#Still need to find a reference to the second home that was built by Lazarus Hearst

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The Hearst Hall

I have finally found a perfect real life reference to what the Hearst Hall looks like! My historic architecture loving heart is happy

Got this idea when I was doing a project on Hardwick Hall for a class, which was used for filming the exterior of the Malfoy Manor

Meet Cotehele House, a country house with medieval and Tudor design elements located in South West England in Calstock. To sum its history up, Cotehele was built in 1485 when Sir Richard Edgecumbe gained the property for Henry Tudor who would become King Henry VII after the Battle of Bosworth for his support in the Battle of the Roses.

This is interestingly similar to how the Hearsts also gain their home. Ozias Hearst (born in 1457), along with his older sister, Nemesia (born in 1450), lived in the 1400s but lost their parents shortly after Nemesia turned nineteen. While Nemesia went on to become a Hogwarts Professor, Ozias found himself intrigued by the complex muggle politics going on between noble houses and became acquainted with Henry Tudor and his court during a visit to France, supporting him and providing assistance that ultimately helped him claim the English Throne. As a reward for his loyalty, he was gifted land which would later become where the Hearst Hall was built which became their first and historic family home.

Reblog with a reference of your MC’s family home (can be HPHL, HPHM, and/or HPMA) or some interesting facts if you have them