ne ▁was ▁approximately ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁three - story ▁house ▁had ▁at ▁least ▁ 6 8 ▁rooms . ▁ ▁The ▁entrance ▁hall ▁was ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide ▁where ▁family ▁he ir lo oms ▁were ▁displayed . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁reception ▁rooms ▁were ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁floor ▁rather ▁than ▁more ▁typically ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁floor . ▁ ▁King ▁George ▁IV ▁was ▁the ▁guest ▁of ▁Richard ▁Wing field , ▁ 5 th ▁Vis count ▁Pow ers court ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 2 1 . ▁Mer v yn ▁Wing field , ▁ 7 th ▁Vis count ▁Pow ers court ▁inherited ▁the ▁title ▁and ▁the ▁Pow ers court ▁estate , ▁which ▁compr ised ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁in ▁Ireland , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 4 . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁he ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁an ▁extensive ▁re on ov ation ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁created ▁new ▁gard ens . ▁ ▁In sp iration ▁for ▁the ▁garden ▁design ▁followed ▁vis its ▁by ▁Pow ers court ▁to ▁orn amental ▁gard ens ▁at ▁the ▁Palace ▁of ▁Vers a illes , ▁Schön br unn ▁Palace , ▁Vienna ▁and ▁Schw etz ingen ▁Palace ▁near ▁u He idel berg . ▁ ▁The ▁garden ▁development ▁took ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁to ▁complete ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁a ▁command ing ▁hill top ▁position ▁Cass els ▁devi ated ▁slightly ▁from ▁his ▁usual ▁som bre ▁style , ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁house ▁something ▁of ▁what ▁John ▁Van b