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Lynnewood Hall. Lynnewood Hall is a 110-room Neoclassical Revival mansion in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. It was designed by architect Horace Trumbauer for industrialist Peter A. B. Widener and built between 1897 and 1899. Lynnewood Hall is the second largest surviving Gilded Age mansion in the United States and once housed the most significant ...
In 1900, he completed Lynnewood Hall in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, a 110-room Georgian-style mansion designed by Horace Trumbauer. Widener was an avid art collector, [10] with a collection that included more than a dozen paintings by Rembrandt, as well as works by then-new artists Édouard Manet and Auguste Renoir.
Elkins Estate. The Elkins Estate is an American 42-acre (170,000 m 2) estate located in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. The estate contains seven buildings, the most notable being Elstowe Manor and Chelten House, mansions designed by Horace Trumbauer. Elstowe Manor was built in 1898 at the location where "Needles", the former family summer home of ...
The Widener family is an American family from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded by Peter Arrell Browne Widener (1834–1915) and his wife, Hannah Josephine Dunton (1836–1896), it was once one of the wealthiest families in the United States. Widener was ranked #29 on the American Heritage list of the forty richest Americans in history, with ...
After being sold in its state of grandeur by the Widener family in 1944, the 110-room mansion was used as a school by a religious organization that started to sell off much of the interior.
Joseph E. Widener. 1921 portrait by Augustus John. Joseph Early Widener (August 19, 1871 – October 26, 1943) was a wealthy American art collector who was a founding benefactor of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. A major figure in thoroughbred horse racing, he was head of New York 's Belmont Park and builder of Miami 's Hialeah ...
And, in true fandom fashion, we were blown away. Clocking in at 7,000 square feet—and packed with a bunch of smart home capabilities—the $12 million mansion she bought with husband Josh Hall ...
A combination rock ‘n’ roll photo exhibit, music discussion, question and answer session and book signing for Thursday at Joe’s Albums, 317 Main St.