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For other uses, see Estate
Estate

Estate may refer to* Real estate - a law term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings, specifically property that is fixed in location....
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An estate comprises the houses and outbuildings and supporting farmland and woods that surround the gardens and grounds of a very large property, such as a country house or mansion
Mansion

A mansion is a large dwelling house. The word itself derives from the Latin word mansio In the Roman Empire, a mansio was an official stopping place on a Roman road, or via, where cities sprang up, and where the villas of provincial officials came to be placed....
. It is an "estate" because the profits from its produce and rents are sufficient to support the household in the house at its center. Thus "the estate" may refer to all other cottages and villages in the same ownership as the mansion itself.






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For other uses, see Estate
Estate

Estate may refer to* Real estate - a law term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings, specifically property that is fixed in location....
.
An estate comprises the houses and outbuildings and supporting farmland and woods that surround the gardens and grounds of a very large property, such as a country house or mansion
Mansion

A mansion is a large dwelling house. The word itself derives from the Latin word mansio In the Roman Empire, a mansio was an official stopping place on a Roman road, or via, where cities sprang up, and where the villas of provincial officials came to be placed....
. It is an "estate" because the profits from its produce and rents are sufficient to support the household in the house at its center. Thus "the estate" may refer to all other cottages and villages in the same ownership as the mansion itself. An example of such an estate is Woburn Abbey
Woburn Abbey

Woburn Abbey, near Woburn, Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England, is the seat of the Duke of Bedford and the location of the Woburn Safari Park....
 in Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire is a county in England that forms part of the East of England Regions of England.Its county town is Bedford, Bedfordshire. It borders Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire....
, England
England

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.

The "park
Park

A park is a Environmental protection, in its natural or semi-natural state or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment....
" is specifically the inner part of an estate that is enclosed by walling
Wall

A wall is a usually solid structure that defines and sometimes protects an area. Most commonly, a wall delineates a building and supports its superstructure, separates space in buildings into Room s, or protects or delineates a space in the open air....
, hedges or fencing
Fence

A fence is a freestanding structure designed to restrict or prevent Transport across a boundary. It is generally distinguished from a wall by the lightness of its construction: a wall is usually restricted to such barriers made from solid brick or concrete, blocking vision as well as passage ....
.

"Estate", with its "stately" connotations, has been a natural candidate for inflationary usage during the 20th century, much as the "landscaping
Landscaping

Landscaping refers to any activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land, including but not limited to:# living organism, such as flora or fauna; or what is commonly referred to as gardening, the art and craft of growing plants with a goal of creating a beautiful environment within the landscape....
" that can be effected in a front or back yard.

In the US, Long Island and other affluent East Coast enclaves had strong traditions of large agricultural estates rivaling those of Europe; however after the 1940s many were lost and today large houses on a few acre
Acre

The acre is a Units of measurement of area in a number of different systems, including the Imperial unit#Measures of area and United States customary units#Units of area systems....
s are commonly referred to as "estates".

Some traditional American estates:
  • Meadowfarm, East Islip, New York
    East Islip, New York

    East Islip is a census-designated place and a hamlet located in the Islip, New York on unincorporated land in Suffolk County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had only 4,578 households and a total population of 14,078 persons....
     - Estate of H.B. Hollins (demolished)
  • Westbrook, Great River, New York
    Great River, New York

    Great River is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, New York, United States. It was formerly known as Youngsport and was once a mansion, home to many aristocratic New York families including the Vanderbilts....
     - Estate of Wm. Bayard Cutting
  • Coe Hall, Oyster Bay, New York - Estate of W.R. Coe
  • Indian Neck Hall, Oakdale, New York
    Oakdale, New York

    Oakdale is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 8,075 at the 2000 census. Oakdale is in the Islip, New York....
     - Estate of F.G. Bourne
  • Inisfada,Manhasset, New York
    Manhasset, New York

    Manhasset is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Hamlet in Nassau County, New York, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 8,362....
     - Estate of Nicholas Brady
  • Idle Hour, Oakdale, New York
    Oakdale, New York

    Oakdale is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 8,075 at the 2000 census. Oakdale is in the Islip, New York....
     - Estate of Wm. K. Vanderbilt
  • Biltmore, Asheville, North Carolina
    Asheville, North Carolina

    Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States. The population was 68,889 at the United States Census, 2000....
     - Estate of George Vanderbilt
  • Oheka Castle, Cold Spring Harbor, New York
    Cold Spring Harbor, New York

    Cold Spring Harbor is a Hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 4,975....
     - Estate of O.H. Kahn


See also

  • Estate (disambiguation)
  • Country house
  • Gentry
    Gentry

    Gentry generally refers to people of high social class, especially in the past. The word derives from the Latin gentis, meaning a clan or extended family....
  • Patroon
    Patroon

    A patroon was a landholder with manorial rights to large tracts of land in the 17th century Dutch colony of New Netherland in North America . By charter of 1629, the Dutch West India Company first started to grant this title and land to some of its invested members....