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  Winfield Children's House - Home
The Winfield Children's House offers a Montessori-based, developmental program of learning for children ages two through six years.
The intention of our program is to foster a love of learning and to educate children to be caring, socially responsible citizens of their community and world.
For Dr. Montessori and for Winfield Children's House, education is preparation for life.
www.winfieldhouse.net   (366 words)

  
  Remains of Winfield Manor House
Winfield was one of the prisons of the unfortunate Mary Queen of Scots.
The manor house suffered from both parties during the civil war of Charles I.'s reign, and in November, 1643, the loyal Marquis of Newcastle stormed and took it.
Underneath, and issuing from the cellars of this house, is a well-built subterranean passage, the full height of a man. It is believed to have been connected with the manor house, as a means of escape or entrance in those troublous times.
www.mspong.org /picturesque/remains_winfield.html   (902 words)

  
 Winfield Charles Jacob Thake, 1907-1978   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Winfield is 12, a sister is 11 and Alice is 10; all three were born in Missouri of Missouri parents.
Winfield is a theater musician, Alice is a stenographer at an insurance company, and the other child is a stenographer at a bank.
House on the grounds of the VA Hospital at Ft. Thomas, KY. This picture was taken in August 1948 when the Winfield Thake family was living in it.
hometown.aol.com /thomagene/Winfield.html   (2281 words)

  
 Embassy of the U.S. London: Ambassador's Residence Winfield House
The house stands behind fifteen-foot high iron gates on land that was once part of a "great forest, with wooded glades and lairs of wild beasts, deer both red and fallow, wild bulls and boars".
Winfield House was commandeered and used by an RAF barrage balloon unit.
Winfield House is unique among American residences in that not only was it originally a gift to U.S. Government but it has since been showered with riches in the form of antique furniture, paintings, porcelain, china, glass, chandeliers, objets d'art - all the things that make it the beautiful house visitors see today.
www.usembassy.org.uk /rcwinfld.html   (2011 words)

  
 Winfield Scott - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786 – May 29, 1866) was a United States Army general, diplomat, and presidential candidate.
Scott County in the state of Iowa is named in Winfield Scott's honor, as he was the presiding officer at the signing of the peace treaty ending the Black Hawk War; Scott County, Minnesota, and Scott County, Tennessee, were also named for him.
Scott Township in Mahaska County, Iowa, was formerly called Jackson before residents formally petitioned to change the township's name in light of their strong support of Scott in the 1852 presidential campaign.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Winfield_Scott   (1950 words)

  
 Winfield Children's House - Programs
Winfield offers a toddler program for children who are between 2 and 3.
Winfield's preschool classroom is a relaxed, yet stimulating environment, where children may learn at their own pace in a noncompetitive fashion.
Winfield has a state approved kindergarten program, which a child may attend in lieu of area public kindergartens before entering first grade.
www.winfieldhouse.net /programs   (410 words)

  
 Winfield House - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Winfield House is a mansion set in 12 acres (49,000 m²) of grounds in Regent's Park, London, the largest private garden in or close to central London after that of Buckingham Palace.
Hutton's son Lance Reventlow was born in Winfield House.
Winfield House has been listed on the Secretary of State’s Register of Culturally Significant Property, which denotes properties owned by the Department of State that have particular cultural or historical significance.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Winfield_House   (300 words)

  
 Woolworth, Frank Winfield - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Winfield; In troubled house of Woolworth, was the family accursed?(BOOKS)
`Winfield: Living in the Shadow of the Woolworths,' by Monica Randall; Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press ($26.95).
London news: when Robert Tuttle was appointed American ambassador to the Court of St James's in the summer of 2005, he and his wife, Maria, chose to make their official residence, Winfield House, in Regent's Park, London, a setting for modern American art.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-woolwort.html   (379 words)

  
 Purcell Miller Tritton Architects :: Projects ‹ Others ‹ Winfield House   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Winfield House is situated in 12 acres of Regent's Park.
Built by Barbara Hutton, the Woolworth Heiress in 1933, the house was donated by her to the American Government in 1954 to be the residence of the American Ambassador to the Court of St. James.
We carried out the original survey, led the design team and were project managers for the construction contract which included, amongst the many and varied items, total replacement of all mechanical and electrical services, new internal stairs, replanning and restoration of the large representational rooms and all interior and exterior works.
www.pmt.co.uk /ourprojects/others/winfield.html   (154 words)

  
 A FRESH LOOK FOR WINFIELD HOUSE - New York Times
Home of the American Ambassadors here since 1954, Winfield House has been subjected to refurbishments through the years, both to mitigate the effects of all that entertaining and to reflect the tastes of frequently changing occupants.
As for Winfield House, its five principal public rooms are airy and well suited for entertaining, although they are perhaps not architecturally distinguished.
Past residents of Winfield House have borrowed their art collections, and the Louises, too, have borrowed, in their case from Wildenstein & Company, which has galleries here and in New York and other cities.
query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?sec=travel&res=9F0CE3D61F38F937A35751C0A964948260   (655 words)

  
 Brooks Museum - News
Winfield House, the American Ambassador's residence in London, boasts the second largest private garden in London.
The Georgian-style house was formerly the home of Woolworth heiress, Barbara Hutton, who sold the house to the federal goverment for $1 after WWII.
Winfield officialy became the ambassador's residence in 1954 and houses a treasure trove of American art within.
www.brooksmuseum.org /public/news/default.asp?id=10000599   (235 words)

  
 WINFIELD NOTED RESIDENCES.
For a long time it was Winfield's proud boast that it was the best sidewalked town of its size in the West; and for the past year, she has claimed without dispute, to have more miles of flag stone sidewalk than any town in the state, regardless of size or age.
In riding over Winfield, especially at this season, when nature has begun to assume her robe of velvety green, you are struck with wonder at the number of really beautiful homes, and the wonder increases when you consider in what a short time all this has been done.
Gilbert has just finished four houses for rent in addition to a residence for himself, all of which were rented before a nail was driven, one of them at $20 per month for a boarding house.
www.ausbcomp.com /~bbott/wortman/WinfieldNotedResidences.htm   (8848 words)

  
 Arkcity.net: Community - Winfield house damaged by fire over the weekend 11/28/05
A rural Winfield resident suffered a loss of at least $15,000 Sunday afternoon when ashes from a trash barrel spread into dry grass and a nearby barn.
Around 3:45 p.m., the Winfield Fire Department received a report of a barn fire at 17046 161st Road.
By the time the blaze was extinguished, about four acres of grass were lost.
www.arkcity.net /stories/112805/com_0003.shtml   (242 words)

  
 Winfield Pottery/China Company Passion Flower
Winfield's Passion Flower pattern has pink flowers and brown leaves on the larger pieces.
These Winfield Passion Flower salad plate are in very good condition with no chips, cracks or crazing.
This Winfield Passion Flower split vegetable dish is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks and little sign of wear.
www.hillhousewares.com /category0maker12pattern362.html   (384 words)

  
 History Broadway Presbyterian Church
The oldest house in the town, referred to as the Winfield House, was built circa 1760.
Paulina Winfield, daughter of Sarah and John Winfield, became a published author of poetry and gave piano lessons to many children of the congregation, including Eddie Branner, who made music and the teaching of music his life’s work.
Dealing with the housing, transportation, employment, health and dental problems of a newly arrived immigrant family with children, including an infant, was a challenging, but rewarding experience for the members involved.
www.user.shentel.net /bwaypres/History.htm   (3322 words)

  
 Winfield Chamber of Commerce - History
It was named in honor of Lt. General Winfield Scott, famous from the War of 1812 to the Civil War.
The post office was established as Winfield July 12, 1852, and by 1854 it was Winfield on railroad maps.
The solitary building Hodges put up beside the tracks was the first building at Winfield, and was occupied for several years as the depot of the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad.
www.winfield-chamber.com /History.htm   (219 words)

  
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We arrived at Winfield about noon and were met by a committee of citizens, with half a dozen busses and full a score of carriages in waiting, and were escorted to hotels and private residences, according as the guests had been assigned by the deputation that met us on the train.
The Brettun House is a magnificent three story and a basement structure built of the famous Cowley county stone, which is nearly identical with the white magnesia found in such quantities in Trego county and also in Grant township of Norton.
The cooks at the Brettun House went on a strike Sunday noon, and it was only with the utmost diligence on the part of the proprietors that the boarders got their supper.
www.ausbcomp.com /~bbott/wortman/hotels.htm   (18512 words)

  
 Winfield Scott House - Architecture in Fort Worth's Medical District   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
This two story home was used by Winfield Scott while he renovated Thistle Hill, one block away.
Over the years, so much of this house had been renovated that it was hard to tell there was a historic home behind all of the alterations.
The neighboring homes are the Mitchell-Schoonover House and the Irion House.
www.fortwortharchitecture.com /md/scott.htm   (145 words)

  
 Exeter News-Letter Local News: House sale historic
The Stratham Historical Society was named the beneficiary of the house and land in the will of the late Winfield Foote.
The terms of the house sale include protective covenants to ensure that the house retains its historical quality and fits into the town center.
The exterior of the house and barn will not be changed, according to the covenants, and if either is destroyed due to a casualty, it will be rebuilt as near as possible to its current appearance.
www.seacoastonline.com /2005news/exeter/01182005/news/59711.htm   (610 words)

  
 Welcome to the Winfield Community Volunteer Fire Department's Web Site. We are Company 14 in Carroll County Maryland, ...
Winfield personnel assisted with containing the fire and the extensive overhaul.
Winfield personnel assisted with confirming the fire was contained to the exterior of the house.
Winfield units arrived to find a dump truck that had lost control leaving the roadway, striking a parked car and shed, nearly striking an attached garage.
www.winfieldvfd.org /1st_qtr_2006_lb_news.htm   (1397 words)

  
 Winfield Public Library
While the public is welcome to use in-house materials and attend programs, extensive and outside reference service is restricted to Winfield Public Library card holders and preference is given to Winfield Public Library card holders in program sign-up.
Residents of the Village of Winfield are encouraged to obtain a library card.
The Winfield Public Library card is for use only by the patron whose name appears on the card.
www.winfield.lib.il.us /winfield/circpolicy.html   (1048 words)

  
 The Graying of my Guardian Angel
My mother was at her parent’s house across town during one of these storms that occurred one afternoon in the mid 1950’s.
I yelled to Dad, who was standing impatiently in the front doorway, that the house was on fire and he came running to see what I was shouting about.
She was reluctant to place the call at first and told the firemen when she did call that “the little boys from next door” were there saying that their house was on fire.
winfield.50megs.com /guardian.htm   (8195 words)

  
 Representative Henry Hyde, 6th District of Illinois - Winfield Fire Department Receives $43,200 in Federal FEMA Grant   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
WASHINGTON, October 8, 2003 ---- Rep. Henry Hyde, R-Ill., is pleased to announce that the federal government has awarded the Winfield Fire Protection District a $43,200 grant to purchase new radios for firefighters.
The 2003 Assistance to Firefighter Grant program is administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the United States Fire Administration.
Winfield’s grant will be used to replace the fire department’s existing radios — radios that are currently outdated and beyond repair.
www.house.gov /apps/list/press/il06_hyde/Winfield_grant.html   (382 words)

  
 Sure Solutions - "Your source for ecommerce and organic search optimization services"
Winfield has three top tips for Balsam: Her site needs to be linked from other quality Web sites.
Winfield says this is a huge no-no. Google's spider crawls the Internet compiling Web site information, looking to keywords on the page for how to reference the site.
In his analysis, Winfield wrote: "Add some good, descriptive text about you and your services that gently incorporates the one- or two-keyword phrases that you are concentrating on.
www.suresolutionsinc.com /blog   (659 words)

  
 Joe Cook and Ferry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Then he ran the boat into the bank on the Winfield side of the river at the Ferry Landing.
This picture was taken from the Ferry Boat and the Cook is tied up on the Winfield side of the river, just above where they took the top section off and rolled it onto the land.
The cable and ramp portion you see in lower left corner of picture is the ramp from the ferry boat.
www.putnampost.com /joecook.htm   (236 words)

  
 Winfield Children's House - Montessori Method
This approach to education is as relevant today as it was in 1907 when Dr. Maria Montessori opened the first Casa de Bambini (Children's House).
After becoming Italy's first woman physician in 1896, Dr. Montessori focused her attention on the emotional and intellectual needs of children.
Year-long training program conducted at Winfield Children's House in Falmouth, ME. Admissions accepted in June, for independent study, completion by August.
www.winfieldhouse.net /montessorimethod   (1230 words)

  
 Dreamweaver-Templates.org
The lake house was located just West of where Matteson Marine is today.
His love for boating and being on the lake was passed on to his son Winfield Matteson Jr., who helped his father build boats while growing up.
Matteson Marine is located on the South shore of Gun Lake and is now run by the 4th Generation of Mattesons to live on Gun Lake, Kevin and Winfield Matteson III.
www.mattesonmarine.com /history.html   (221 words)

  
 Winfield House Restaurant - Winfield, IL, 60190 - Citysearch
Winfield house has the absolute best stuffed pizza.
Since the change of ownership the crust is indistinguishable from the cardboard it's served on.
We used to delight in taking friends to the Winfield House for pizza....sorry it's gone.
chicago.citysearch.com /profile/3546333/winfield_il/winfield_house_restaurant.html   (158 words)

  
 Myron Stratton Home | Assisted Living   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Those who need more assistance with the tasks of daily life may prefer the assisted living facility at Winfield House.
Winfield House accepts individuals who are enrolled in the Colorado Medicaid Program and need assisted living.
Winfield House is licensed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and Medicaid certified by the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.
www.myronstratton.org /assisted.html   (106 words)

  
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