The most significant supporting structure is the Tabby House or Nathanael Greene Cottage, which dates to the Greene family's tenure. The district forms a planned, landscaped ensemble. The main house comprises a portion of the larger historic district, which includes servant's quarters, utility buildings, laundries, cisterns, and a variety of other structures. They were acquired by the Park Service in 1972. The ruins are today preserved by the National Park Service as part of Cumberland Island National Seashore. In 1959 the Dungeness mansion was destroyed by fire, alleged to be arson. The Carnegies moved out of Dungeness in 1925. Theres something about military hospitals in old buildings that seem just made for spooky sites and horror films, and Buchanan Castle does have more than a. By this time, the Carnegies owned 90% of the island. His wife Lucy continued to live at Dungeness and built other estates for her children, including Greyfield for Margaret Carnegie Ricketson, Plum Orchard for George Lauder Carnegie, and Stafford Plantation. The 59-room Queen Anne style mansion and grounds were completed after Carnegie's death in 1886. Carnegie, brother of Andrew Carnegie, who began to build a new mansion on the site. In the 1880s the property was purchased by Thomas M. Lee, stayed at the house until his death on March 25, 1818, cared for by Greene's daughter Louisa, and was laid to rest in nearby cemetery with full military honors provided by an American fleet stationed at St. In 1818 Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee, a cavalry commander during the Revolutionary War and father of Robert E.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |