showplace

[shoh-pleys]

noun

an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.

any house, building, office, etc., that is beautifully furnished and is considered of flawless taste: His home was a showplace.

Origin of showplace

First recorded in 1570–80; show + place

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Examples from the Web for show-place

The forge is without dispute the "show-place" of a big factory, where huge blocks of metal feel the heavy hand of steam.
The Romance of Modern Mechanism|Archibald Williams
This is not a show-place that once was real; it is one of a hundred little agglomerations of the French Middle Ages.
Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1|Elise Whitlock Rose
The Chambre de Diane, however, is still preserved as a show-place in much the same manner in which it was originally conceived.
Castles and Chateaux of Old Burgundy|Francis Miltoun
Too often there is no more individuality in a house than would exist were it thrown open to the public as a show-place or museum.
France|Gordon Cochrane Home

Does the reader remember Horace Walpole's pleasant description of a party of seers posting through the apartments of a show-place?
Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected|Anna Jameson

British Dictionary definitions for show-place

showplace

noun

a place exhibited or visited for its beauty, historic interest, etc

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Word Origin and History for show-place

show-place

one much-visited for beauty or fineness, 1794, from show (v.) + place (n.).

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