Comments on: Clarendon Court http://www.andrewcusack.com/2007/10/21/clarendon-court/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:53:18 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Michael http://www.andrewcusack.com/2007/10/21/clarendon-court/comment-page-1/#comment-9554 Michael Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:02:00 +0000 http://www.andrewcusack.com/net/2007/10/21/clarendon-court/#comment-9554 Trumbauer also designed "Rose Terrace," the Dodge estate in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, around 1930 - dubbed by someone (sorry I can't recall) "the last great house built in America." Mrs. Dodge was asked to allow its use as the location for "The Great Gatsby," but refused. Sadly, it was demolished in the late 1970's. Some photographs of it can be viewed if one Googles "Homes of the Auto Barons" or the Grosse Pointe Historical Society. Fortunately, the Edsel & Eleanor Ford house up Lake Shore Road survives, as does Meadowbrook Hall (the other Dodge estate, in suburban Rochester), both of which are open to the public as house-museums. Trumbauer also designed “Rose Terrace,” the Dodge estate in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, around 1930 – dubbed by someone (sorry I can’t recall) “the last great house built in America.” Mrs. Dodge was asked to allow its use as the location for “The Great Gatsby,” but refused. Sadly, it was demolished in the late 1970′s. Some photographs of it can be viewed if one Googles “Homes of the Auto Barons” or the Grosse Pointe Historical Society. Fortunately, the Edsel & Eleanor Ford house up Lake Shore Road survives, as does Meadowbrook Hall (the other Dodge estate, in suburban Rochester), both of which are open to the public as house-museums.

]]> By: Jason Bouchard http://www.andrewcusack.com/2007/10/21/clarendon-court/comment-page-1/#comment-9517 Jason Bouchard Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:48:46 +0000 http://www.andrewcusack.com/net/2007/10/21/clarendon-court/#comment-9517 Trumbauer designed many French renaissance style villas in Newport and outside Philadelphia. His client list was a who's who of New York and Philadelphia society. Berwind, Widener, Stotesbury, and Knight. In Newport, he designed The Elms for Edward Berwind, Miramar for George Widener, Claradon Court (later named Clarendon) for Edward Knight, and the now vanished Chetwode for William Storrs Wells. His more famous estates include the sadly demolished Whitemarsh Hall for Edward Stotesbury and the fastly dilapidating Lynnewood Hall for P.A.B. Widener outside Philedelphia. Though Clarendon was never ocean front, the von Bulow's acquired the adjacent Gull Rock estate in the 70s and had the house demolished... the lot was incorporated into the von Bulow estate. Sunny's parents, the Russell Aitken's, lived across Bellevue Avenue in Champ Soleil, designed by Polhemus and Coffin in 1929. This was a fashionable and still strictly residential district along Bellevue Avenue, away from the tourists visiting the mansions of the Gilded Age and away from the many condos the enveloped other notable mansions. Trumbauer designed many French renaissance style villas in Newport and outside Philadelphia. His client list was a who’s who of New York and Philadelphia society. Berwind, Widener, Stotesbury, and Knight.

In Newport, he designed The Elms for Edward Berwind, Miramar for George Widener, Claradon Court (later named Clarendon) for Edward Knight, and the now vanished Chetwode for William Storrs Wells.

His more famous estates include the sadly demolished Whitemarsh Hall for Edward Stotesbury and the fastly dilapidating Lynnewood Hall for P.A.B. Widener outside Philedelphia.

Though Clarendon was never ocean front, the von Bulow’s acquired the adjacent Gull Rock estate in the 70s and had the house demolished… the lot was incorporated into the von Bulow estate.

Sunny’s parents, the Russell Aitken’s, lived across Bellevue Avenue in Champ Soleil, designed by Polhemus and Coffin in 1929. This was a fashionable and still strictly residential district along Bellevue Avenue, away from the tourists visiting the mansions of the Gilded Age and away from the many condos the enveloped other notable mansions.

]]> By: Mark Livingston http://www.andrewcusack.com/2007/10/21/clarendon-court/comment-page-1/#comment-1793 Mark Livingston Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:28:16 +0000 http://www.andrewcusack.com/net/2007/10/21/clarendon-court/#comment-1793 The architecht I believe was Horace Trumbauer,who also built Miramar next door.Clarendon Court is a magnificent estate,the way it sits on the acreage and give the maximum vantage to the back yard and its just stunning.Can you imagine having this setup and letting greed for more ruin it and others lives permanantely!!!! The architecht I believe was Horace Trumbauer,who also built Miramar next door.Clarendon Court is a magnificent estate,the way it sits on the acreage and give the maximum vantage to the back yard and its just stunning.Can you imagine having this setup and letting greed for more ruin it and others lives permanantely!!!!

]]> By: ScurvyOaks http://www.andrewcusack.com/2007/10/21/clarendon-court/comment-page-1/#comment-1792 ScurvyOaks Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:38:06 +0000 http://www.andrewcusack.com/net/2007/10/21/clarendon-court/#comment-1792 Excellent! And thanks for posting. Who was the architect? Excellent! And thanks for posting. Who was the architect?

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