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Arden is a historic estate outside Harriman, New York, that was owned by railroad magnate Edward Henry Harriman and his wife, Mary Averell Harriman.By the early 1900s, the family owned 40,000 acres (63 sq mi; 160 km 2) in the area, half of it comprising the Arden Estate.
Harriman purchased several lots on 10th and Avenue A, and a five-story clubhouse was completed in 1901. [24] Inheritance taxes from Harriman's estate, in the amount of $798,546 paid by his widow on March 1, 1911, to the State of Utah, helped fund the construction of the state's capitol building.
Mary Harriman Rumsey, daughter of E. H. and Mary Averell Harriman. Edward Harriman and Mary Averell Harriman owned 30,000 acres (120 km 2) in Arden, New York as part of their estate. They opposed the state's decision to build a prison at Bear Mountain and wanted to donate some of their land to the state in order to build a park.
Edward H. Harriman's estate was substantial, variously estimated between $70 million and $100 million upon his death in 1909, leaving his wife and children well provided for. Roland, whom friends and family sometimes called "Bunny," was educated at Groton School , from which he graduated in 1913, and Yale University (B.A., 1917), where he was a ...
Pamela Beryl Harriman (née Digby; March 20, 1920 – February 5, 1997), also known as Pamela Churchill Harriman, was an English political activist for the Democratic Party, diplomat, and socialite. She married three times: her first husband was Randolph Churchill , the son of prime minister Winston Churchill ; her third husband was W. Averell ...
Two of the largest historic single-family homes in the country are in New Jersey. See how they managed to survive.
Misan Harriman, and Meghan Markle. December 2023. Meghan moderated a panel screening for Harriman’s short film The After, where she explained how the photographer bonded with Archie. “The ...
William Averell Harriman (November 15, 1891 – July 26, 1986) was an American politician, businessman, and diplomat. He was a founder of investment bank, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., served as Secretary of Commerce under President Harry S. Truman, and was the 48th governor of New York.