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We’ve taken a look at the exterior of Hempstead House, as well as the beautifully restored rooms of the first floor. Heading down the hallway at the south end of the mansion, it’s time to go a little deeper…
At first, you come to a series of more generic rooms:
This is Hempstead House today:
In comparison, the below picture was taken in 1940, shortly after Hempstead became a home for refugee children from England, who had been sent to the US because of World World II. The caption reads: “Huntsmen three play safari in the jungle that once composed the formal . . . When you own an enormous castle like the one pictured below, and it’s only used to house your servants and horses…
…you’re living in a world few of us can imagine.
Castle Gould, based on Kilkenny Castle in Ireland, is located in . . . |
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