 
Palma Palace - Photographs and outline history of a Portuguese manor house. Medieval origins but restored in the 19th and 20th centuries.
 
Porto-Colleoni-Thiene - The official site gives an illustrated history and virtual tour of this Italian Renaissance villa with frescos and ornate 18th-century stables. Visitor information.
 
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.
 
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.
Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.
  Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor  
About   Help   Content Filter   Terms   Privacy Policy

© 2018 whatUseek