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Gunston Hall is an 18th-century Georgian mansion near the Potomac River in Mason Neck, Virginia, USA.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 House and Grounds )〕〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 Visiting Gunston Hall )〕 The house was the home of the United States Founding Father George Mason. It was located at the center of a 5,500 acre (22 km²) plantation.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 Gunston Hall Museum Shop )〕 The construction period of Gunston Hall was between 1755 and 1759.〔 〕 The interior of the house and its design was mostly the work of William Buckland, a carpenter/joiner and indentured servant from England. Buckland later went on to design several notable buildings in Virginia and Maryland. Both he and William Bernard Sears, another indentured servant, are believed to have created the ornate woodwork and interior carving. Gunston's interior design combines elements of rococo, chinoiserie, and Gothic styles, an unusual contrast to the tendency for simple decoration in Virginia at this time. Although chinoiserie was popular in Britain, Gunston Hall is the only house known to have had this decoration in colonial America.〔 〕 In 1792, Thomas Jefferson attended George Mason at his death bed at Gunston Hall. After Mason's death later that year, the house continued to be used as a residence for many years. In 1868, it was purchased by noted abolitionist and civil war Colonel Edward Daniels.〔Robinson, Bertha Louisa, "Pilgrimages to American Landmarks - Gunston Hall", Journal of American History, 1910〕 It is now a museum owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia and open to the public.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Gunston Hall Plantation official website ) Also hosted on (look.net ).〕 The home and grounds were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. ==History== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gunston Hall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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