Mansion House

noun the Mansion House

the residence of the Lord Mayor of London
the residence of the Lord Mayor of Dublin

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Examples from the Web for mansion house

Historical Examples

Still, there was much of in congruity, even immediately about the mansion-house.
The Pioneers
James Fenimore Cooper
This, like the "mansion-house," is copied from an old English pattern.
Elsie Venner
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
They have neither the luxury of the mansion-house nor the comfort of the farm-house.
Elsie Venner
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
The mansion-house was on the highest ground in the vicinity, though it was not on a hill.
In The Saddle
Oliver Optic
We leave the Mansion-house, and turn to the other temples which grace the spot.
Saunterings in and about London
Max Schlesinger

Mansion House

Examples from the Web for mansion house

Historical Examples

Still, there was much of in congruity, even immediately about the mansion-house.

This, like the "mansion-house," is copied from an old English pattern.

They have neither the luxury of the mansion-house nor the comfort of the farm-house.

The mansion-house was on the highest ground in the vicinity, though it was not on a hill.

We leave the Mansion-house, and turn to the other temples which grace the spot.