List of historic houses

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List of historic houses is a link page for any stately home or historic house.

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Algeria

Australia

Belgium

China

Denmark

Estonia

France

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Libya

Mexico

Morocco

Netherlands

Poland

South Africa

Sweden

United Kingdom

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United States

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A historic house generally meets several criteria before being listed by an official body as "historic." Generally the building is at least a certain age, depending on the rules for the individual list. A second factor is that the building be in recognizably the same form as when it became historic. Third is a requirement that either an event of historical importance happened at the site, or that a person of historical significance was associated with the site, or that the building itself is important for its architecture or interior. Many historic houses are also considered museums and retain permanent collections that help tell the story of their house and the era.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fez, Morocco</span> City in Fès-Meknès, Morocco

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Dar Glaoui or Glaoui Palace is a late 19th-century and early 20th-century palace in Fez, Morocco. It was owned by the Glaoui family, whose most famous members were the Grand Vizier Madani and his brother Thami, pasha of Marrakech. The palace is located in the southwestern district of Fes el-Bali, in an area containing other historic mansions.

References

  1. "Historic houses in Hangzhou". Archived from the original on 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  2. Casa Romuli, Palatine Hill, Rome.
  3. Historic houses in the United Kingdom