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America's Castles — Storyline

America's Castles is a documentary television series that aired on A&E Network from 1994 to 1998. Through interviews, historic photos and newly shot footage, the program documents the mansions and summer homes of the high society of The Gilded Age. The series is narrated by Joe van Riper and many episodes feature architectural expert Richard Guy Wilson.

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America's Castles — Series Details

America's Castles — Episode Guide

Season 01

• E1: Grand Plantations (1995-01-01) — From New Orleans to Natchez, along the great Mississippi River, enormous fortunes were made from cotton and cane, and southern planters built majestic castles to celebrate their no
• E2: Florida's Grand Estates (1995-01-08) — Florida's Grand Estates takes you to those celebrated mansions that transformed the Florida coast from an undesirable swampland to a retreat for the elite. American tycoon Henry Fl
• E3: Gold Coast Estates (1995-01-15) — Long Island estates: Old Westbury; the Guggenheims' Sands Point.
• E4: Hudson River Valley Estates (1995-01-22) — Jay Gould and John Rockefeller were among those who built grand homes in the Hudson River valley at the turn of the century.
• E5: The Newport Mansions (1995-01-29) — Elegant summer retreats in Newport, R.I., include Château sur Mer.
• E6: The Grand Adirondack Camps (1995-02-05) — The summer cottages of the Adirondack Mountains are toured, including the Vanderbilt's Sagamore Lodge and the Durant's Camp Pine Knot. Also: J.P. Morgan's former summer home.
• E7: Americans in Scotland (1995-02-12) — Castles in Scotland owned by Americans include the Fyvie Castle; Culzean Castle, visited by Dwight Eisenhower; and Crathes Castle.
• E8: Andrew Carnegie (1995-02-19) — A tour of Skibo, the glorious castle of steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie, where he once entertained writer Rudyard Kipling and King Edward VII.
• E9: Architectural Masterpieces (1995-02-26) — Examines four of the most recognisable architectural styles in America, focusing on such homes as Gamble House, Pebble Hill and Victoria House.
• E10: Bayou Estates (1995-03-05) — Destrahan and three other antebellum plantation homes provide insight into the Deep South before and after the Civil War.
• E11: California Dreamers (1995-03-12) — Winchester House and Tor House are among California's grandest mansions.
• E12: Capital City (1995-03-19) — Tours of the great mansions of Washington, D.C., including a castle built by a German beer baron
• E13: Castles on the Bay (1995-03-26) — Tours and histories of three great mansions in San Francisco: the Haas-Lilienthal House, Dunsmuir House and Ralston Hall.
• E14: Cathedrals (1995-04-02) — National Cathedral in Washington; Great Cathedral in St. Louis; Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif.
• E15: Equestrians (1995-04-09) — Moerven Park designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe; Belle Meade stud farm; Long Brand in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
• E16: Gardens and Galleries (1995-04-16) — A tour of homes, including the Philbrook Estate and Huntington Home, built to house rare collections of books, manuscripts and art.
• E17: Hearst Castle at San Simeon (1995-04-23) — A tour of William Randolph Hearst's home on a hill, San Simeon.
• E18: Lone Star Estates (1995-04-30) — A tour of Texan estates includes the McFadden-Ward House, Bayou Bend and South Fork, the largest and most famous ranch house in the state.
• E19: Mavericks of Medicine (1995-05-07) — Indianapolis estate of J.K. Lily; Beaux Arts Castle in Elkhart, Ind.; Charles Mayo's estate in Rochester, Minn.
• E20: Mexico's White House: Chapultec Castle (1995-05-14) — Tours of Mexico's Chapultepec Castle, home to Emperor Maximillian and Empress Charlotte, and Casa de la Bola, home of Antonio Haghenbeck.
• E21: Movie Palaces (1995-05-21) — Tours of magnificent movie theaters, including the New Amsterdam in New York, the Chinese Theater in Hollywood and the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles.
• E22: New England Retreats (1995-05-28) — Tours of New England estates, including Hillstead near Farmington, Conn., Naumkead in Stockbridge, Mass., and Lucknow in Moultonborough, N.H.
• E23: New York City (1995-06-04) — New York City; the Frick collection; Coe Hall in Long Island; the Bartow-Pell Mansion in the Bronx.
• E24: Palaces in Paradise (1995-06-11) — The 103-room Iolani Palace; La Forteleza, built in 1544; Puerto Rico's Serralles Castle.
• E25: Palaces on the Prairie (1995-06-18) — Salt magnate Joy Morton's Arbor Lodge; Marland Mansion, built for a former Oklahoma governor; Brucemore.
• E26: Prince's Palace in Monaco (1995-06-25) — A visit to a 13th-century fortress in Monaco that was transformed into a luxurious royal palace for Prince Rainier and his wife, actress Grace Kelly.
• E27: Return to Newport (1995-07-02) — Return to Newport for a tour of some of the most gorgeous and significant private homes ever built. When George Jones started work on Kingscote in 1841, there was no way to know t
• E28: Rocky Mountain Retreats (1995-07-09) — Visits to the magnificent homes built in Colorado at the turn of the century, including Redstone Castle, Glen Eyrie and Molly Brown House.
• E29: Savannah (1995-07-16) — Tours of the great antebellum mansions in Savannah, Ga., including the Owens-Thomas House and Telfair Academy.
• E30: The Age of Invention (1995-07-23) — Estates built after 1920 include John D. Rockefeller's Kykuit, Henry Ford's Fair Lane and Frank Seiberling's Stan Hywet Hall.
• E31: The Anglophiles (1995-07-30) — Explores Gilded Age American estates and elite residences heavily inspired by British architecture, culture, and aristocracy.
• E32: The Artists (1995-08-06) — Homes of American artists; Beauport; Chesterwood; Longfellow House.
• E33: The Astors (1995-08-13) — Visits to the castles owned by the Astors on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean: Beechwood, Cliveden and Hever Castle.
• E34: The Auto Baron Estates (1995-08-20) — The men who dominated the auto industry at the turn of the century took their tremendous profits and built splendid estates. Many of these homes are not open to the public, but the
• E35: The Biltmore Estate (1995-08-27) — It is truly the grandest of all American homes. Built by George Washington Vanderbilt, Biltmore dwarfs all the mansions built by his illustrious forefathers, even the Breakers "cot
• E36: The Canadian Castles (1995-09-03) — One is a 98-room fantasy abandoned by its owners after a decade. The other a technological marvel years ahead of its time. America's Castles goes north of the border for this privi
• E37: The Castles of Charleston (1995-09-10) — Picturesque antebellum and post-Civil War homes of Charleston, S.C., including the Heyward-Washington House and the Nathaniel Russell House.
• E38: The Cattle Barons (1995-09-17) — Visits to the homes of wealthy cattle ranchers, including the enormous King Ranch and the Cherokee Ranch, built in the style of a medieval Scottish castle.
• E39: The Chemical Age (1995-09-24) — The du Pont family's estates in Delaware include Pierre du Pont's Longwood.
• E40: The Coal Barons (1995-10-01) — The Craigdarroch Castle in British Columbia; Linden Hall in Pennsylvania; Blithewold in Rhode Island.
• E41: The Colonial Era (1995-10-08) — Homes of the early presidents, including the estates of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
• E42: The Confederacy (1995-10-15) — Confederate White House; Arlington House; Hunt-Phelan; Waverly.
• E43: The Cotton Kings (1995-10-22) — Tours of the Southern mansions built by cotton plantation owners, including Swan House, Bishop's Palace, Moody Mansion and Long Vue.
• E44: The Eccentrics (1995-10-29) — Visits to the mansions of inventor John Hays Hammond, Henry Chapman Mercer and banking wizard Otto Herman Kahn.
• E45: The Empire Estates (1995-11-05) — Mansions built along the banks of the Hudson River in New York, including Washington Irving's Sunnyside and Frederic Edwin Church's Olana.
• E46: The Financiers (1995-11-12)
• E47: The Garden Estates (1995-11-19) — Famous gardens adorn Maymont in Virginia, Filoli in California and Bellingrath in Alabama.
• E48: The Governor's Mansions (1995-11-26) — In the colonial era, "palaces" were built at the public expense to house the governors appointed by the Crown. Today, all but four states maintain governor's mansions, and they are
• E49: The Grand Resorts (1995-12-03) — For nearly two centuries, Greenbriar was the ultimate getaway for the rich; the castle of chocolate magnate Milton Hershey.
• E50: The Grand Resorts 2 (1995-12-10) — Visits to the largest beach resort, the Hotel del Coronado; the 235-room Mission Inn; and The Grand, located on Mackinac Island.
• E51: The Great Frontier (1995-12-17) — Tours of several mansions built by Old West pioneers, including Iowa's Terrace Hill, Colorado's Rosemont and Montana's Moss Mansion.
• E52: The Heiresses (1995-12-24) — Isabella Gardner's Fenway Court; Lila Vanderbilt's Shelburne Farms; Marjorie Post's Hillwood.
• E53: The Homes of Frank Lloyd Wright (1995-12-31) — Frank Lloyd Wright and domestic architecture; Oak Park; Taliesin; Taliesin West.
• E54: The Industrial Barons (1996-01-07) — John Deering's Miami castle, Edward Berwind's Elms and other estates were built by those who profited from the Industrial Revolution.
• E55: The Lumber Barons (1996-01-14) — Mansions of the lumber barons; Victorian on Lake Superior; French chateau in California; Tudor in Wisconsin.
• E56: The Miners (1996-01-21) — A look at the homes of men who struck it rich in the mining business. Included are the homes of Henry Clay Frick in Pittsburgh, Thomas Kearns in Salt Lake City, and Amasa Campbell
• E57: The Newspaper Moguls (1996-01-28) — Pittock Mansion; American Swedish Institute; Cranbrook House and Gardens.
• E58: The Pioneers (1996-02-04) — Visits to the homes of men who helped turn villages into bustling towns, including Brigham Young's "Beehive House" and Charles Conrad's mansion in Montana.
• E59: The Presidential Estates (1996-02-11) — The estates of Presidents Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren and Rutherford B. Hayes provided private enclaves during their public lives.
• E60: The Railroad Barons (1996-02-18) — Some of America's greatest fortunes were made from the steel and steam of the railroads. And the Railroad Barons celebrated their wealth in stately homes filled with rare woods, in
• E61: The Roosevelt Homes (1996-02-25) — Inside the lives and homes of Theodore and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, two of the 20th century's most influential presidents.
• E62: The University Estates (1996-03-03) — Visits to magnificent mansions that have been donated to colleges, including St. Louis University's Samuel Cupples House.
• E63: The Vanderbilts Abroad (1996-03-10) — Forced to marry English royalty, Consuelo Vanderbilt endures a stormy relationship in Blenheim Palace.
• E64: The Victorian Era (1996-03-17) — The Glessner Home, the Mark Twain House and Thomas Edison's Glenmont represent three unique styles of Victorian architecture.
• E65: Windy City Estates (1996-03-24) — Chicago: Cuneo; Cantigny; Charles Gates Dawes House.
• E66: Winter Castles (1996-03-31) — A look at Florida's magnificent estates including Henry Flagler's Whitehall and Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does America's Castles have? 1 season(s) with 66 episodes.

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