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| Country Life 1927 |
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| Note the coverings over the windows and doors. |
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| Chinese Tea House in background. |
"Marble House" at wikimapia.org.
"The appropriation for a house should be divided into two equal parts, one-half for the house, the other for the gardens, pathways, court, approach, terrace and the rest of it, or, as it might be termed, one-half for the pudding, the other for the sauce." Architect Thomas Hastings
Saturday, March 3, 2012
When "Marble House" was For Sale
"Marble House" at wikimapia.org.
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One tiny ad can give one so much to think about---like that there was one master bedroom up there on the third floor, hidden behind the balustrade. Also what a pity that the Chinese tea house had to be moved back from the cliff edge and that the retaining wall and terrace, with their attendant drama, were lost.
ReplyDeleteI seem to remember reading somewhere years ago that after the Prince's purchased Marble House, they fitted up part of the 3rd floor as more informal living quarters. complete with Georgian woodwork, and that later that woodwork was sold to Oatsie Charles and used in her renovation of the former garage at Land's End.
Did the garage survive the demolition of Land's End?
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Last I knew, Land's End was still standing, as was the converted garage. Mrs. Charles is still standing, as well, somewhere between 90 and 100.
DeleteMinor correction: The Prince estate did not give Marble House to the Preservation Society. It was purchased from the Prince estate by Alva Belmont's son, Harold S. Vanderbilt, who donated it to the society. I believe the Prince family may have donated some of the furnishings.
DeleteAh... that Land's End.
DeleteAccording to... "The Preservation Society acquired the house in 1963 from the Prince estate." Further insight?
Harold Vanderbilt provided the funding. Honest.
DeleteDoes anyone know what Harold paid to obtain Marble House in preparationn for its donation to the Preservation Society?
ReplyDeleteI don't. Perhaps a question to the Preservation Society. If you find anything please post.
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