10 GREAT PLACES OF Built in 1908 for David and Mary Gamble, it "reflects the influence of Japanese design on architects Charles and Henry Greene (aka Greene and Greene) as they created the 'ultimate bungalow in the American Arts & Crafts style." Note the beautiful teak and mahogany woodwork. MONTICELLO Thomas Jefferson's architectural masterpiece, "an early example of American classic revival, is the only U.S. house on the U.N. World Heritage List. Innovations and inventions abound including skylights, an over-the-bed closet and a bedroom privy". In celebration of the Lewis and Clark bicentennial, "the entrance hall appears as the "Indian Hall" (circa 1804) in which Jefferson displayed items sent to him by the explorers." VIZCAYA Bawdy, grandiose, fabulous." The 34-room Italian Renaissance villa on Biscayne Bay showcases industrialist John Deering's penchant "for the art and architecture of Europe's noble class to re-create a lavish lifestyle in South Florida." Filled with neoclassic furniture and decorative arts spanning four centuries, each guest room features its own period design. THE
HERMITAGE "The grand staircase in Andrew Jackson's home, a beautiful example of American neoclassicism, epitomizes the gracefulness of Southern hospitality." The mansion also houses the president's beloved mahogany furniture and decorative arts spanning four centuries, each guest room features its own period design. THE
BILTMORE The largest private residence in the USA, this French Renaissance mansion built by George Washington Vanderbilt in the late 19th century boasts 250 rooms. "Be sure to see the Winter Garden. This glass pavilion features a central fountain surrounded by exotic palm trees and flowering plants that set the stage for the drama to follow in the rest of the house." MOUNT
VERNON After spending the day at George Washington's home on the Potomac River, "you may want to rush home and start painting all your white walls the 'modern' colors that decorate the historic rooms. Careful research and paint analysis reveal how the father of our country lived with, and was inspired by, such brilliant color throughout his home." TRUMAN
HOME The charming white Victorian home of Bess and Harry S. Truman "is filled with thousands of personal belongings - books, photos, furniture - that are testaments to their varied interests and the satisfaction of living in the same comfortable home, known as the Summer White House during Truman's administration, for over 50 years." WINTERTHUR "The amazing mansion of Henry F. du Pont houses perhaps the finest collection of art, furniture, porcelain and other objets d'art that exhibit one man's passion for all things beautiful and quintessentially American." Visit the dining room, filled with Federal period furnishings and icons of American history. FALLINGWATER Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, cantilevered over a river in the Laurel Highland of Western Pennsylvania, "epitomizes the perfect marriage of structure to landscape, client to architect and indoor to outdoor life. This is one of the masterpieces of 20th-century residential design. Marvel at the rock ledges and the hovering wings of the house." BOSCOBEL "High above the Hudson River across from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, is one of the most elegant, neoclassical mansions in America." Built in 1804 by States Morris Dyckman, "it contains beautifully appointed interiors and an important collection of neoclassic decorative arts. Notice the trompe l'oeil carved swags framing the second-story portico." Thanks
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