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Queen Elizabeth II tours the square in Poundbury, England on October 27, 2016. Poundbury is an experimental new town designed with traditional urban principles championed by The Prince of Wales.
ANALYSIS: After a three-hour drive through the English countryside, I arrive in the town of Poundbury and climb out of the car to examine my strange new surroundings. To the right stands the imposing Duchess of Cornwall Inn, which borrows its rich architectural detail from Palladio’s Convento della Carità in Venice. Next door, the neoclassical-style Strathmore House is bright yellow like some sort of St Petersburg palace and boasts 14 giant Corinthian pilasters topped by a pediment bearing the Queen Mother’s coat of arms. In front of me the sprawling Royal Pavilion combines Greek Revival details with Roman arcaded architecture.
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19 Historic Quincy Building Are on the National Register List
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You can just walk down one street and see who the architect in Quincy has changed throughout the years. From the Greek Revival home that help inspired the John Wood Mansion, or the Moroccan-style feature of the Villa Katherine, Quincy is home to some of the most amazing building and homes in Illinois. 19 of them are on the National Register List and for good reason.
There is so much history in all of these buildings it kinda crazy to think that they were built here and not a big city. Take a tour of some of these (and the many more that are not on this list) whether it s in your car or a walking tour, we are lucky to have so many beautiful homes in Quincy.