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Grant hi, i am the curator at tudor house and historic garden and we will take a look at some of the amazing objects we have in our collection. Tudor place was home to the peter family from 1805 until 1983, five different generations lived here. It was the wishes of the last owner that the house become a museum so that the public could enjoy the amazing collection of objects. I want to talk about the architecture. When thomas and martha peter purchased the house it was eight and a half acres and only the two end wings were here with nothing in between. The owner originally planned to add more to the house but never did. They started talking with their friend, a doctor and amateur architect, about designing a grand house for them. He designed the Octagon House in washington. He incorporated the two wings and a center block of the house into a fivepart house, and architectural style very typical in the chesapeake and they 18th and 19th century. The key is the domed portico. And a marble
We go way back to our days when they were on campus. Both of us had spent our lives in virginia. He studied history at william and mary. We stop cigarettes in the mouse of sculptures. Mouths of sculptures. Gordon has gone on to be a prominent sculptor. For many of you who have been to st. Matthews cathedral, you will see his culture there. You will also see one of his sculptures in public parks in washington, d. C. You see his sculpture at harpers ferry. And most prominently in colonial williamsburg. You will find it in front of the red building at the college of william and mary. It looked worse for wear in 1958. It was put on display in front of the library. This was dedicated in the fall of 1993. Introduced by people who have been walking on the street. Now he is taken his talents to sculpting james monroe. In watching gordon work and being aware of the intensity with which he understands the person he is sculpting, it occurred to me it would be a wise idea that we talk to someone w
We go way back to our days when they were on campus. Both of us had spent our lives in virginia. He studied history at william and mary. We stop cigarettes in the mouse of sculptures. Mouths of sculptures. Gordon has gone on to be a prominent sculptor. For many of you who have been to st. Matthews cathedral, you will see his culture there. You will also see one of his sculptures in public parks in washington, d. C. You see his sculpture at harpers ferry. And most prominently in colonial williamsburg. You will find it in front of the red building at the college of william and mary. It looked worse for wear in 1958. It was put on display in front of the library. This was dedicated in the fall of 1993. Introduced by people who have been walking on the street. Now he is taken his talents to sculpting james monroe. In watching gordon work and being aware of the intensity with which he understands the person he is sculpting, it occurred to me it would be a wise idea that we talk to someone w
Tv all weekend, every weekend on cspan3. Artifacts american takes you to museums and Historic Places to learn about American History. Dc, tudor Washington Place was the home of Thomas Hayter and his wife. This was the granddaughter of Martha Washington. Six generations of the peter family lived in the house from 1805 to 1984. We take a tour with the curator who shows us a letter from George Washington, a bomb shelter and a signed picture of woodrow wilson. Curator at the house of house and garden. We are taking a look at some of the amazing objects. This is from 1805 to 1983. Five different generations of the peter family lived here at to replace. This was of the public could come and enjoy this amazing collection of objects. I would to talk about the architecture of the house. When he purchased the property , they5 with a. 5 acres were here with nothing in between. An earlier honor had always intended to build a larger house but never did. By this time, though it had already won the d