ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS

Well, it's back up the steps from the water gardens to tour the first floor of the mansion while waiting for the rain to abate. The massive front door.
The stairwell. You should see the inside!

Just look at the stone work!
Jessi looked out one of the ground floor windows and saw sun, so we decided to take advantage of the break in the weather, and tour the rest of the gardens. The sunshine lasted until late in the afternoon before the rain returned with a vengeance. I guess you can see why it's so muggy in the south! And...why they don't have to water anything!