{"product_id":"huntland-the-historic-virginia-country-house-the-property-and-its-owners-1741-2022-hardback-9798218184926","title":"Huntland; The Historic Virginia Country House, the Property, and Its Owners, 1741-2022 (Hardback) 9798218184926","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHuntland\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Historic Virginia Country House, the Property, and Its Owners, 1741-2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMarc Leepson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9798218184926\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 31 August 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e180 pages, 24 bw, 24 color\u003cbr\u003e27.9 x 21.3 x 1.3 cm, 0.678 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA generously illustrated history of the great Virginia home and estate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This beautifully illustrated volume tells the story of Huntland, the historic estate in Middleburg, Virginia, beginning in the 1830s, when master builder William Benton created the original house, and covering the state of the house and grounds—and its owners—into the third decade of the twenty-first century. \u003cbr\u003e It is a story full of intriguing and colorful characters, beginning with the self-made, multi-talented Benton and his children. The story focuses on the mercurial Gilded Age millionaire Joseph B. Thomas, who turned Huntland into one of the nation’s premier fox-hunting facilities in 1913; the Brown Brothers, George and Herman of Houston, who ran the giant construction company Brown \u0026amp; Root, and purchased Huntland in the 1950s; and the accomplished polymath Betsee Parker, who restored the house, kennel, and stable to its nineteen-teens splendor, beginning in 2010 when she purchased the property. This historic preservation story has more than a few twists and turns, as well as a happy ending for this great Virginia home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Distributed for Huntland Press, LLC\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Huntland Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52652969820440,"sku":"9798218184926","price":47.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/huntland-the-historic-virginia-country-house-the-property-and-its-owners-1741-2022-hardback-9798218184926","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}