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| "WHITEMARSH HALL" EDWARD T. STOTESBURY WYNDMOOR, PENNSYLVANIA Upper Terrace and Garden Facade ARCHITECT, HORACE TRUMBAUER - LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, JACQUES AUGUSTE HENRI GREBER |
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"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
It's The Stotesbury Mansion! This terrace gave way into the Formal Gardens; where I spent many days playing when I was a child. My parents purchased some of the property of the estate that Mrs. Stotesbury sold in 1950, and built the house I was born into; and as soon as I could walk, I'd accompany my sisters as we ran through the woods behind our house, to arrive in the Formal Gardens on the other side. My fondest childhood memories are of playing on the grounds of this extraordinary estate; and I was so blessed to do so. I was stunned when I learned it had been demolished by money-mongering developers. This mansion met many criteria on the list to qualify as a Historic Landmark - yet, no one prevented its demise. It is important to preserve our heritage - this place would never have been destroyed if it had resided in Europe.
ReplyDeleteThe officials of Springfield Township did nothing. There was a public outcry at the time but the developers won over the local morons.
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