Blairsden (house)

Blairsden
General information
Architectural style Beaux-Arts
Address 30 Blair Avenue
Town or city Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°42′51.29″N 74°38′12.26″W / 40.7142472°N 74.6367389°W / 40.7142472; -74.6367389Coordinates: 40°42′51.29″N 74°38′12.26″W / 40.7142472°N 74.6367389°W / 40.7142472; -74.6367389
Construction started 1897
Completed 1903
Client Clinton Ledyard Blair
Owner T. Eric Galloway[1]
Technical details
Floor area 62,000 square feet
Design and construction
Architect Carrère and Hastings

Blairsden is a historic 62,000 square foot, 38-room mansion located in Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey.[2] It was built between 1897 and 1903 for Clinton Ledyard Blair, an American investment banker, and it was designed by the prominent architectural firm of Carrère and Hastings.[3]

Set high on a hilltop overlooking Ravine Lake, the mansion is part of what was originally an estate of 550 acres (2,200,000 m2).[4] In addition to its 38 rooms, the mansion has 25 fireplaces and 19 bathrooms.[1]

After Blair's death in 1949, the mansion was sold to the Sisters of St. John the Baptist, who operated the house as a religious retreat.[5] In 2002, the Sisters of St. John the Baptist sold the property to the Foundation for Classical Architecture.[6] The site was subsequently listed for sale and sold in 2012 for $4.5 million, and local officials identified the new owner as T. Eric Galloway, a New York developer and President of the Galvan Foundation and Lantern Organization.[1]

Blairsden is the site of the 2014 Mansion in May Designer Showhouse and Gardens. [7]


References

  1. 1 2 3 Perry, W. Jacob (September 20, 2013). "Tour request for Blairsden in Peapack-Gladstone ensnared in traffic debate". The Bernardsville News. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
  2. ↑ DiIonno, Mark (September 29, 2013). "Blairsden estate's mystique soon to be unveiled". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
  3. ↑ The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills
  4. ↑ Zavalick, Charlie (September 26, 2013). "Peapack-Gladstone OK's tours of historic Blairsden estate". The Bernardsville News. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
  5. ↑ The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills
  6. ↑ Blairsden History Video Series
  7. ↑ A Guide to Blairsden Mansion in May
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, May 01, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.