Since when does
cleaning and refurbishing equate to the demise of "a piece of history"????
Is national history "lost" because the White House no longer has soot and ash on the walls from burning wood or coal; or because indoor toilets replaced the out-houses and electric lights replaced the kerosene lamps that got the walls sooty; or because the carriage house needing horse dung shoveled out of it was replaced by garages for automobile limousines????
Geez.....It's a country club and it is part of The Villages and our priority golf membership. The pool area is one of the best in all of TV, and the restaurant should MATCH that!!
1800s (At the White House)
In 1801, Thomas Jefferson gave orders for the demolition of the outdoor wooden privy and had two water closets installed upstairs, one on each end of the house. He also had a wine cellar built just west of the house and called it an "ice house." Jefferson made changes to many of the fireplaces, including equipping the kitchen with its first iron range fitted to the existing firebox and adding hob-grates for coal to several others. A call bell system was installed for summoning servants, and artificial light came in part from "patent" oil lamps that featured innovative Argand burners. On the outside of the building, lead and wood gutters were replaced with iron ones. The White House's first heating system, the gravity-based Pettibone furnace, was installed when James Madison took office in 1809....."
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