"I dream't I dwelt in marble halls"
Devoted to the histories and current state of the great mansions of America's Gilded Age.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

The Gates to Knollwood

The gates to Knollwood.
Here is a great photo of the gates to the Hudson estate in Muttontown, Long Island. The mansion has been long torn down and the property is now a nature preserve and until recently the gates where in ruins. They have just been restored. Click HERE to see the story. For more on the estate please go to, Old Long Island.

Here are a few more pictures.
Gates with the Meadow Brook Hunt in front of them. Reminds one of  a scene right from Downton Abbey, which many of the Gold Coast estate owners aspired to recreate the English Country life.
Knollwood from the Garden.

Monday, January 9, 2012

The Henry Cook Mansion

Take a look HERE to see the interiors and floor plans of this magnificent urban mansion designed by Stanford White on New York City's Upper Fifth Avenue.

Click HERE and HERE for more.

Monday, January 2, 2012

Mrs. Astor and The 400

Here is  a great drawing of Mrs. Astor holding court in her mansion on Fifth Avenue.
Click HERE to see her mansion with floor plans and HERE for her ballroom.
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