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As you know from my previous post about the Astor Mansion, millionaire John Jacob Astor IV and his mother Caroline lived in a large double house on the corner of 65th Street on Fifth Avenue. This post will be specifically about Caroline's side of the house and the ballroom that was shared. In 1892 when Caroline's nephew, William Waldorf Astor, decided to demolish his father's mansion and erect the Waldorf Hotel right next door to her mansion she was literally forced from her home of 40 years because of all the noise, traffic, dust and crowds of people. Caroline's son John came up with a solution and built a massive mansion on a plot the family owned at 65th Street. The mansion on the outside would appear to be one house but on the inside the home was really two with Caroline occupying the left side and John and his family occupying the right side. This way Caroline could enjoy the comfort of her son's home practically in the same house and yet be enabled to enjoy the privacy of her own. Guests entered through large bronze doors and after ascending the large vestibule steps were greeted by the large stair hall. The Stair Hall The stair hall was two storeys high and done in white Caen stone. Along the walls were large Flemish tapestries, painting reproduced from the Palace of Versailles, stucco reliefs and life size female nudes reaching up to the large bronze skylight. In the center hung the large ormolu chandelier and the massive handsome staircase was done in white marble with iron fixtures. Off the stair hall were the entertaining room such as the reception room. The Reception Room The reception room was the smallest entertaining room and was where Mrs. Astor would receive guest in front of her portrait done by Carolus Duran. The large chandelier had originally graced the entrance hall of her brownstone at 34th Street. The large rug had also come from her home on 34th Street where it had graced one of the reception rooms. From the reception room guests could enter the large drawing room. The Drawing Room The drawing room was the largest of the entertaining rooms (not including the ballroom) and had antique french paneling and a enormous persian rug that completely covered the floor. The doors were mirrored and topped with semicircular mirrors. The rooms was filled with Louis XIV-style carved and gilded furniture, french tapestries and a collection of Sevres vases. From the drawing room one could enter the dining room. The Dining Room Th dining room was the most detailed room with it's black oak paneled walls accented with ebony and inlays of gilt. The walls were covered with tapestries depicting hunting scenes that had come from the dining room at the 34th Street mansion. Also from the mansion at 34th Street were the fireplace which had originally graced the ballroom and the large statue of Venus which had also graced the ballroom. The last great entertaining room on this floor was the ballroom. The Ballroom/Art Gallery The ballroom, which also doubled as the art gallery, was the largest room in the house and shared by both houses (but it was mainly used by Caroline). This ballroom also happened to be the largest ballroom in the city, capable of holding not just the famous 400 but 1,200 people. It was one and a half storeys high and had a massive bronze skylight. The walls were crammed with row after row of european paintings and art pieces. At one end rose the huge white marble fireplace imported from Italy. At the other end was wrought iron musician's gallery that opened off the second floor. Here there was more objects from the mansion at 34th Street not only had all the art work come from there but also most of the furniture including Mrs. Astor's round red velvet ottoman that was toward the front and the standing gilt candelabra on either side of the fireplace had come from the ballroom.
Here’s pictures of the west wing of the mansion The art gallery The Egyptian smoking room The library and billiard room The gentlemen’s bedroom The gentlemen’s study The gentlemen’s bathroom The guests sitting room The guests bathroom The guests bedroom Complete west wing
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Leland Stanford Mansion Sacramento - 2011 The Victorian-era Leland Stanford Mansion, after a 14-year, $22 million restoration and rehabilitation, is now open to the public. The Mansion serves as the State’s official address for diplomatic and business receptions as well as offering public tours as a California State Historic Park. The Leland Stanford Mansion, a prime example of evolving 19th century architectural tastes, stands as a reminder of much that is to be admired. This elegant brick home was built during 1856-1857 by prominent Sacramento merchant Shelton C. Fogus. Its design reflected the popular Renaissance Revival style. In June 1861, Leland Stanford bought the Fogus home for $8,000. As the Republican candidate for governor, Stanford felt that the Fogus house—soon to be known as the “Gubernatorial Mansion”—would be a fitting residence for one who aspired to be California’s chief elected officer. Three governors conducted the business of the State of California in the Mansion—Leland Stanford, Frederic F. Low, and Henry H. Haight. Stanford and Low resided in the home, while Haight used only the office until the construction of the Capitol was completed in 1869.
The Breakers Mansion on Ochre Point in Newport Rhode Island original watercolor painting framed and unframed. The Breakers was the summer home of the Vanderbilts and is the grandest of Newport's summer "cottages." Overlooking Cliff Walk, The Breakers is a primary tourist attraction of the Gilded Age mansions. Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean from the second floor open air "room-like balcony", the views and ambience are breathtaking. The beauty of the mansion from the back lawn facing the ocean is captured in this print of my original watercolor painting The original is 12x18 and is available both unframed and framed in a simple presentation frame. In my experience, collectors purchasing a piece of artwork often plan on having their work custom framed to suit their taste and decor. People receiving a painting as a gift also do the same thing. The frame included in this listing is therefore a simple wood frame with glass so that someone can present the painting as a framed piece. If you are interested in a higher end custom made frame that can be accommodated at an additional charge. If you are interested please message me and we can discuss framing options. Allow 3 weeks for delivery for custom framing. Custom ordered frames may not be returned nor refunded. *Note: For larger prints and a variety of prints on canvas, metal, acrylic, household items such as puzzles, towels, blankets, mugs and more, printed with many of my paintings can be found by going to: https://pixels.com/featured/the-breakers-mansion-newport-ri-patty-kay-hall.html Copyright© - All of my artwork is protected under copyright laws and may not be reproduced in any manner without my permission. ALL IMAGES AND MATERIAL are © Patty Kay Hall and may not be reproduced for any purpose without written consent from the artist, before and after purchase. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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The mansion is now fully assembled and has been moved to it’s permanent location in my home. It was mostly built and assembled in my studio above the garage and is now in the back bedroom. I was born on Valentine’s Day and the House has so many angels and Cupid’s I’ve decided to name my house Valentine Hall. The house is Dated from the late 1800’s to the turn of the century so electricity in homes was new and mostly reserved for the wealthy. Also there is no kitchen in the house back then it would have been a separate building to keep smells and the risk of fire out of the main house. I’m mostly done except for the trim between all the door openings and windows and still may add curtains to most rooms and I’m still saving up for more chandeliers. I’m also adding lit wall sconces to a few rooms like the ballroom, theater room and the reception hall, but I’m happy with the results and I started building it on July 12th last year so I finished it in less than a year for construction, but I’ve been planning it and purchasing things for a few years . In the pictures the boxes contain all the individual boxes all the miniatures came in and I’m using them to keep my cats off the roof 😾 untill everything is secure in the house so the earthquake they cause won’t harm anything I’m using quakehold putty for that but it takes time to secure everything. I finally finished the nursery as well I got all the Victorian samplers framed and hung on the walls . The ballroom The music room The drawing room The dining room Reception hall Ladies bedroom Boudoir Theater room Nursery Complete east wing Ladies bathroom
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