Architect: Brewill & Baily Perspective view including ground plan published in The Building News, June 7th 1901.
Vincent Astor was described as the richest kid in the world, a title he had been given rather than had earned. His seemingly endless fortune came not from hard work and years of saving but from his enormously wealthy father and his enormously wealthy family, who not only had the benefit of being one of the wealthiest families in the United States but also one of the most socially prominent. This was all made possible by Vincent's grandmother Caroline Schermerhorn Astor who was know simply as The Mrs. Astor, The dowager queen of New York City society. The Astors were an extremely wealthy family of slumlords whose fortune was found by the patron of the family John Jacob Astor who was a fur trader and real estate mogul. Vincent's father, John IV, had built the most luxurious hotel in the world, the Waldorf-Astoria. Sadly, though, John did not live very long and perished on the Titanic at almost age fifty. His larger than life fortune was left mostly intact to Vincent some $87 million with a $10 million trust to his daughter Alice and a $7 million trust and $1 million going to his second wife, Madeleine. Madeleine had received most of the residences all to be given up if she remarried. Well madeleine did remarry and the houses went to Vincent. Vincent later on sold the properties and instead of the massive Fifth Avenue mansion he had received he commissioned a small townhouse. The architect he chose was Mott B. Schmidt and soon Schmidt submitted plans for an Adam-inspired townhouse with a floor plan designed for comfort. Floor Plans The interiors would be comfortable although still designed for entertainment. The biggest room in the house was the living room which would on occasion double as the ballroom. During huge balls the entire second floor was opened up to create one massive ballroom. His second wife, Brooke, had her bedroom on the second floor in the front while his was toward the back on the third floor. The Living Room Which on Occasion Would Become The Ballroom Living Room Doorway The Dining Room Entrance Hall Fireplace Second Floor Hall Stair Hall Astor latter on decided he no longer wanted the expense of maintaining a city townhouse and moved to an apartment at 120 East End Avenue. The home was latter bought Junior League which still maintains it today. *Note all photos and floor plans except for the first photo come from Mott B. Schmidt the first one comes from Wikipedia
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Hit 'L' to view on large. This castle has it’s rumours. There are the stories about the man in the jeep and his accomplice on the scooter watching over this castle. The castle was built in 1860 by an marquis who lived in the town and it still is in Royal’s hands. Apparently, the owners cannot agree about a plan to preserve the heritage and therefore the place is left abandoned without having anybody to care for it. The impromptu 2 day tour with camerashy and host to France and Belgium, with some new places, a lot of travel with minimal sleep and some goals being accomplished by getting to a certain school. Full set here: www.flickr.com/photos/timster1973/sets/72157633897345028/ Also on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/TimKniftonPhotography My blog: timster1973.wordpress.com
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Happy Positive Thinking Thursday! This is the place to link up to share a positive thought or two. Thanks for stopping by! I am down to my last two days before summer vacation begins. This has been a crazy week at school and tomorrow will be even crazier. Our last day of school is on Friday the 13th AND it is a full moon! Pray for me.... Next week, I plan on doing a lot of napping. I am tired. Darn tired. I need to catch up on some much needed sleep. So this week's Positive Thinking Thursday thoughts are dedicated to one of my favorite past times -- napping -- and also to my buddy Alison at Rockin' and Lovin' Learnin' who loves naps just as much as I do! Source Source via Pinterest Source Source Can you relate? Speaking of Alison, I hope you will stop by her blog and check out the giveaway she is having to celebrate 500 followers. Her blog posts are so much fun to read and she has some amazing ideas! With summer coming, I'm sure you could use a $50 Amazon gift card, right? An InLinkz Link-up Have a great day!
1898 seven room Victorian, Denton, Texas In February, 1998, the City of Denton announced an auction for the house that is now the Bayless-Selby House Museum. Mildred Hawk of Denton, a member of the Denton County Historical Commission, was the successful bidder. In April, Mrs. Hawk gave the house to the Historical Commission for restoration as a museum. In June, the house was moved to its present location on site in the newly-created Historical Park of Denton County, just a glimpse away from the historic Downtown Denton. Restoration took just over three years, and the house was opened as the Bayless-Selby House Museum September 29, 2001. Who were the Bayless and Selby families? Samuel A. Bayless and his wife, Mollie, came from Monroe County, Tennessee. Samuel purchased a two-roomed farmhouse, located at what we now know as 1301 Myrtle Street, Denton in 1884. That farmhouse is the one-story part of the museum. Samuel contracted to construct the two-story part of the house in 1898. It is in a very popular style from the late 19th century known as Queen Anne. Samuel died in 1919, and Mrs. Bayless chose not to continue to live in the house. Instead, she arranged with a neighboring nursery man, Mr. R. L. Selby, Sr. to exchange houses with her, and she and her family moved out of the house to enable the Selby family to move in on Thanksgiving Day. The Selby Family has continued their nursery business, and to this day, the Selby greenhouses are still located near the Myrtle Street address. The house remained in the Selby family until 1970.
Built in 1831, Richard Grainger's fine Newcastle building fell into decline and was demolished in the 1960s
