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OUR MISSION

Wainwright House is a center serving the community with outstanding multi-faceted programs, events, and classes designed to enhance your potential and those around you.

Wainwright House Garden

WHAT IS WAINWRIGHT HOUSE? 

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  • When Colonel J. Mayhew Wainwright was stationed in France during WW1, he was headquartered at an 18th century chateau called Raincheval. On the night before he was to lead his troops into battle, he promised himself that if he came through the war alive and made it back to Rye, he would build a chateau resembling Raincheval on the family land on Milton Point. He did, completing Wainwright House in 1928.

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  • Wainwright House, Inc was established in 1951 by Fonrose Wainwright, in memory of her parents, Col. and Mrs Laura Wainwright. Created as a center for the development of human potential, Wainwright House has been home to the Laymen’s Movement and UN Conferences on Conflict Resolution.

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  • Today, Wainwright House remains a center serving the community with outstanding programs and classes designed to enhance your potential and those around you. 

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