melrose

a national historic landmark, built in 1845, and a purty amazing pile of brick --- there have always been people with too much money that nevertheless created some wonderful architecture

prepping for recreating the marbelized finish on the columns led to all sorts of repairs --- it's quite a piece of work keeping the place in the grand state or repair that everybody expects

among its more remarkable features is a beautifully preserved privy, with entrances on two sides and two adult seats and one child's seat in each side ---