How Did Solomon Guggenheim Live? Inside Villa Carola

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Dive into the opulent life of Solomon Guggenheim and his magnificent home, Villa Carola. Discover the rich history behind the multicolored brick mansion, its grand gardens, and stunning interiors. From his beginnings in the mining industry to his transformation into an art collector, Guggenheim's story is one of passion and legacy. Don't miss this fascinating journey through a house that is itself a work of art. Subscribe now and explore This House with us!
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@jec1ny 2 месяца назад

Lovely house. Side note... Solomon's younger brother, Benjamin, went down with the Titanic in 1912.

@susanhonkoski7706 Месяц назад

I can honestly say this house was my absolute favorite!!!

@David-tm8sl 2 месяца назад

It’s always great to hear that one of the grand places has survived. I loved the courtyard.

@andreaberryhill6654 2 месяца назад

I love that doorways were all unique, and not repetitive. Very creative way to add to the home's splendor!

@joannsmith8914 2 месяца назад

I am so happy this house has survived

@williamsmith5549 2 месяца назад

What I wouldn't do for a tour! The Guggenheims get overlooked when it comes to the most important business families of The Gilded Age, but in some ways, they are even more important than the Vanderbilts and the Astors, and are at least as important to our national cultural life as The Rockefellers. Thanks for another amazing video, Ken!

@mitchellbarnow1709 2 месяца назад

I try to never miss an episode of "This House", I just don't comment very often!

@danielkoher1944 2 месяца назад

0:12 That is one Wicked House...I can only be in awe of the colourful combination outcome.

@SMtWalkerS 2 месяца назад

I am so glad this house survives! I love that entry grill with the bird of paradise design and the checkerboard entry hall. And the gardens! And those fountains!

@danielkoher1944 2 месяца назад

2:20 😳👀😳 What a Grand Entrance! Would loved 🥰 to seen the colourful gardens. Amazing!

@SpanishEclectic 2 месяца назад

There are some great current photos online of the Village Club of Sands Point. Really beautiful building; the old home is living it's best life over 100 years later. :D

@dlbstl 2 месяца назад

This is my favorite house so far! I've been watching for years but this really sends me!👍

@RichardBarnett-hs1qy 2 месяца назад

As always, stellar research and commentary. (Thank god for Peggy and the art she saved from destruction.)

@danielkoher1944 2 месяца назад

6:17 PLEASE! Never 🛑 entertaining us with new fantastically addictive viewing. I always love ♥️ seeing when you have posted. 😊 Have a truly wonderful, safe weekend.

@ThisHouse 2 месяца назад

I’m so glad you enjoyed this, cheers!

@danielkoher1944 2 месяца назад

5:49 YES! 🙌🏼 Thank you so much 😊 I worried the entire time about it’s demise. This was a Fairytale Story...

@danielkoher1944 2 месяца назад

4:46 Totally 💯% Amazing 🤩 that he still had a vast amount of accrued wealth. To continue his passion during The Great Depression.

@user-yi7mg5ig6l 2 месяца назад

I WISH I could have heard the Pipe Organ playing!

@marciafallon7653 2 месяца назад

Beautiful mansion; tastefully designed and decorated. It’s hard to even imagine being able to live there! Thank Heavens it was repurposed and saved!

@dmd5645 2 месяца назад

Ohhh!!. Can't wait to see the Duke house!!!. There's still one left standing!. Still facing central park too!. And it's still a private residence.

@janedee6488 2 месяца назад

Wow wow wow magnificent

@SpanishEclectic 2 месяца назад

There are not many brick homes where I live, so I've only recently seen (online video tours) homes with colored brick. This must have been stunning. I like the whole restrained Mediterranean vibe, and the extra artistic touches, such as the iron grille, fancy unique door surrounds, and the paneling in that room. There is something more 'grounded' in the feel of this home, which I greatly prefer to the slick marble and gold everything in many of the Gilded Age mansions. I'm happy to hear that the building is still in use, though from the aerial photo the footprint appears different. I'll have to check it out. Thanks, Ken. :)

@dlbstl 2 месяца назад

The terracotta carvings and rosettes around the windows reminds me of the majestic theater in East Saint Louis.

@carolyn8271 2 месяца назад

Love the exterior and gardens!

@robinhumphrey2692 2 месяца назад

I love the brick on the outside of the house.

@ssippishark 2 месяца назад

Fascinating history.

@heidioppermann505 Месяц назад

Thanks Ken, for another great tour. I have been to Villa Carola on the outside, so it was fascinating to see how beautiful it is on the inside! The Carriage House is another architectural beauty by itself as well. Sands Point is a hotspot of beautiful old mansions. C

@conradlogan5201 2 месяца назад

There seems to have been a society created formula for such houses of that period. (Ex. Vizcaya in Miami) All those grand boxes to be checked! ✅

@gandfgandf5826 2 месяца назад

I love a limestone vestibule.

@brokenglass849 2 месяца назад

There is another house that was purchased by Solomon Guggenheim around 1900, it was located on Ocean Ave in Elberon NJ, and known as Aladdin's palace. He summered there with his wife Mary. He had three brothers who also had summer residences in Elberon. Mary was forced from the house for unpaid property taxes circa 1940, and the house was demolished almost immediately afterwards. I would love it if you could find more information about this place. Thanks.

@DLeadVox Месяц назад

I love the villa and I love the museum! Thank you for including the floor plans for the villa! So interesting and fascinating to learn about the construction of homes of the time. I really enjoy your videos Ken. Thank you!

@cmecre8629 2 месяца назад

love this house

@asylumlover 2 месяца назад

KEN, NO USE HERE FOR THE MODERN MUSEUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUT AS FOR THE HOUSE, ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE ANOTHER NON-DEMOLITION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@kathleenadams3770 2 месяца назад

The room it love the most was the music room

@veronicaferguson8548 2 месяца назад

I love that they used different bricks to construct the house

@jonclassical2024 2 месяца назад

Very interesting Ken, much enjoyed this! I wish there were some colored photographs from around the time of opening! Best. J

@dlbstl 2 месяца назад

Look online. There are several. Historic homes WordPress has some close ups.😊

@MDiStefano10 2 месяца назад

Thanks! Love your vlogs!

@danielkoher1944 2 месяца назад

5:20 Frank Lloyd Wright?! This only becomes much more fascinating. Something so futuristic winding down the era: Art Deco. One of the most Beautiful periods of Our Time.

@mikehenson819 Месяц назад

I’m not particularly a fan of “ grand mansions”, but I do appreciate their place in time. My favorite buildings are much simpler in decoration and detail.

@carcar78 Месяц назад

I would say the music room, but it was highly philanthropic to open his NYC showing his new acquisitions by appointment. Glad the building has been used in stead of being torn down.

@CuriousEarthMan 2 месяца назад

Thanks Ken! Loved the episode. I did not know he married a Rothschild!

@peterlarsen7779 Месяц назад

I loved the idea of using imperfect and distressed bricks.... But my favourite area would have to be hallway with the wrought iron gate, the checkered floor and limestone walls. I'm sure the staircase must have been quite impressive as they usually are... Did I miss that in the clip? 🤔

@katiemarie4156 Месяц назад

Check out the English Inn in Eaton Rapids, MI. I think it was built by the general manager of Oldsmobile and then passed to the Catholic Church and now is a B&B. It’s gorgeous. I had my wedding there. It’s on the Grand River.

@danielkoher1944 2 месяца назад

3:07 Always marvelously interesting. You present us to so many pieces of History I wholeheartedly want to Thank You! ☺️ Daniel

@melissavargas7860 2 месяца назад

Bonita peroxide muy crande

@brianscotpatterson2101 Месяц назад

Peggy Guggenheim’s Venetian home on the Grand Canal is in my top 3 museums. It’s a house museum, and when one walks inside, there is a Calder mobile in the vestibule. The only object in the vestibule. It’s timeless. And the guggenheims saved modern art from Nazis by secretly transporting it out of Europe. Peggy is a hero on non-objective art/

@patricksanders858 2 месяца назад

My Great Uncle Charles " Chick" Mckinley married Hazel Guggenheim. Unfortunately he died flying planes during the War. Sigh...so close...

@amandab.recondwith8006 2 месяца назад

I love looking at floor plans, but their quality is sometimes terrible, as in this case. Is there any way you can enhance them?

@ThisHouse 2 месяца назад

I enhanced them, the problem is that they were scanned from a 100+ year old magazine. If I ever find a cleaner/better preserved copy I’ll make sure to post it in the community tab.

@danielkoher1944 2 месяца назад

@@ThisHouse I knew as meticulously done your work is. You’d done your best. I for one am so glad 🙂 you included the Guggenheim Museum.

@jilltagmorris 2 месяца назад

❤😊🎉😊❤

@StamperWendy 2 месяца назад

Guggenheim & Rothschild? That's like having a Carnegie, Morgan, Pullman or Kennedy in the same family.

@vickiephilpitt7697 Месяц назад

Funny, my first thought about the house is that it looks like a club house for some gulf course.

@janisdover6677 2 месяца назад

Can't see the house because u got the words covering the photo

@baloo_2228 Месяц назад

Sorry, I just gotta point out the obvious here… If anyone was ever to play Solomon Guggenheim in a film, it would definitely have to be Robert Dinero.

@EmilyBieman 2 месяца назад

Villa carola would look amazing in colour footage, I don't think you really get a full understanding of it in black-and-white. Maybe this is another one that you could have applied your AI colouring skills to!

@Landru3000 Месяц назад

Love the content. But the speaker's affectation with dropping the tone at the end of each sentence is robotic and almost sounds AI generated. I suspect he thinks it sound professional. Regardless, it's annoying.

@Xylos101 Месяц назад

some of that art was absolutely hideous and soul crushing, one can only imagine that is the intent. truly mediocre stuff pervading as something intellectual