Tryon Palaceとは 意味・読み方・使い方

While he had composed plans for an elaborate governor's mansion even before assuming the office of North Carolina's governor, after assuming office William Tryon worked with architect John Hawks during 1764 and 1765 to draw up plans for an elaborate home for himself. In December 1766, the North Carolina legislature authorized 5,000 pounds for the building of Tryon's mansion. Tryon told the legislature that the sum was not substantial enough for the plans he and Hawk had created; building it "in the plainest manner" would cost no less than 10,000 pounds without including the outbuildings he envisioned. Hawks agreed to supervise the construction for three years and went to Philadelphia at Tryon's behest to hire workers; Tryon said native North Carolina workers would not know how to construct such a building. Tryon was able to convince the legislature to increase taxes for the house. In 1770, Tryon moved into the Palace. The house was "a monument of opulence and elegance extraordinary in the American colonies."