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Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site
History & Culture
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![Saint-Gaudens' home as it appeared in 1885 when he first saw it. Saint-Gaudens' home as it appeared in 1885 when he first saw it.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090507125019im_/http://www.nps.gov/ner/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/SAGA_DYK-oldaspet-1885.jpg) |
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Did You Know?
Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ home was actually built in 1817 as an Inn. A large ball room once occupied half of the second floor. When Augustus first saw the house in 1885, he thought it dreary and forlorn.
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Last Updated: April 01, 2009 at 12:13 EST |