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S1 E66 · Winter Castles
America's Castles is a documentary TV series that premiered on January 1, 1995. It has 1 season and 66 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 66 "Winter Castles", aired on March 31, 1996.
America's Castles is a documentary television series that aired on A&E Network from 1994 to 1998. Through interviews, historic photos and newly shot footage, the program documents the mansions and summer homes of the high society of The Gilded Age. The series is narrated by Joe van Riper and many episodes feature architectural expert Richard Guy Wilson.
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66 episodes · 1 season
1995 · 50 episodes · Last episode: 30 years ago
Tour America's grandest castles, mansions and estates with these video travel guides of extravagant abodes built by some of the country's richest families. From Rockefeller's Hudson Valley estate to Trump's palatial Palm Beach getaway, the doors are open for a grand tour of the lavish decor, architecture and grounds of the great Southern plantations, Florida's estates, the mansions of Newport, Rhode Island, the Adirondack camps and the palaces of the Gold Coast.
America's Castles Season 01 release dates →A look at Florida's magnificent estates including Henry Flagler's Whitehall and Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago.
Chicago: Cuneo; Cantigny; Charles Gates Dawes House.
The Glessner Home, the Mark Twain House and Thomas Edison's Glenmont represent three unique styles of Victorian architecture.
Forced to marry English royalty, Consuelo Vanderbilt endures a stormy relationship in Blenheim Palace.
Visits to magnificent mansions that have been donated to colleges, including St. Louis University's Samuel Cupples House.
Inside the lives and homes of Theodore and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, two of the 20th century's most influential presidents.
Some of America's greatest fortunes were made from the steel and steam of the railroads. And the Railroad Barons celebrated their wealth in stately homes filled with rare woods, inlaid marble and opulent furnishings. From the turreted extravagance of The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion to the private gym where America's first Olympic gold medalist trained, AMERICA'S CASTLES visits these splendid sites. Tour Hildene, home of President Lincoln's son Robert Todd, which boasts a 1,000 pipe Aeolian organ. Marvel at the magnificent art collection of The Hay House, purchased with profits made on the Georgia Central and Macon and Western Railroads. And curators and historians tell the stories of these historic homes--and the fortunes behind them. Brilliant designs, stunning art and captivating stories come together in the mansions of the Railroad Barons.
The estates of Presidents Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren and Rutherford B. Hayes provided private enclaves during their public lives.
Visits to the homes of men who helped turn villages into bustling towns, including Brigham Young's "Beehive House" and Charles Conrad's mansion in Montana.
Pittock Mansion; American Swedish Institute; Cranbrook House and Gardens.
A look at the homes of men who struck it rich in the mining business. Included are the homes of Henry Clay Frick in Pittsburgh, Thomas Kearns in Salt Lake City, and Amasa Campbell in Spokane.
Mansions of the lumber barons; Victorian on Lake Superior; French chateau in California; Tudor in Wisconsin.
John Deering's Miami castle, Edward Berwind's Elms and other estates were built by those who profited from the Industrial Revolution.
Frank Lloyd Wright and domestic architecture; Oak Park; Taliesin; Taliesin West.
Isabella Gardner's Fenway Court; Lila Vanderbilt's Shelburne Farms; Marjorie Post's Hillwood.
Tours of several mansions built by Old West pioneers, including Iowa's Terrace Hill, Colorado's Rosemont and Montana's Moss Mansion.
Visits to the largest beach resort, the Hotel del Coronado; the 235-room Mission Inn; and The Grand, located on Mackinac Island.
For nearly two centuries, Greenbriar was the ultimate getaway for the rich; the castle of chocolate magnate Milton Hershey.
In the colonial era, "palaces" were built at the public expense to house the governors appointed by the Crown. Today, all but four states maintain governor's mansions, and they are among the most impressive and important homes in America. AMERICA'S CASTLES features the halls and grounds of three of the most remarkable of these historic homes in this exclusive look. Go inside the oldest executive residence still in use in America the 1798 colonial that is now the home of Kentucky's Lieutenant Governor and tour the current governor's mansion, modeled after Marie Antoinette's villa near Versailles. Perched on a riverside bluff, the majestic home of the Missouri Governor is considered one of the finest examples of French-Italian architecture in the nation. And get a behind-the-scenes look at Drumthwacket, the 1835 New Jersey mansion that is the only such home not located in its state's capital.
Famous gardens adorn Maymont in Virginia, Filoli in California and Bellingrath in Alabama.
Mansions built along the banks of the Hudson River in New York, including Washington Irving's Sunnyside and Frederic Edwin Church's Olana.
Visits to the mansions of inventor John Hays Hammond, Henry Chapman Mercer and banking wizard Otto Herman Kahn.
Tours of the Southern mansions built by cotton plantation owners, including Swan House, Bishop's Palace, Moody Mansion and Long Vue.
Confederate White House; Arlington House; Hunt-Phelan; Waverly.
Homes of the early presidents, including the estates of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
The Craigdarroch Castle in British Columbia; Linden Hall in Pennsylvania; Blithewold in Rhode Island.
The du Pont family's estates in Delaware include Pierre du Pont's Longwood.
Visits to the homes of wealthy cattle ranchers, including the enormous King Ranch and the Cherokee Ranch, built in the style of a medieval Scottish castle.
Picturesque antebellum and post-Civil War homes of Charleston, S.C., including the Heyward-Washington House and the Nathaniel Russell House.
One is a 98-room fantasy abandoned by its owners after a decade. The other a technological marvel years ahead of its time. America's Castles goes north of the border for this privileged, behind-the-scenes tour of Casa Loma and the Parkwood Estate. Henry Pellatt built a fortune in hydroelectricity, and celebrated his wealth with an extravagant walled castle named Casa Loma. Now, the mansion--with its six acres, stables and private hunting lodge--is one of the nation's most popular attractions, hosting over 350,000 visitors annually. The fabulous Parkwood Estate was an appropriate home for the forward-looking industrialist Colonel Robert Samuel McLaughlin. Built in 1916, the 55-room mansion has a built-in vacuum system, an electric elevator and even a bowling alley! Curators, experts and the people who lived there help tell the rich stories of the Canadian Castles.
It is truly the grandest of all American homes. Built by George Washington Vanderbilt, Biltmore dwarfs all the mansions built by his illustrious forefathers, even the Breakers "cottage" in Newport. America's Castles takes a remarkable top-to-bottom tour of the largest home ever built in America. With its 255 rooms, the Biltmore is a monument to the extravagance and eccentricity of its owner. See footage of its construction, and go behind the scenes with the men and women who work there to learn the secrets of this incredible mansion. Get a privileged tour of rooms that are off-limits to the public, and marvel at the magnificent treasures that Vanderbilt collected. Travel to the gorgeous mountains of Western North Carolina for the definitive look at the ultimate American Castle.
The men who dominated the auto industry at the turn of the century took their tremendous profits and built splendid estates. Many of these homes are not open to the public, but they are open to America's Castles. Visit Henry Ford's Fair Lane, a mansion whose whimsical style seems at odds with the no-nonsense demeanor of its owner. Go inside the stately mansion built by Ford's only son, Edsel, whose name is forever synonymous with automotive failure. His home, however, is anything but a lemon! In Meadow Brook Hall, heiress Alice Dodge created one of the most stunning of all American homes. An exclusive tour highlights its many remarkable features. And finally, find out how Goodyear founder Frank Sieberling rolled to profits, and see footage of the construction of his English Tudor style villa, Stan Hywet Hall.
Visits to the castles owned by the Astors on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean: Beechwood, Cliveden and Hever Castle.
Homes of American artists; Beauport; Chesterwood; Longfellow House.
Explores Gilded Age American estates and elite residences heavily inspired by British architecture, culture, and aristocracy.
Estates built after 1920 include John D. Rockefeller's Kykuit, Henry Ford's Fair Lane and Frank Seiberling's Stan Hywet Hall.
Tours of the great antebellum mansions in Savannah, Ga., including the Owens-Thomas House and Telfair Academy.
Visits to the magnificent homes built in Colorado at the turn of the century, including Redstone Castle, Glen Eyrie and Molly Brown House.
Return to Newport for a tour of some of the most gorgeous and significant private homes ever built. When George Jones started work on Kingscote in 1841, there was no way to know that he was starting a trend that would make Newport the summer resort of America's elite. His exquisite Gothic Revival mansion now houses one of the world's largest private collections of Chinese art. 50 years after Kingscote, Alva Vanderbilt supervised the construction of a magnificent 60-room mansion that has been called \"the pinnacle of the Age of Enlightenment.\" Tour Belcourt and marvel at its treasures, including a gold coronation couch and an extensive collection of armor. And learn the tragic story of Theresa Fair Herman Oelrichs, whose $2.5 million Rosecliff boasted Newport's largest ballroom, where she entertained only imaginary guests after suffering a nervous breakdown in the early 1920s.
A visit to a 13th-century fortress in Monaco that was transformed into a luxurious royal palace for Prince Rainier and his wife, actress Grace Kelly.
Salt magnate Joy Morton's Arbor Lodge; Marland Mansion, built for a former Oklahoma governor; Brucemore.
The 103-room Iolani Palace; La Forteleza, built in 1544; Puerto Rico's Serralles Castle.
New York City; the Frick collection; Coe Hall in Long Island; the Bartow-Pell Mansion in the Bronx.
Tours of New England estates, including Hillstead near Farmington, Conn., Naumkead in Stockbridge, Mass., and Lucknow in Moultonborough, N.H.
Tours of magnificent movie theaters, including the New Amsterdam in New York, the Chinese Theater in Hollywood and the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles.
Tours of Mexico's Chapultepec Castle, home to Emperor Maximillian and Empress Charlotte, and Casa de la Bola, home of Antonio Haghenbeck.
Indianapolis estate of J.K. Lily; Beaux Arts Castle in Elkhart, Ind.; Charles Mayo's estate in Rochester, Minn.
A tour of Texan estates includes the McFadden-Ward House, Bayou Bend and South Fork, the largest and most famous ranch house in the state.
A tour of William Randolph Hearst's home on a hill, San Simeon.
America's Castles has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on March 31, 1996.
The most recent episode of America's Castles, Season 1 Episode 66 "Winter Castles", aired on March 31, 1996.
America's Castles has 1 season with 66 episodes in total.
America's Castles first aired on January 1, 1995.
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