MOVIES ON AMERICAN & CANADIAN CASTLES, MANSIONS & PALACES

This is catalogue page with VHS movies on American and Canadian castles and mansions. These VHS movies were carefully selected by our customer service staff and are recommended viewing to give you some of the finest castle and mansion videos available.
Learn about the many splendid castles built years ago in the Hudson River Valley, "river valley of the millionaires" by the early captains of Wall Street.
In addition, learn about the Hearst Castle, formally called La Cuesta Encantada ("the enchanted hill"), overlooks the gorgeous California coast, near the remote seaside hamlet of San Simeon.
In addition to these movies and the rest of our selection of movies about castles and mansions, some great fabulous homes and learn the incredible stories of their conception and construction. Marvel in their architectural styles.
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AMERICAN AND CANADIAN CASTLE & MANSION MOVIES

• America's Castles: Architectural Masterpieces ~Usually Ships in 24 Hours
-A & E Entertainment / Color VHS Video / Release Date: February 3, 2000
This video explores three classic homes that define the nation's most popular and recognizable architectural styles. Pebble Hill is the ultimate Georgian Revival plantation home. Designed by President Garfield's son, includes 3,000 acres dotted with distinguished out-buildings, it features one of the first elevators in a private home, and has hosted the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and Presidents Eisenhower and Carter.
Proctor & Gamble owner David Gamble was determined to make his home the most innovative, unique and daring of the time. With its exquisite inlays, extensive built-in furniture and gorgeous rare woods, it is a masterpiece of craftsmanship. He succeeded in making the Gamble a showcase of the Arts and Crafts movement.
Modeled on a luxury hotel, the Victoria is a classic of the Italianate Villa style. Go inside the Maine masterpiece to see the extensive frescoes and original carpeting that were essential to the overall design.
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• America's Castles: Hudson River Valley ~Usually Ships in 2 to 3 Days
-A & E Entertainment / VHS tape / November 24, 1997
America's Castles presents an extraordinary tour of the "river valley of the millionaires." For the early captains of Wall Street the majestic Hudson Valley provided an ideal getaway from the chaos of New York City. Just an hour or two from the city, the valley offered tranquillity, natural beauty, and plenty of elbowroom for their sprawling country estates. This video takes you on an exclusive tour of the finest of these grand mansions.
Castles toured include financier John Jay Gould's Gothic castle Lyndhurst, with its turrets, gables and two-story tall stained glass windows.
Gould's archrival Frederick Vanderbilt, whose 50,000 square foot mansion was the area's most lavish.
Then visit Kykuit, the stunning estate of John D. Rockefeller, then the wealthiest man in the world.
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• America's Castles: Hearst Castle - San Simeon (1998) ~Usually Ships in 24 Hours
  -A & E Entertainment / Color VHS Tape / Published 1998
  The Hearst estate, formally called La Cuesta Encantada ("the enchanted hill"), overlooks the gorgeous California coast, near the remote seaside hamlet of San Simeon, halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles. The magnificent 165-room Hearst Castle is part of that sprawling 250,000 acre estate, and is now a California state park. This excellent video presents a walking tour of the castle, one of the top tourist draws in the country, and offers a glimpse of the high life lead by Newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst.
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• America's Castles 1
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-Jack Perkins, A & E Entertainment / A&E VHS Tape, color
Release Date: March 31, 1998
This castle video showcases the fabulous homes built during the Gilded Age by the legends of wealth. Go behind the scenes with the homes' curators and directors and learn the astonishing stories behind these incredible mansions and of the people who built them. Blending architectural, cultural and biographical commentary, this video covers these grand estates:

1. The Breakers, Cornelius and Alice Vanderbilt's mecca.
   
2. William and Alva Vanderbilt's ornate Marble House
   
3. John Jay Gould's Gothic marvel Lyndhurst.
   
4. Whitehall, home to Henry M. Flagler
   
5. San Simeon, Willaim Randolph Hearst's California estate.
   
6. George Vanderbilt's Biltmore, America's largest private home.
   

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• America's Castles II: The Age of Invention (1998)
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-Jack Perkins, A & E Entertainment / A&E VHS tape, color
Release Date: March 31, 1998
Explore some of the most opulent homes ever built in this behind-the- scenes look at the glorious mansions built during the Age of Invention, from 1911-1929. Meet the men and women who lived in them, and learn the incredible stories of their conception and construction. Take a rare glimpse at a life of luxury reserved for a select few.
Mansions covered:
1. Kykuit, the Rockefellers' spectacular country estate.
2. Henry Ford's whimsical mansion,
3. Fair Lane. Edsel & Eleanor Ford House
4. Stan Hywet Hall, stylish retreat of Henry Ford's only son.
5. English Tudor villa of tire baron Frank Seiberling.
6. Meadow Brook Hall, auto-maker heiress Alice Dodge's castle.
7. Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump's storied Palm Beach palace.
8. Marjorie Merriwether Post's personal embassy, Hillwood.

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• America's Castles: Newport Mansions ~Usually Ships in 2-3 Days
-A & E Entertainment / VHS tape / Published March 1998
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• America's Castles: Gold Coast Estates ~Usually Ships in 2-3 DAYS
-A & E Entertainment / VHS tape / Published March 1998
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• America's Castles: Adirondack Camps ~Usually Ships in 24 Hours
-A & E Entertainment / VHS tape / Published March 1998
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• America's Castles: Grand Plantation ~Usually Ships in 2-3 Days
-A&E Home Video / VHS tape / Published March 1998
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• America's Castles: Florida's Estates ~Usually Ships in 2-3 Days
-A & E Entertainment / VHS tape / Published March 1998
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• America's Castles: The Grand Tour ~Usually Ships in 1-2 Weeks
-A & E Entertainment / VHS Tape / Published 1998
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• Canadian Castles II ~Usually Ships in 2-3 Days


-A & E Entertainment / Color VHS Video Tape / Release Date: March 31, 1998
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