Brucemore was built before the arrival of cars. Horses provided the main form of transportation for Caroline Sinclair, who was chauffeured in a horse-drawn carriage. By the time the Douglases…
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Pet Cemetery
The Hall family added the pet cemetery near the formal garden as the final resting place for not only their own pets, but those of close friends, family, and staff.…
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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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