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Step inside an enchanting Scottish designed castle, complete with a wine cellar, pool, gym and even an elevator, in New York.
The Migdale Castle in Millbrook, New York was once home to the family who created the expansion of the steel industry in the late 19th century. In 1927 the estate was built for the daughter of Andrew Carnegie, who amassed a fortune in the steel industry then went on to become one of the most important philanthropists of his era. The design was based on Carnegie s Skibo Castle in Scotland.
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In 2000, the current owners purchased the property and embarked on a 4-year renovation that resulted in one of Millbrook s most distinguished estates.
Julian Fellowes, the creator of Downton Abbey, has set his new HBO series in America. The Gilded Age, a 10-episode historical drama, takes place during the late 19th century. Filming took place in the Sleepy Hollow area in November.
According to an HBO release, the series is set in 1882 during a period of immense economic change; huge fortunes were made in the era coined The Gilded Age.
Many of those fortunes were used to build lavish estates in the Hudson Valley, including today s Sleepy Hollow Country Club which began life in 1893 as a 75-room mansion for a Vanderbilt and the ultimate Gilded Age spread, Kykuit, the estate of John D. Rockefeller.