HOLLAND HOUSE-A BEAUTIFUL AND AN HISTORIC LONDON MANSION.
Holland House is the town resilience of .in* Earl of Ilchester, and is situated in Kensington, London \V.. within a few minutes of tin* busy streets of the city. It is surrounded by heat n*re the Koya) Horticultural Society's shows are frequently held. The tirst dahlia mown in England was raised here by one of the Earls of Holland, who is understood to have brought it from Spain. In the time of Macaulay, lb » • : . . gathering place for people distinguished in p litieal and literary history. In fact, Holland lb.use is said to have seen the gathering of more famous politicians and writers than any othi• ' 1 ihd Kingdom.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11, 11 September 1912, Page 29
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116HOLLAND HOUSE-A BEAUTIFUL AND AN HISTORIC LONDON MANSION. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11, 11 September 1912, Page 29
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