“Salisbury House (Des Moines, Iowa)”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

词条

Salisbury House (Des Moines, Iowa)

释义

Timeline
Collections
References
External links

{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Salisbury House
| nrhp_type =
| image = Salisbury_House,_back_view_from_gardens.JPG
| caption =
| location= 4025 Tonawanda Dr.
Des Moines, Iowa
| coordinates = {{coord|41|34|46|N|93|40|17|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Iowa#USA
| built = 1923
| architect = Boyd, Byron Bennett; Rasmussen, William Whitney
| architecture = Tudor Revival, Jacobethan Revival
| added = July 20, 1977
| area = {{convert|9.4|acre}}
| governing_body = Private
| refnum = 77000551^[1]
}}

Salisbury House in Des Moines, Iowa is a Tudor, Gothic and Carolean style manor home. It was built by cosmetic magnate Carl Weeks and his wife, Edith Van Slyke Weeks, between 1923 and 1928. Salisbury House was modeled after the King's House in Salisbury, England,^[2] contains 42 rooms and measures just over {{convert|22,000|sqft|m2}}. The property is owned and operated by the Salisbury House Foundation and is open to the public for tours, public events, and private rentals.

Salisbury House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. The listing covered a {{convert|9.4|acre|adj=on}} area with two contributing buildings, one other contributing structure and one contributing site.^[1] Salisbury House is also on the List of Registered Historic Places in Iowa.

Timeline

1923 to 1928: Constructed and furnished with an original budget of $150,000, the final cost was $3 million.
1926: Carl and Edith Weeks and their four sons move into Salisbury House.
1934: Carl and Edith Weeks donate Salisbury House to Drake University; they retain ownership of the House's collections and furnishings, and pay rent to Drake as tenants until 1954.
1954: Iowa State Education Association (ISEA) purchased Salisbury House and its collections from Drake University and the Weeks Family for $180,000 and began using it as office space.
1993: Salisbury House Foundation was formed to preserve, interpret and share the property for the cultural and educational benefit of the public.
1998: Salisbury House Foundation purchased the property and collections from ISEA for $4.0 million.
1999: Operation of Salisbury House as a historic house museum began.^[3]

Collections

The Weeks Family amassed extensive collections of fine art, decorative art, rare books, musical instruments, historic documents, weapons and sculpture, and most of their holdings remain in Salisbury House to this day. The Salisbury House Foundation offers various tour packages that allow visitors to experience many highlights from the Weeks Family's collections.

References

1. ^¹{{NRISref|2009a}}
2. ^Salisbury Museum
3. ^{{cite book|title=Salisbury House & Gardens Guidebook|date=March 2017|publisher=Salisbury House Foundation|location=Des Moines, Iowa|page=3}}

External links

Salisbury House Website
Salisbury House Blog

随便看

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。