YOUR PLACE HOME, SWEET HOME JUMP ON TV TOUR OF HEROES', HISTORIC FIGURES' ABODES.The Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution. is not only a celebration of our independence, but also a tribute to America's heroes. And their homes. For those who ever wondered what type of home America's most famous inventors, pioneers, poets and presidents lived in, HGTV HGTV Home and Garden Television takes you on a guided tour guided tour guide n → visite guidée; what time does the guided tour start? → la visite guidée commence à quelle heure? with its special series ``Homes of Our Heritage,'' airing Sunday through Friday (9 p.m. Sunday; 8 p.m. weekdays). On Sunday, Grant Goodeve Grant Goodeve (born July 6, 1952[1]) is an American actor and television host. He is best known for playing the role of David, the oldest son, on Eight Is Enough, from 1977 to 1981. He is more recently known for his work on Home & Garden Television. takes viewers inside the homes of inventors, including the dark Victorian mansion of Thomas Edison (that he brightened with electric lights) and the modest white home of the Wright Brothers, noted for its porch with gingerbread gingerbread In architecture and design, elaborately detailed embellishment, either lavish or superfluous. Though the term is occasionally applied to such highly detailed and decorative styles as the Rococo, it usually refers to the hand-carved and -sawn wood ornamentation of trim that young Wilbur and Orville carved before they started building bicycles and air planes. Locust Grove Locust Grove is the name of a number of places in the United States of America:
On Monday, it's off to the homes of heroes, including the wood frame cottage of Charles Lindbergh, the federal-style home of Stephen Decatur and the Greek Revival Greek revival: see classic revival. Greek Revival Architectural style based on 5th-century-BC Greek temples that spread throughout Europe and the U.S. in the early 19th century. cottage of Joshua Chamberlain Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (September 8, 1828 – February 24, 1914) was a college professor from Maine who volunteered to join the Union Army without the benefit of any formal military education, and became a highly respected and decorated Union officer during the American , followed by a visit to the homes of early American leaders, like James Monroe's elegantly furnished farmhouse and Franklin D. Roosevelt's Hyde Park Hyde Park, park, London, England Hyde Park, 615 acres (249 hectares) in Westminster borough, London, England. Once the manor of Hyde, a part of the old Westminster Abbey property, it became a deer park under Henry VIII. estate. Homes of the Revolution is the theme for Wednesday, including Abigail Adams' New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. salt box home. Thursday it's trailblazers, including Andrew Jackson's Greek Revival estate called the Hermitage and the Victorian Gothic cottage of Mariano Vallejo, who was known as the father of California. The series ends Friday with a peek inside the homes of some of our favorite authors, including Mark Twain's Aesthetic Movement estate and Carl Sandburg's Greek Revival-style cottage. Start your viewing early on Sunday and you'll see how some modern-day homeowners are preserving their own historic homes on HGTV's ``Restore America'' at 7 p.m. This week's episode features four homes, including a 1907 Colonial Revival/Craftsman in Redondo Beach, where the owners have restored the original floors, walls and even a clawfoot tub they dug up in the back yard. - Barbara De Witt PRICKLY SHOW: The Cactus and Succulent Society of America The Cactus and Succulent Society of America (CSSA) was founded in 1929 in Pasadena, California and has grown to encompass over 80 affiliated clubs and thousands of members worldwide. will present its annual show this weekend at the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens. On display will be the best plants from growers nationwide, as well as rare and unusual plants from around the world. And you can take one home from the plant sale. Show hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission to the show in Friends' Hall is free, but if you want to stay and see the gardens, admission is $8.50 adults, $8 seniors, $6 students and free for children under 12. The Huntington is at 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. Call (626) 405-2100. - Daily News SAFARI STYLE: ``Safari Chic'' author Bibi BIBI Benthic Index of Biotic Integrity Jordan of Woodland Hills continues to share her love of Africa with others, and her latest client is Sharon Lawrence, formerly of ``NYPD Blue.'' According to Jordan, she and Lawrence had stayed at the same safari camp and they struck up a conversation about safari-izing. The next thing she knew, Jordan was redecorating Lawrence's dining room with draped drape v. draped, drap·ing, drapes v.tr. 1. To cover, dress, or hang with or as if with cloth in loose folds: draped the coffin with a flag; a robe that draped her figure. doorways to create a tentlike setting and using river rocks on the table to hold candles and flowers. ``She liked it so much that she said she wanted to give a party, and step by step it became a bigger project, so we ended up moving the party to the Women's League of Southern California, where we had a real Sundowner's party with an African band and food to raise money for an orphanage in Mexico,'' says Jordan. To see how Lawrence's home - and party - turned out, see E! Entertainment's ``Celebrity Homes'' series at 8:30 a.m. and again at 4:30 p.m. Sunday. - B.D. SPA DREAMS: What if you could design a fantasy bathroom with a whirlpool tub, a fancy sink and a really quiet toilet? American Standard is offering an opportunity with its Design Your Dream Bathroom contest. The company best-known for its toilets is offering homeowners a chance to get a ho-hum bathroom made over by Randy Brown, who was recently named one of House Beautiful's top 100 interior designers. To enter, you need to send a 100-word essay explaining why you deserve a better bathroom, along with photos of your current bathroom to the American Standard Design Your Dream Bathroom Contest, c/o Carmichael Lynch Spong, 800 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN. 55403. All entries must include your address and phone number and must be postmarked by July 31. To submit via e-mail, send to designyourdreambathroom(at)clynch.com. Finalists will be announced in September and will be posted online at www.americanstandard-us.com, where visitors can choose the bathroom they deem most in need of a makeover. The winner will be announced Oct. 8. - B.D. CAPTION(S): 5 photos Photo: (1 -- 3) Mark Twain's Aesthetic Movement estate, above left, the Frank Lloyd Wright-influenced home of Henry Ford, above right, and Andrew Jackson's Greek Revival mansion, below, will be featured in ``Homes of Our Heritage.'' (4) no caption (faucet) (5) no caption (dining room table) |
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