WEBVTT 00:01.234 --> 00:03.837 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% >>I think the essence of it has not changed. 00:03.837 --> 00:06.539 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% It's the history, the presence of the people 00:06.539 --> 00:08.575 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% who I feel were here. 00:08.575 --> 00:11.878 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% I'm just captivated by its essence. 00:11.878 --> 00:13.413 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% >>Today we're going to explore 00:13.413 --> 00:16.950 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% an amazing marble mansion situated on Afton Mountain 00:16.950 --> 00:18.585 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% in Nelson County. 00:18.585 --> 00:22.522 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% Built over a century ago this aging ornate estate 00:22.522 --> 00:24.224 align:left position:30% line:5% size:60% is part history, 00:24.224 --> 00:28.895 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% part art, opulen6ce and philosophy, and 100% fascinating. 00:30.063 --> 00:32.065 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Join us as we visit Swannanoa Palace. 00:32.065 --> 00:33.333 align:left position:40% line:89% size:50% Come on! 00:33.333 --> 00:37.971 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>So, we're gonna go in to the main dining 00:39.339 --> 00:43.576 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and you have a D for Dooley and all the carving, 00:44.644 --> 00:46.246 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% you have the cornucopia for plenty. 00:47.447 --> 00:50.650 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% The one thing about this villa is that 00:50.650 --> 00:53.319 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% they were the first house in Nelson County 00:53.319 --> 00:56.089 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to have hot and cold running water. 00:56.089 --> 00:59.426 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And in addition, they had their own power plant 00:59.426 --> 01:02.729 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% where they had electricity as well. 01:02.729 --> 01:06.399 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% >>So Sandi, you're the Director of Events here at Swannanoa 01:06.399 --> 01:10.503 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and your husband Phil's family owns the property. 01:10.503 --> 01:12.005 align:left position:40% line:89% size:50% >>Yes. 01:12.005 --> 01:14.841 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% >>Tell us why was Swannanoa built in the first place. 01:14.841 --> 01:19.479 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% >>OK, in 1911, the Dooleys 01:20.880 --> 01:23.817 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% were familiar with the area because Mrs. Dooley 01:23.817 --> 01:27.821 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% as a child spent many times with her married sisters 01:27.821 --> 01:32.826 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% in Staunton, so they bought the property in 1911 01:33.960 --> 01:35.895 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% with the idea to build a summer home 01:35.895 --> 01:39.866 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% for primarily Mrs. Dooley and Mr. Dooley 01:39.866 --> 01:43.503 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% on occasion because he was working a lot as an attorney. 01:43.503 --> 01:45.772 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>And that's fascinating because what is the size 01:45.772 --> 01:47.774 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% of this home, this summer home? 01:47.774 --> 01:52.745 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>It's about 52,000 square feet (all laughs) 01:54.114 --> 01:57.050 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% >>And they also had Maymont estate in Richmond? 01:57.050 --> 01:59.185 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% >>Yes, that was their main home. 01:59.185 --> 02:02.055 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>And so why was it called Swannanoa? 02:02.055 --> 02:03.790 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% >>Well, we have some theories. 02:03.790 --> 02:07.260 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Mrs. Dooley loved swans and one of her reasons 02:07.260 --> 02:09.929 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% were that they mated for life. 02:09.929 --> 02:12.765 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And I often wonder if they went to the Biltmore 02:12.765 --> 02:14.200 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% and stayed at some point 02:14.200 --> 02:18.538 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% because there is a Swannanoa River nearby. 02:18.538 --> 02:21.274 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% There's a little town called Swannanoa 02:21.274 --> 02:24.177 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% just northeast of Ashevill-- 02:25.545 --> 02:26.479 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% >>In North Carolina. 02:26.479 --> 02:28.081 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% >>And thus the name Swannanoa. 02:28.081 --> 02:33.086 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% >>Well, talk about what went into building this home, 02:34.220 --> 02:37.056 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% this estate, I mean from the marble 02:37.056 --> 02:40.593 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to the all of the fabulous wood work, 02:40.593 --> 02:41.861 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% tell me a little about it. 02:41.861 --> 02:45.498 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>Well, in 1911, they purchased the property 02:45.498 --> 02:49.969 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% from JB Yount's grandfather who lived in Waynesboro, 02:49.969 --> 02:51.471 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% it was a farm. 02:51.471 --> 02:56.276 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% So what was amazing is how quickly it was built. 02:56.276 --> 02:59.078 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% The marble on the outside came from Georgia 02:59.078 --> 03:00.647 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% in the United States. 03:00.647 --> 03:02.482 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% It would've come by railroad 03:02.482 --> 03:05.051 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and come to the base of Afton Mountain 03:05.051 --> 03:08.621 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and would have been brought here by oxen cart. 03:08.621 --> 03:12.258 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% The outside was finished by 1912. 03:12.258 --> 03:14.861 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And then they started on the inside 03:14.861 --> 03:18.665 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and all the marble inside came from Italy. 03:18.665 --> 03:21.267 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% And so, same thing. 03:21.267 --> 03:22.535 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% >>And there is so much marble, 03:22.535 --> 03:24.437 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% I mean, this whole house's marble; 03:24.437 --> 03:26.806 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and then talk about the talk about the stained glass. 03:26.806 --> 03:29.242 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>Well, the stained glass is a Tiffany 03:29.242 --> 03:33.746 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and it's the largest installation in a house 03:33.746 --> 03:35.548 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% in the United States. 03:35.548 --> 03:39.552 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% It depicts Sallie Mae in her garden 03:39.552 --> 03:42.222 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% with all her favorite flowers. 03:42.222 --> 03:44.390 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>And there's so much attention to detail, 03:44.390 --> 03:46.859 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% the railing and the wood work, 03:46.859 --> 03:50.063 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% how many artisans worked on the property? 03:50.063 --> 03:53.633 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% >>Inside, 300 artisans worked in every room, 03:53.633 --> 03:55.902 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% speaking different languages 03:55.902 --> 04:00.807 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% because you have artisans from Asian, Asian Indian, 04:02.442 --> 04:06.412 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and they would've done the Persian room, 04:06.412 --> 04:09.115 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and then you had artisans doing all the carving 04:09.115 --> 04:13.253 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% in the library and in the dining room as well. 04:13.253 --> 04:15.989 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% And the mantles were carved. 04:15.989 --> 04:17.690 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>And all of the painting and murals. 04:17.690 --> 04:18.925 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% >>The frescoes. 04:18.925 --> 04:20.093 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% >>Oh my goodness. 04:20.093 --> 04:22.895 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% >>The frescoes are all original. 04:22.895 --> 04:25.498 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% The one in the dome depicts Sallie Mae 04:26.933 --> 04:31.037 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and her little chariot being pulled by cherubs (laughs) 04:31.037 --> 04:35.074 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and so, unfortunately in the main hall, 04:35.074 --> 04:36.943 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% the murals were painted over 04:36.943 --> 04:39.912 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and we think it might've happened when it was left 04:39.912 --> 04:42.949 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% to Mr. Dooley's sisters, 04:42.949 --> 04:45.652 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% one who was a nun who I think thought 04:45.652 --> 04:47.654 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% they were going to have a nunnery here, 04:47.654 --> 04:52.125 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and they spackled over all of the frescoes in this room. 04:52.125 --> 04:54.193 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>Okay, let's talk a little bit about, 04:54.193 --> 04:55.795 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% more about the history of Swannanoa, 04:55.795 --> 04:56.996 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% so the Dooleys had it, 04:56.996 --> 04:59.299 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% they were here for about 10 years, right? 04:59.299 --> 05:04.070 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>Yes. Mr. Dooley didn't live past nine years 05:04.070 --> 05:05.605 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% after it was built. 05:05.605 --> 05:08.608 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% They were up in age when they built this. 05:08.608 --> 05:10.143 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>And Sally may died here, correct? 05:10.143 --> 05:12.545 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% >>Yes, she did a few years later. 05:12.545 --> 05:15.648 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% He bequeathed it to his two sisters 05:15.648 --> 05:18.985 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% who pretty quickly they knew they couldn't really afford 05:18.985 --> 05:23.990 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to be here, and it was too ornate, especially for a nun. 05:25.191 --> 05:27.994 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And so they sold it to a group of businessmen 05:27.994 --> 05:31.798 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and so they put in a golf course, 05:31.798 --> 05:34.233 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% they subdivided all the lots 05:34.233 --> 05:38.204 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% but they didn't foresee the Great Depression coming. 05:38.204 --> 05:42.041 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And so in 1932, the country club went bankrupt 05:42.041 --> 05:44.844 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and left the mountain in 1932. 05:44.844 --> 05:49.849 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% The house stayed empty for 12 years, 05:50.583 --> 05:55.088 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% from 1932 to 1944, 05:55.088 --> 05:58.024 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% and I hear tales of, 05:58.024 --> 06:01.027 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% the old folks in Waynesboro talk about roller skating 06:01.027 --> 06:02.695 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% on the first floor, 06:02.695 --> 06:06.165 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% they talk about having prom parties here after prom. 06:06.165 --> 06:07.567 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% >>Oh my goodness. 06:07.567 --> 06:09.702 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% >>They talk about animals coming in and out, 06:09.702 --> 06:11.037 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% so it was open 06:11.037 --> 06:13.005 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to the elements for 12 years. >>Oh my goodness. 06:13.005 --> 06:14.474 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% And then what happened? 06:14.474 --> 06:18.244 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% >>Then in 1944, my husband's grandfather came along, 06:18.244 --> 06:20.813 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% he was a businessman in Charlottesville, 06:20.813 --> 06:24.384 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% got a group of seven more businessman he knew together 06:24.384 --> 06:26.819 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and they pooled their money together 06:26.819 --> 06:30.390 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to buy 600 acres which included Swannanoa. 06:30.390 --> 06:31.624 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Now they weren't sure what 06:31.624 --> 06:33.426 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% they were gonna do with Swannanoa. 06:33.426 --> 06:36.729 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So the house sat empty for another four years 06:36.729 --> 06:39.399 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and along came the Russells, 06:39.399 --> 06:43.936 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and they had seen it earlier but Lao liked to say 06:43.936 --> 06:48.374 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% she had a vision and so they arrived around 1949. 06:49.642 --> 06:51.744 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% And their organization, 06:51.744 --> 06:55.248 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% The University of Science and Philosophy rented Swannanoa 06:55.248 --> 06:56.315 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% for 50 years. 06:56.315 --> 06:57.450 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% >>For 50 years! 06:57.450 --> 06:58.885 align:left position:40% line:89% size:50% >>Yes! 06:58.885 --> 07:00.620 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% >>Walter Russell had foreseen 07:00.620 --> 07:05.291 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% that there would be some kind of university or institute 07:05.291 --> 07:07.894 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% that would be established in the United States 07:07.894 --> 07:10.730 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that would teach the essence of their work, 07:10.730 --> 07:13.633 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% the unification of all peoples, 07:13.633 --> 07:15.468 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% teaching divine love, 07:15.468 --> 07:17.637 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and the genius in every person 07:17.637 --> 07:22.208 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% which was very much exemplified by Walter Russell. 07:22.208 --> 07:25.511 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% So with their coming here, 07:25.511 --> 07:28.614 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% they completely felt guided, 07:28.614 --> 07:31.551 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% they had looked all over the West Coast everywhere 07:31.551 --> 07:33.519 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% throughout different mountains 07:33.519 --> 07:35.822 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and he trusted that this was the place 07:35.822 --> 07:37.990 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% they were supposed to be. 07:37.990 --> 07:39.725 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% >>I call this the music room 07:39.725 --> 07:41.694 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% or the ladies sitting room. 07:41.694 --> 07:43.896 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% You have notes over the fireplace, 07:43.896 --> 07:48.100 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% you have instruments over the door and over every window. 07:48.100 --> 07:51.137 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% And then you have this fireplace 07:51.137 --> 07:55.708 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% which was carved in Florence in 1910 by a professor. 07:55.708 --> 07:58.978 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% >>So when did your husband take over the company 07:58.978 --> 08:01.214 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% in Swannanoa, Skyline Swannanoa Inc? 08:01.214 --> 08:04.984 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% >>Yes, well, my husband was in college 08:04.984 --> 08:06.986 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% at UVA in the COMM school. 08:06.986 --> 08:10.923 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And his father passed of lung cancer 08:10.923 --> 08:14.994 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% so at that time his uncle came in to run the company 08:14.994 --> 08:18.197 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% but he wasn't really a businessman. 08:18.197 --> 08:22.869 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And so the family urged Phil to finish college early. 08:22.869 --> 08:27.673 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% And then he came and started running the company in 1971. 08:27.673 --> 08:30.409 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>And what were his plans for Swannanoa? 08:30.409 --> 08:33.546 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>Well, because the Russells were here, 08:33.546 --> 08:36.549 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% he didn't really have any plans for Swannanoa. 08:36.549 --> 08:40.086 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% However, when they left, 08:40.086 --> 08:43.289 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% he knew he needed to do something with the house, 08:43.289 --> 08:46.993 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and so he started having open houses, 08:46.993 --> 08:51.430 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% he started doing weddings and photo shoots, 08:51.430 --> 08:52.932 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% so now-- >>And renovating, 08:52.932 --> 08:57.136 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% because something of this size needs constant care 08:57.136 --> 08:58.971 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and it really needed some care, 08:58.971 --> 09:00.473 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% so talk about some of the renovations that he-- 09:00.473 --> 09:05.011 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% >>Well, he spent millions of dollars repainting the outside 09:05.011 --> 09:07.914 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% of the marble and having it cleaned 09:07.914 --> 09:09.582 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% on the outside of the house. 09:09.582 --> 09:12.451 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% He had windows and doors replaced 09:12.451 --> 09:14.787 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and painted back to the color 09:14.787 --> 09:17.323 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that the Dooleys had, which was brown. 09:17.323 --> 09:18.724 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% >>And roof work too, right? 09:18.724 --> 09:20.192 align:left position:40% line:89% size:50% >>Yes. 09:20.192 --> 09:24.564 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Actually he contacted the same roofing company in Italy 09:25.431 --> 09:26.532 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% that did it for the Dooleys, 09:26.532 --> 09:28.000 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% they were still in business, 09:28.000 --> 09:29.802 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% they still had the records, 09:29.802 --> 09:34.440 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and so they were able to redo all the tiles 09:34.440 --> 09:37.743 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% because they were numbered and ship them over here 09:37.743 --> 09:41.581 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to be put on and replaced so we had the roof replaced 09:41.581 --> 09:45.117 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and we also had the skylight replaced that was leaking. 09:45.117 --> 09:49.855 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% >>And his plans were maybe to do a B&B and more events. 09:49.855 --> 09:54.627 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>Yes, and so he had at first wanted 09:54.627 --> 09:57.430 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% to make it a bed-and-breakfast, 09:57.430 --> 09:59.298 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% but he soon found out that was quite 09:59.298 --> 10:02.602 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% an expensive venture because the electricity would have 10:02.602 --> 10:03.703 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% to be updated. 10:04.870 --> 10:08.040 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% The water system would have to be updated, 10:08.040 --> 10:10.810 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% he would have to have a sewage plant. 10:10.810 --> 10:13.312 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So he did the major things he needed to do 10:13.312 --> 10:17.750 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to keep the house from leaking and having all those issues. 10:17.750 --> 10:19.652 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>Yeah, and then the recession hit 10:19.652 --> 10:22.955 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and then he has had some serious health issues. 10:22.955 --> 10:25.224 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% >>Yes, in March, he had a stroke 10:25.224 --> 10:27.793 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and he has what's called Wernicke's aphasia 10:27.793 --> 10:30.296 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% so he can't speak very well. 10:30.296 --> 10:34.033 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% So now he's at home with me and he's getting good care now. 10:34.033 --> 10:36.702 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>Yes, and you're taking care of Swannanoa? 10:36.702 --> 10:39.038 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% >>Yes, I am, I retired from UVA 10:39.038 --> 10:42.108 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and it took me a while to gather my composure 10:42.108 --> 10:46.112 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to know what to do because he had all that information 10:46.112 --> 10:47.747 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% and he couldn't speak. 10:49.482 --> 10:50.683 align:left position:30% line:5% size:60% So what I did 10:50.683 --> 10:54.420 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% is I started having people call me 10:54.420 --> 10:58.057 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% for weddings for special events, photo shoots; 10:58.057 --> 11:00.893 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% we've had a number of photo shoots this year. 11:00.893 --> 11:03.195 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% >>And then tours, so people come in 11:03.195 --> 11:04.930 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% and they have tours-- >>Yes. 11:04.930 --> 11:06.732 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% >>They don't tour the whole estate, 11:06.732 --> 11:09.902 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% it's not completely all open but they tour quite a bit 11:09.902 --> 11:14.640 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and they have a garden area behind the back and the outdoor. 11:14.640 --> 11:16.776 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>And the water tower in the back looks 11:16.776 --> 11:19.445 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% like Rapunzel's tower (laughs). 11:20.312 --> 11:21.614 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% >>And what do they like most? 11:21.614 --> 11:23.149 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% What do they say when you're giving a tour? 11:23.149 --> 11:25.151 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% What do you think is their favorite part of the house? 11:25.151 --> 11:28.254 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>They don't, zero in on one thing. 11:28.254 --> 11:29.488 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>Yeah, it's pretty overwhelming. 11:29.488 --> 11:32.191 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>It is overwhelming to see everything. 11:33.526 --> 11:36.595 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% It's a very solid staircase, it's steel and wood 11:36.595 --> 11:40.666 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and as you notice it does not move after all these years. 11:40.666 --> 11:42.201 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Now when the Dooley's were here, 11:42.201 --> 11:45.204 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% the trees were no taller than we are, 11:45.204 --> 11:48.441 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% so they must have had a fantastic view. 11:48.441 --> 11:51.610 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% >>I think a lot of us within the University of Science 11:51.610 --> 11:55.214 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% and Philosophy are feeling a major revival 11:55.214 --> 11:56.449 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% of the Russell work. 11:58.818 --> 12:00.586 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% There's a lot of people who would love 12:00.586 --> 12:04.190 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to see Swannanoa open up again as a museum 12:04.190 --> 12:06.258 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% for Walter Russell's work. 12:06.258 --> 12:10.996 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Historically, I would love to see it completely renovated, 12:10.996 --> 12:13.566 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% so that it will be kept intact 12:13.566 --> 12:15.768 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% for the future of our children, 12:15.768 --> 12:20.039 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and that everyone can appreciate the Gilded Age 12:20.039 --> 12:24.143 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% of architecture, and so that it will last 12:24.143 --> 12:26.378 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% many, many, many more centuries. 12:27.379 --> 12:29.949 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% (upbeat music)