stately home
noun
British
: a large and impressive old home that has an interesting history and that can usually be visited by the public
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Since those virtual parties, the gin brand has thrived in the niche gin market, using botanicals from the orangery at the stately home’s garden, or tapping into history to create new versions.
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Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
Running primetime shows that can’t win a million viewers per night is like allowing termites to keep nibbling away at the wood that undergirds a stately home.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Sep. 2024
At the time of her occupation, Zillow rental estimates gave the stately home a $53,271-per-month price tag.
—Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2024
Tucked away in Tarzana is a stately home designed as a style and social haven, where any customer who needs a fashion fix or wants to learn or engage in thoughtful ideas is welcome to participate.
—Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
The stately home near Aix-en-Provence in southern France sits on over 60 acres with landscaped gardens, a pool, an olive grove, and a tennis court.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 May 2024
Today, the Victorian villa vibes remain; guests will feel more like a guest of a stately home than a hotel.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 9 July 2024
My first apartment in SLC was in a stately home built on 700 East for a polygamous family — or so said the landlord.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 9 July 2024
After more than a decade of first being under house arrest in a British stately home, then in the Ecuadorian embassy, then a high security prison, the WikiLeaks founder is home and free, having struck a plea deal with the U.S authorities, Mel reported Monday.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 June 2024
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Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
Running primetime shows that can’t win a million viewers per night is like allowing termites to keep nibbling away at the wood that undergirds a stately home.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Sep. 2024
At the time of her occupation, Zillow rental estimates gave the stately home a $53,271-per-month price tag.
—Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2024
Tucked away in Tarzana is a stately home designed as a style and social haven, where any customer who needs a fashion fix or wants to learn or engage in thoughtful ideas is welcome to participate.
—Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
The stately home near Aix-en-Provence in southern France sits on over 60 acres with landscaped gardens, a pool, an olive grove, and a tennis court.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 May 2024
Today, the Victorian villa vibes remain; guests will feel more like a guest of a stately home than a hotel.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 9 July 2024
My first apartment in SLC was in a stately home built on 700 East for a polygamous family — or so said the landlord.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 9 July 2024
After more than a decade of first being under house arrest in a British stately home, then in the Ecuadorian embassy, then a high security prison, the WikiLeaks founder is home and free, having struck a plea deal with the U.S authorities, Mel reported Monday.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 June 2024
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