tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048968877751194418.post749796874236877089..comments2024-03-25T05:06:18.799-04:00Comments on Half Pudding Half Sauce: THE BEST HOUSE OF THE YEAR - "KILLENWORTH"HalfPuddingHalfSaucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322213537553774149noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048968877751194418.post-8163053346548435772012-08-14T01:21:08.751-04:002012-08-14T01:21:08.751-04:00Can't say they made a bad decision. One of the...Can't say they made a bad decision. One of the most beautiful and complete estate properties on Long Island even today.<br /><br />ArchibuffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048968877751194418.post-39623959947316483462012-08-13T09:17:50.032-04:002012-08-13T09:17:50.032-04:00Killenworth has to be among the very earliest hous...Killenworth has to be among the very earliest houses in which the design and placement of a swimming pool was an integral part of the overall design. In fact, Killenworth must be among the earliest houses in America with a swimming pool: I have been told that prior to the 1940's, the "science" of keeping a swimming pool- the filtration systems and chemicals- was all but unknown, and that the protocol for keeping a pool involved bi-weekly emptying and scrubbing, resulting in perpetually freezing water- and a great deal of work.<br /><br />I especially like the Adamesque music room. It adds an appealingly authentic touch- like so many Tudor manors that were updated over the years. magnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181183756484194127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048968877751194418.post-85767468815168270262012-08-12T20:41:36.163-04:002012-08-12T20:41:36.163-04:00The Honorable Mention houses became Country Life&#...The Honorable Mention houses became Country Life's "Best Twelve Country Houses in America". Look for those twelve here in future posts.HalfPuddingHalfSaucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322213537553774149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048968877751194418.post-78024308200484988102012-08-12T17:36:49.835-04:002012-08-12T17:36:49.835-04:00I agree with the jury; even today, the furnishing...I agree with the jury; even today, the furnishings of a new house are often not suited to the architecture. And not just in terms of style, but in quality, scale, arrangement and finish, the house, its furnishings and its landscape setting are too often not considered in coordinating terms.<br /><br />I was expecting a much more modest house to win the competition. However, I wouldn't have challenged the decision.The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com