The Newton White Mansion (01-06)

Historical narrative

Enterprise Farm, today a golf course but, at one time, the working, 580-acre dairy farm of Newton H. White, Naval Academy graduate and World War II captain of the famed USS Enterprise carrier upon the ship's commissioning in 1938. Captain White might have been what is termed a gentleman farmer, having built a model dairy farm with 60 head of cattle on Enterprise Road using his personal wealth. The Enterprise Farm manor house in Mitchellville, constructed in 1939, is of the Neo-Georgian/Regency Revival-style. The home of Captain White and his wife, Rebecca features low expansive wings, cast stone Ionic columns, and intricate interior/exterior detailing, including a glass-enclosed atrium. Of note, there's an almost whimsical chicken sculpture on the left gatepost and one of a rooster on the right post. The couple's occasionally-seen, but elusive Rolls-Royce and its chauffeur make an appearance in this piece.

Watercolor

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