Satisfy your curiosity about Brucemore! During this 90-minute staff guided tour that takes you across the estate, peek inside typically closed buildings built for servant housing or hobby use, discover…
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The Wooded Area
Outdoor Recreation & Leisure Outdoor recreation was a big part of life on country estates, and all three of Brucemore’s families enjoyed taking leisurely strolls along the property. One of…
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Animals of the Country Estate
At the turn of the twentieth century, as people looked to escape the overcrowding and pollution of the big city, wealthy Americans began building “country estates”—mansions situated on idyllic landscapes…
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Red Oak Tree Stump
A Storied History During Brucemore’s construction in the 1880s, a stately red oak tree that grew during the Civil War (1861-1865) was carefully preserved. The main drive was designed to…
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Lord & Burnham Greenhouse
The Design Brucemore was originally built with a conservatory (glasshouse) attached to the south façade of the mansion. When the Douglas family purchased the estate and expanded the property from…
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