I am not sure exactly what I was expecting when I wanted to visit this house, but this way exceeded my expectations. Driving up, you leave the main road, pay at the gate house, then drive along a winding gravel road and park at the back of the house. You go into the gift shop and show your receipt that you got from the gate house. They walk you into the first floor, or what the original owners intended to be the basement. Except for the center, all rooms around intended to be various rooms for entertainment and so forth but ended up being the living area for the family. It was wonderfully decorated. Then you go upstairs, and you can see that despite the outside of the house looking as if it was all intact, it was incomplete. The war between the states was underway when it came time to work on the main portion of the house, so you can see the bones of the structure and how things should have been. It was amazing and breathtaking. Outside, if you pay attention, you can see the fingerprints of the enslaved on the bricks as all bricks were made and fired on site. The details are amazing. I would recommend for anyone...
Read moreNot worth the $25.00 price of admission. In comparison to other house tours this should cost a maximin of $10.00 per person. An AAA or AARP discount...
Read moreIch habe mir keine großen Erwartungen gemacht was mich hier erwartete aber ich wurde total beeindruckt. Das Gebäude ist wunderschön und besonders die Geschichte und Architektur sind atemberaubend. Unser Guide Kay war herausragend und die Führung hat sehr viel Spaß gemacht. Kann ich...
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