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Homes turned hotel

Published 10:25 AM EST, Thu January 9, 2014
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The Chanler is the only hotel along Newport, Rhode Island's scenic Cliff Walk. The mansion was completed in 1873 for New York Congressman John Winthrop Chanler and his wife Margaret Astor Ward.
The Chanler at Cliff Walk —
The Chanler is the only hotel along Newport, Rhode Island's scenic Cliff Walk. The mansion was completed in 1873 for New York Congressman John Winthrop Chanler and his wife Margaret Astor Ward.
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Each of the 20 guest rooms captures a different period or theme. The Renaissance room is pictured here.
The Chanler at Cliff Walk —
Each of the 20 guest rooms captures a different period or theme. The Renaissance room is pictured here.
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Wentworth Mansion in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, was built in 1886 for wealthy Southern cotton merchant Francis Silas Rodgers, his wife and their 13 children.
Wentworth Mansion —
Wentworth Mansion in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, was built in 1886 for wealthy Southern cotton merchant Francis Silas Rodgers, his wife and their 13 children.
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The two-room Grand Mansion Suite is lit by two original Italian chandeliers and has two marble gas fireplaces.
Wentworth Mansion —
The two-room Grand Mansion Suite is lit by two original Italian chandeliers and has two marble gas fireplaces.
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Located thirty minutes north of Manhattan, the Castle Hotel and Spa in Tarrytown, New York, was once the residence of noted newspaperman and playwright General Howard Carroll.
Castle Hotel and Spa —
Located thirty minutes north of Manhattan, the Castle Hotel and Spa in Tarrytown, New York, was once the residence of noted newspaperman and playwright General Howard Carroll.
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The 1912 Villa Crawford is at the heart of Keswick Hall, an expansive luxury resort in Keswick, Virginia, developed by Sir Bernard Ashley, widower of famed designer Laura Ashley.
Keswick Hall at Monticello —
The 1912 Villa Crawford is at the heart of Keswick Hall, an expansive luxury resort in Keswick, Virginia, developed by Sir Bernard Ashley, widower of famed designer Laura Ashley.
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Hayes Mansion in San Jose, California, was completed in 1905.
Hayes Mansion —
Hayes Mansion in San Jose, California, was completed in 1905.
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This English Cotswold-style estate nestled amid Vermont's Green Mountains was once the home of Allen Miller Fletcher, who, among other accomplishments, served as governor of Vermont from 1912 to 1915.
Castle Hill Resort and Spa —
This English Cotswold-style estate nestled amid Vermont's Green Mountains was once the home of Allen Miller Fletcher, who, among other accomplishments, served as governor of Vermont from 1912 to 1915.
Courtesy Castle Hill Resort
The home's paneled oval dining room provides an intimate dining experience.
Castle Hill Resort and Spa —
The home's paneled oval dining room provides an intimate dining experience.
Courtesy Castle Hill Resort
The Wilburton Inn, in Manchester Village, Vermont, was completed in 1902.
Wilburton Inn —
The Wilburton Inn, in Manchester Village, Vermont, was completed in 1902.
Courtesy Wilburton Inn
Cranwell Resort in Lenox, Massachusetts, was once home to John W. Sloane, a relative of the Vanderbilts and owner of the furnishings house W. & J. Sloane.
Cranwell Resort, Spa and Golf Club —
Cranwell Resort in Lenox, Massachusetts, was once home to John W. Sloane, a relative of the Vanderbilts and owner of the furnishings house W. & J. Sloane.
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