Carrington Manor

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The **Carrington Manor**, also known as **Carrington Estate** and previously the **Morell Farm**, is the primary residence of Blake Carrington, his third wife Cristal, and the rest of his immediate family.

While Blake holds the deed to the manor and all 341 acres of surrounding land, his half-sister Dominique Deveraux owns the mineral rights beneath the land and the loft above the stables, and his eldest daughter Fallon Carrington owns the land's access roads.

## History

### Early History

In the early 1900s, the land was purchased by Alexis Morell's great grandfather to expand his Rice Farm. ("The Aftermath")

The Manor was built on land previously owned by Alexis Morrell's family. When Alexis married Blake Carrington, his father, Thomas Carrington, gifted them the house, it's 341 acres of land, and the loft as a wedding gift.

Blake and Alexis's first-born son, Adam Carrington, was abducted from the Manor as a child, which devastated the family and staff. They soon welcomed two more children, Fallon and Steven. Blake and Alexis's live-in majordomo Joseph Anders had a daughter who came to live with them. When Kirby overheard an ongoing affair between Alexis and Anders, she was sent away and blamed for a fire started in Fallon's room.

When Blake and Alexis divorced, he kept the house but evicted Alexis. While living there, Fallon invited a close childhood friend of hers over for a sleepover, Trixie Tate, but in the midst of a fight Trixie fell over the banister of the grand staircase and died. Fallon panicked and asked Anders for help. Anders and Blake put Trixie's body in the Carrington lake to cover up the crime and protect Fallon.

### Season 1

Twenty-some-odd years later, Steven moved out of the Manor while Fallon stayed to help her father run the company. Blake remarried to Cristal Flores, who moved into the Manor alongside her nephew Sam Jones. The Manor was briefly held hostage by Claudia Blaisdel, which revealed the presence of not only a wine cellar, but a gun room where the Carrington's stored their hunting rifles and pistols. Fallon later married Jeff Colby in an illegal wedding at the Manor. The union caused Thomas Carrington to have a heart attack and die.

After Thomas's death, Alexis returned to the Manor for the reading of his will. The family learned that Thomas left the entire Manor in Alexis's name, as Thomas had merely *given* the Manor to her and Blake but never signed over the homeowner rights. In the meantime, the family's live-in chauffeur Michael Culhane moved out of the Manor. Alexis moved into the loft that resided above the barn on the Manor's grounds, as it had belonged to her family. However, Fallon managed to anull the codicil by bribing an anaesthesiologist to change the date that Thomas had open-heart surgery to the same day the codicil was written into the will. This rendered it invalid, and the home was returned to Blake.

Sometime later, the con-artist Hank Sullivan pretended to be the long-lost Adam Carrington and moved into the Manor for a brief interlude. Steven married Sam Jones on the Manor grounds. Hank became angered over Alexis's sudden dismissal of him and set fire to the loft where she lived. Unbeknownst to him, Alexis had locked Cristal inside which resulted in her being burned to death. Shortly after the fire, Kirby Anders returned to the Carrington Manor.

### Season 4

Alexis and Jeff plot to steal the Manor by forcing Blake to put all of his assets on the line for a bank loan. When he fails to pay the loan back in 24 hours, the assets revert to the ownership of the bank or whoever owns the loan. If Blake fails to pay the loan back in time, the assets become property of Jeff and Alexis, who purchased the loan.

The following day, Fallon and Liam plan to have their wedding at the Manor, with everything set for the perfect day. In the meantime, Alexis and Jeff inform Blake that they have become the new owners of the Carrington Manor following his inability to pay back his loan. They promptly evict Blake, which infuriates Fallon enough for her to move her wedding out of the Manor. With their revenge satiated, Alexis and Jeff plan to file for divorce with Alexis set to inherit the Manor in the settlement.

## Residential

### Landholders

* Mr. Morell (until circa 1988)
* Thomas Carrington † (circa 1988 - 2018)
* Blake Carrington (1.17 - 4.02; 4.08 onward)
* Dominique Deveraux (mineral rights, 2018 onward)
* Alexis Carrington Colby (the loft, 1.17 - 4.08; the manor, 4.02 - 4.08)
* Jeff Colby (4.02 - 4.05)
* Fallon Carrington (access roads, 4.04 onward)

### Primary Residents

* Current
* Former
* Temporary/Short-Term
* Guests

* Blake Carrington (through 4.02; 4.09 onward)
* Cristal Carrington (2.04 - 3.19; 4.09 onward)
* Dominique Deveraux (3.12 onward; the loft since 4.09)
* Fallon Carrington (through 1.05; 1.07 - 3.10; 3.16 onward)
* Steven Carrington (Pre-series; 1.01 - 1.12; 1.18 - 2.04; 5.22 onward)
* Sam Jones (1.01 - 1.12; 1.15 onward)
* Kirby Anders (Pre-series; 2.06 - 3.01; 3.10 - 4.11; 4.14 onward)
* Liam Ridley (1.16 - 1.19; 2.18 - 2.22; 3.06 - 3.10; 3.16 - 4.19; 5.01 onward)
* Bo

- Alexis Carrington Colby (Pre-series; 2.01 - 2.04; 4.02 - 4.08)

- Celia Machado † (1.01 – 1.22)

- Michael Culhane (2.01 – 2.10)

- Adam Carrington (Pre-series; 2.15 - 3.09; 4.03 - 5.21)

- Amanda Carrington (5.11 - 5.22)

- Hank Sullivan ("Trashy Little Tramp", "Dead Scratch")

- Vanessa Deveraux (3.15 – 3.19)

- Jeff Colby ("A Champagne Mood", "The Aftermath", "Everybody Loves the Carringtons")

- Rita (5.03 - 5.06)

- Stacey Moore (5.15 - 5.22)

- Claudia Blaisdel ("I Exist Only for Me", "A Taste of Your Own Medicine")

- Iris Machado ("Rotten Things")

- Thomas Carrington † ("Rotten Things", "Our Turn Now")

- Mark Jennings † ("Even Worms Can Procreate")

- Roberto Flores ("Miserably Ungrateful Men", "A Good Marriage in Every Sense")

### Live-In Staff

* Joseph Anders † (Majordomo; circa 1970s - 2021)
* Michael Culhane (Chauffeur, circa 2008 - 2018)

### Resident Staff

* Executive
* Housekeeping
* Groundskeeping
* Caregiving
* Security

* Mrs. Gunnerson (Head Cook)
* Darren (Majordomo; trial period, 2019)
* Graham (Majordomo; trial period, 5.21 - 5.22)

- Jeanette

- Server ("Enter Alexis")

- Maid ("The Butler Did It", "Snowflakes in Hell", "A Champagne Mood")

- Joanna

- Joy ("Filthy Games")

- Staffer ("Wild Ghost Chase", "The Aftermath")

- Staffer ("The Aftermath")

- Leonard ("New Hopes, New Beginnings")

- Dina

- Nathan Macintosh †

- Unnamed Gardener ("Ship of Vipers")

- Tony (Gardener)

- Jerry (Poolboy) ("Stars Make You Smile")

- Heather (Nanny, circa 1999 - 2000)

- Manuel (Nanny, 2.07 - 2.09)

- Doctor ("A Champagne Mood")

- Nadia (Orientation & Mobility Instructor, 3.05 - 3.08)

- Physical Therapist ("The Aftermath")

- Cristal Carrington ("The Aftermath", "Everybody Loves the Carringtons")

- Frank (Front Gate, until 1.17)

- Billy (Front Gate, until 1.17)

- Mickey (Personal Bodyguard, 2018)

- Kevin (Personal Bodyguard, 5.19 - 5.21)

## Trivia

* The manor has 16 bedrooms. ("Enter Alexis")
	+ When Stacey asks if the manor has an extra bedroom, Fallon responds that there are 14. ("Ben")
* The property in which the manor rests on spreads out across 341 acres of land. ("Enter Alexis")
* The manor is Parcel 132 of the 178 parcels the Carringtons own. ("Enter Alexis")
* The Carringtons are confirmed to own the following additional property:
	+ The Carrington Compound in Savannah ("Poor Little Rich Girl")
	+ A home in New York ("Enter Alexis")
	+ A home in Vienna ("Enter Alexis")
	+ A villa in Florence ("Enter Alexis")
	+ A petite chateau in Switzerland ("Enter Alexis")
	+ A home in Paris ("Parisian Legend Has It...")
* The manor has 17 bathrooms. ("The Aftermath")
* According to the address on a letter received by Sammy Jo, the mansion is located at 3673 Riverly Road N.W., Atlanta, GA 30327.
* In I Hardly Recognized You, Fallon Carrington and Steven Carrington moved back in. As of recently, the former is still a resident of the manor and the latter is currently residing at a mental institution in Paris.
* In I Answer to No Man, Steven and Sam leave the manor together and they become roommates; however, Sam moves back in Our Turn Now per Steven's request.
* In Dead Scratch, the Carrington House goes up in flames due to a mysterious person causing the fire.
* On October 12, 2018, as part of Rafael's Instagram takeover, he revealed that The Carrington Manor is located in Suwanee, GA. Only the exteriors are shot at the real house, everything else is shot at the studio.
* The house that is used for exterior and outdoor shots is located at 5726 Kennedy Road, in Buford, Georgia.
* The loft, where Adam currently resides, was built on the spot where Alexis' family home previously stood.
* Alexis picked out the bed and wallpaper in the master bedroom. ("Twenty-Three Skidoo")
* When Alexis moved into the Manor in The Aftermath, she decided to strip the house of all Blake-loyal employees and fired everyone.
* The manor has seventeen bathrooms. ("The Aftermath")
* Fallon has a sewing room and an office in the Manor that she has never seen. ("Everybody Loves The Carringtons")
* As of *Everybody Loves The Carringtons*, the Manor has predominantly female residents for the first time in its history, with four women and two men living in the Manor.
	+ The property and Manor is also owned by three women for the first time; Alexis owning the Manor itself, Dominique the mineral rights, and Fallon the access roads.
	+ The blueprint of the manor featured in this episode shows the ground floor of the manor, but does not show the pool or gardens.
* The exterior shots of the stables/loft are shot at Bouckerhart Farm, Cedar Grove Road in Fairburn, Georgia.
* The exterior shots of of the Manor vary across different scenes. These discrepancies include:
	+ Additional parts of the house added to the right of the back of the Manor, not seen in the real house.
	+ Frequently, the two sets of staircases leading down to the road by the lake seen in the real house are reduced to only one. The two staircases can be seen in More Power to Her. among others.
	+ The loft is shot both as a part of the stables (seen being directly accessed at the stables in Dead Scratch) and as located within the buildings adjacent to the parking area of the Manor (this can be inferred through many scenes, including Monica walking from Culhane's residence in A Well-Dressed Tarantula).
	+ The pens seen in establishing shots of the stables are absent in the real property and scenes in episodes such as Dead Scratch.
	+ The supply closet located in the outdoor kitchen (left of the back of the Manor) is also used as a door by Alexis and Cristal after exiting the wine cellar/gun room corridor in What Sorrows Are You Drowning?.
	+ Again, in What Sorrows Are You Drowning?, Alexis and Cristal fight in a pond, where the descending stairs should be, which is otherwise nonexistent in any other scene including the Manor.

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## References

1. ↑ I Hardly Recognized You
2. ↑ A Taste of Your Own Medicine
3. ↑ Our Turn Now
4. ↑ Enter Alexis
5. ↑ Dead Scratch
6. ↑ 4.01 That Unfortunate Dinner
7. ↑ 4.02 Vows Are Still Sacred
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 In "Enter Alexis", it is revealed that Thomas bought the Morell farmland from Alexis' father to build Carrington Manor as a wedding gift for Blake and Alexis. According to "Dead Scratch", Alexis and Blake were married for 20 years, and it is confirmed in "There's No Need to Panic" that they divorced in 2008. This indicates that the Morell farm was bought by Thomas around 1988.
9. ↑ In "Enter Alexis", Blake reveals that though he was gifted Carrington Manor, Thomas kept the deed in his name for "tax purposes."
10. ↑ In "Vows Are Still Sacred," it is revealed that Thomas left Dominique a deed for all mineral rights under Carrington Manor, upon his death that occurred in 2018.
11. ↑ After "Vows Are Still Sacred," Jeff has no interest in retaining the manor and surrenders it to Alexis in their divorce, which is finalized in "New Hopes, New Beginnings."
12. ↑ Exceptions to this include briefly being fired in "Don't Con a Con Artist"; making arrangements for a replacement in "Snowflakes in Hell"; his exit in "Guilt Trip to Alaska" until his rehiring in "Shoot From the Hip"; and being fired during Alexis' ownership as of "The Aftermath" through "Your Sick and Self-Serving Vendetta."
13. ↑ In "A Taste of Your Own Medicine," set in 2017, Blake reveals that Michael has worked as his driver for nearly 10 years.
14. ↑ In "The Aftermath," she was fired by Alexis along with the rest of Blake's personal staff.
15. ↑ In "Ship of Vipers," Alexis mentions that she and Melissa shared a gardener once.
16. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo2E88sFDuP/?hl=en&taken-by=cw\_dynasty