Great house


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A great house is a large residence and its associated household, especially in the context of the Victorian and Edwardian era.

Great House may also refer to:

Buildings

  • Great House (St. Augustine, Maryland), a historic home in St. Augustine, Maryland, U.S.
  • Great House (Cape Ann), a 17th-century house in Massachusetts, U.S.
  • Great House, Colyton, the remnants of a 17th-century house in Colyton, Devon, England
  • Great House, Llanarth, a 16th-century farmhouse in Monmouthshire, England
  • Great House, Llanover, a 16th-century country house in Llanover, Monmouthshire, Wales
  • Great House at Sonning, a hotel and restaurant in Berkshire, England
  • Great House, a former Tudor-era mansion in Bristol, at the site of the later Colston Hall
  • "Great Houses", a type of structure found in the Chaco Culture National Historical Park

Fiction

  • The Great House (film), a 1975 Spanish film
  • Great House (novel), a novel by Nicole Krauss
  • The Great House (novel), a children's novel by Cynthia Harnett
  • Great House, a member of the Landsraad in the Dune franchise
  • Great House, a member of the Inner Sphere in Battletech
  • Great House, any of the major houses in A Song of Ice and Fire

See also

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