Top 10 Must See "Old Money" MANSIONS in MASSACHUSETTS

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@stevemattfis Жыл бұрын

In the summer of 1981 I was a guest at Blantyre. The thing I noted most wasn't the remarkable contents or the history of the home. Second only to the character of the home was the inclusion downstairs of an in house Discotheque. I danced the night away one of those nights and marveled at the fact that no one upstairs was in any way put out about the fact that under their feet a raging, pulsing dance club blasted all the most popular dance music of the day.

@monkeygraborange Жыл бұрын

I worked as a weekend gardener ( mowed the lawns! ) at the Longfellow House in the late 60’s when I was just a kid. At that point the house was still privately owned by his descendants, who would sit on the veranda drinking beer while I worked. The house was a shambles then, very dark and neglected. Its restoration is nothing short of fantastic.

@jennyskeen3826 Жыл бұрын

Hello; for over twenty years of my life I lived in Massachusetts and visited the House of Seven Gables once. 🏡 I enjoyed touring the witch museum whenever we would have relatives from out of state come for a summer get together. I sure do miss "home"...

@Wanamaker1946 Жыл бұрын

Two things: the Crane mansion is a rendition of an house in England. It is not Tudor(Elizabethan) it is Georgian entirely. It is also made up of parts and pieces of dismantled houses in England which was a popular trait of its day. As British homes were being torn down, decorators such as White Alom would swoop in a purchase upper chimney pieces, mantles, carved wood architraves and pediments, even whole rooms…..saving them from the wrecking ball. Whitemarsh Hall was also designed around “parts”…..several upper mantels were from great houses. They’dve been modified in their restoration…maybe a cypher change had to be made to address the new owners, and once again be utilized to grace a room for the foreseeable future. Whitemarsh Hall is unique because over 600 construction photographers exist from digging an hole to the final touches, and area shots from County surveyor’s who loved taking pictures of the house from 2’000 ft. What a job that must’ve been, what fun. I’ll look up the British house that Crane House rendered from (not copied). Rendered is the proper word. Belton House, UK, also a bit of Kingston Lacey (house).

@deniseroe5891 Жыл бұрын

Agree, definitely not Tudor, it looks Georgian to me. Still beautiful though.

@dhowe5180 Жыл бұрын

Also very similar to Hanbury Hall in England. I think the English would call this Queen Anne style, not Georgian although there are many similarities. I visited Kingston Lacey a few weeks ago. Absolutely stunning and deserves to be better known

@Wanamaker1946 Жыл бұрын

@@dhowe5180 The Queen Anne style is from the 1870’s onward as the “Sweetness & Light” movement, and into the Arts & Crafts rage. The Queen Anne style is indeed sweet an light as a quiet protest to the darkened repose of Victorian idioms. And yes, Hanbury Hall follows the general plan too. So there are no copies as Americans love to call out USA country houses.

@monicacall7532 Жыл бұрын

You’re talking about Georgian architecture (1714-1830). Federal architecture which has many things in common with Georgian architecture was popular in the US from right after the Revolutionary War until about 1830. The term “Queen Anne” with regard to these Georgian/Federal homes refers to the style of furniture that was popular during the Georgian era. Cabriol legs (gracefully curved) and stylized claw feet plus the absence of fussy carvings and other decorations is a hallmark of this, my very favorite style. Queen Anne architecture is a hallmark of the late 1800’s and is the 180 degree opposite of Georgian/Federal architecture because it has towers, cupolas, irregular roof lines, bow and bay windows and a whole variety of geometric shapes. To me it represents the last gasps of the Victorian era where the desire for novelty in shape and form along with a desire to decorate every square inch inside and outside of the house ruled the day.

@rgrndu Жыл бұрын

For fans of The Witches of Eastwick, the Crane estate was used for exterior shots in the movie. I’ve toured this house & grounds and also The Mount, both worth your time & money.

@ScottA2345 Жыл бұрын

Another interesting home is Beauport in Gloucester, MA. Hammond Castle also in Gloucester. There are so many - it is hard to make a list of just 10.

@QueenBee-gx4rp Жыл бұрын

They are two of the best and not only beautiful but most interesting! I’ve visited them many times.

@TomJosephi Жыл бұрын

You should include the James Michael Curley mansion as well as the home of Henry Cabot Lodge,Sr.

@material___ 3 ай бұрын

Ever since I watched Flowers in the attic, I’ve always been fascinated with Castle Hill.

@mtmslg Жыл бұрын

As a MA native and an architectural history nut, I appreciate the well written narration. I’ve been to most of these homes. Castle Hill is a marvel! Some missteps in visuals (the photo of John Vassall 😂?!?) and errors in some easily referenced facts aside, nicely done.

@oldmoneymansions Жыл бұрын

Haha yes our editors are unfortunately not fellow “Massholes”, but we try :) thanks for enjoying! Go Pats!

@schoolgirl4suzuki Жыл бұрын

Im born and bred in MA and have visited many of these homes!

@vincentkosik403 Жыл бұрын

Lived in the Boston area and visited Cranes beach often, strolled the mansion's grounds often ..thank you for the background The Witches of Eastwick The Witches of Eastwick, based on a novel of the same name, was released in 1987. Starring Jack Nicholson, Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Susan Sarandon, the film follows three women (unknowingly witches) who have their lives turned upside down by the arrival of a strange man in their little coastal Rhode Island town. Most of the filming took place in Cohasset, but some scenes were filmed at the Crane Estate in Ipswich, the Wang Theatre in Boston, and Abbot Hall in Marblehead.

@LJB103 Жыл бұрын

MA native and resident. Not a big Cape Cod visitor, so I've not seen the Kennedy compound. Surprisingly, I've not seen the Olmstead estate. All the rest I've visited (or drove up to: Blantyre). Good choices of mansions.Pity you couldn't have found room for Beauport in Gloucester.

@stephanebelizaire3627 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful !

@dineshjiawan Жыл бұрын

Very valuable knowledge. Thanks a lot.

@oldmoneymansions Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@monicacall7532 Жыл бұрын

The houses that are Georgian/Federalist in style are my favorite. The lines inside and out are clean and elegant without being stark. The 18th century and Federal furniture styles are classic in every sense of the word. Examples of Victorian and Edwardian architecture are generally decorated to the hilt and have dark interiors due to dark wood, dark colored heavy furniture and rich draperies. I would have claustrophobia in record time if I were to visit any of this type of mansion. The House of the Seven Gables is much different than I expected from just looking at its exterior. The time that I visited Salem it was closed for cleaning.😢

@oldmoneymansions Жыл бұрын

COMMENT: Are you a native of Massachusetts, or, have visited one of these amazing mansions?

@pgadeb 5 ай бұрын

My husband's family had a summer home in Hyannis right up the street from the Kennedys compound. He used to play tag football with the Kennedy boys and cards with the girls - cherished memories.

@virginiaeckley3047 Жыл бұрын

❤ All of those Mansions were Gorgeous ❤

@clah399 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful old houses.

@StamperWendy Жыл бұрын

Thanks for highlighting my beloved home state! (Walth-HAM.)

@Sushi2735 11 ай бұрын

Sarah Winchester was MAD as a Hatter! If she wasn’t so rich, she would have been locked up. Her house is a living testament to her MADNESS!

@joegardner5386 Жыл бұрын

Great narration 😊

@nabilabouarraj Жыл бұрын

Beautiful !!!❤️🌹

@usapanda7303 Жыл бұрын

You might consider doing these as deep dives into the houses or estates.

@oldmoneymansions Жыл бұрын

Definitely working on it! :)

@keithskowron881 Жыл бұрын

Grew up in the Berkshires. Some of these "cottages" were playgrounds of my youth, mostly reporpesed or totally abandoned .

@lewis7315 5 ай бұрын

I grew up a Cape Cod "Townie." My father worked as a landscaper on some of the summer homes/ mansions in the Bourne& Falmouth area. I got to see some of them, of course. We used the front seaside lawn of one Victorian Mansion I really liked for snow sledding. It even had a Victorian "Ice House!" The working people would cut blocks of ice from the local ponds in the winter, then put them in rich peoples ice houses for the summer season! "Climate change" has made pond ice really thin these days!

@NotMee45 4 ай бұрын

I always do a drive by when we’re down the cape 🤪

@kattengat2 Жыл бұрын

They showed a photograph of “affluent land owner John vassal” who constructed the Longfellow house in 1759. A photograph.

@oldmoneymansions Жыл бұрын

🎥

@maggiemae7539 Жыл бұрын

Cameras have been around longer than people think

@kattengat2 Жыл бұрын

@@maggiemae7539 did you see the modern photograph I was referencing.

@bertieferreira Жыл бұрын

I haven't been to any of these yet, went to Hyannis many times and other places mentioned, I lived in Quincy mass. Home of the presidents

@lewis7315 5 ай бұрын

About the great mansions ... It must be hard to leave this life when you have heaven right here. Quote from Preacher JVernon McGee

@karenroy9045 Жыл бұрын

I am a native of Massachusetts. Near Cale Cod MA. About to 30 minutes from the Kennedy House in Massachusetts. No I never visited there.

@barbaratompkins108 3 ай бұрын

❤ 👋 from BeacoNY

@johnroche9804 Жыл бұрын

The china trade museum and some of the other mansions in Milton

@bradleyadams4496 Жыл бұрын

Wharton and I agree, though separated by a century. American stately architecture ought to derive from the influences as diverse as the times which spanned prior to the establishment of America as well as the merging of architectual styles. This approach really wouldn't have the same quality in England or France.

@KevinArchitect 4 ай бұрын

How can you have a picture of vassel?

@user-re2ss3jn8w Жыл бұрын

I love Massachusetts and I've been to many of these places. I was a tour guide in The House of Seven Gables. It was so much fun!

@oldmoneymansions Жыл бұрын

Oh wow! So cool! What other houses do you think we should feature?

@itsyouevalineagain Жыл бұрын

Who is the narrator? And does he do audiobooks?

@pvdp2 Жыл бұрын

The American Old Money is the equivalent of the British baronets and lords.

@dhowe5180 Жыл бұрын

The crane estate is not Tudor revival. English baroque would be a better description.

@ScottA2345 Жыл бұрын

Baroque??? no. It's Georgian.

@dhowe5180 Жыл бұрын

@@ScottA2345 you could argue that too. But definitely not Tudor revival

@angelathemes1187 Жыл бұрын

I’ve been to 3 of them and saw the Kennedy compound from the ocean

@rgrndu Жыл бұрын

A friend & I were walking on the beach right in front of the Kennedy compound & didn’t realize where we were until we saw the compound. In retrospect we were probably trespassing but didn’t know it at the time. There were no barriers blocking us from walking on the beach. This was sometime in the 80’s.