5-546: Whiteford may refer to: Places [ edit ] United Kingdom Whiteford House , Cornwall Whiteford Sands , Wales Whiteford Lighthouse Whiteford National Nature Reserve United States Whiteford (Price) Archeological Site , Kansas Whiteford, Maryland Whiteford Township, Michigan Whiteford Agricultural Schools Other uses [ edit ] Whiteford (surname) Whitford (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
10-544: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Whiteford House Whiteford House was an English country house near Stoke Climsland , Cornwall . It was built in 1775 by John Call and demolished in 1913. There had been a house at Whiteford since around the 13th century, owned by various families. The estate was sold to John Call in 1763. His son, also named John , became High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1771, and built Whiteford House in 1775 after returning from working in
15-494: The East India Company . It was described as having "a handsome front" and as well as being lavishly designed, the house included a "looking-glass room" where a post boy was reportedly held prisoner by a parlour maid. Little of the house survives. Some fragments are incorporated in the house of the agent of the home farm, i.e. a Tuscan Doric porch and some tripartite windows. Call's descendants retained ownership of
20-640: The house until 1870. The estate was briefly owned by the Montague family before being sold to the Prince of Wales in 1879 and the mansion was converted into an office for the Duchy of Cornwall , who sold off all its contents and furnishings for a pittance. The main house was demolished in 1913 while still in the ownership of the Duchy and some of the stone was used to build the nearby Duchy College . The stables and
25-426: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whiteford&oldid=779653808 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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