WILTON HOUSE (home of William Randolph III)

[@vernonsanders371]

I love 🇺🇸 this beautiful piece of architecture is symmetrically perfect

[@goneysangullies]

Some of the finest paneling I have seen.

[@donnaali7747]

Thank you for sharing this. I am currently doing some research on my family name. Randolph, I am from the UK - Wales. Much appreciated.

[@studiohost]

Nice tour . The place has a lot of money for upkeep and restoration. Thanks

[@Steve-Duh-Rino]

Never heard of this place either. Nice house and grounds.

[@rusty383]

I Love our history! My Great grandfather Abraham Clark is of the Signers of the Declaration of independence!

[@peselinger]

The print above the sofa is of the Wilton estate in England. There is no family connection, the Randolphs just liked the name for its association with wealth. It is not the only estate in America named Wilton.

[@rusty383]

Using that pattern in the house's of the day made them much safer and stronger because the mortar in those days was a weaker mix then today so you had to use more bricks then cement. Not only that the walls were also thicker for better insulation in the harsh winters in Virginia's unpredictable weather. The brick also had to go deeper into the Foundation because it to was all brick and stone. In Pennsylvania they the onsite BROWN stones. See the Landis farm house built 1761 and finished in 1781 in Bucks County Pa. My Wife's owned it till 2004 from its beginnings!

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

Virginia has relatively mild winters

[@fes9002]

I have recently found out my connection to the Randolphs of Virginia. I am William Randolph III's 2nd Cousin 7x removed and have been fascinated at the information. Of course, with all the elegant history of the upper class of Colonial and Antebellum Virginia, we also have to acknowledge the horrific institution of slavery. I applaud the inclusion of the contribution of the enslaved people of color to the fabric of this history. I honor their sacrifice and contribution and celebrate their survival of this terrible system that enslaved them.

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

Colored people.

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

We don't have to dwell on slavery. It wasn't all the history, considering also many slaves were freed.

[@Kwats1991]

@@MeadeSkeltonMusic The people that the Wilton Randolphs enslaved were auctioned in waves between 1815 and the 1840s to pay the family's staggering debts, taken on by living beyond their means for many years. Families were uprooted and torn apart. The horror of chattel slavery cannot be understated.

[@claymccleery9451]

The women distilled medicines, perfumes, etc, using those little 'stills.'

[@rusty383]

No one notices much that none of original houses have on closets because they didn't need them they used shifarobes instead!