Blairsden | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
Address | 30 Blair Drive |
Town or city | Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey |
Coordinates | 40°42′51.29″N 74°38′12.26″W / 40.7142472°N 74.6367389°W |
Construction started | 1897 |
Completed | 1903 |
Client | Clinton Ledyard Blair |
Owner | 30 Blair PG, LLC (Anthony M. Melillo) [1] |
Technical details | |
Floor area | 2,077 square feet (193.0 m2) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Carrère and Hastings |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 38 |
Blairsden is a historic 62,000-square-foot (5,800 m2), 38-room mansion located in Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey. [2] 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). [3] In addition to its 38 rooms, the mansion has 25 fireplaces and 19 bathrooms. [4]
Blairsden was built between 1897 and 1903 for Clinton Ledyard Blair (1867–1949), an American investment banker. It was designed by the prominent architectural firm of Carrère and Hastings. [5] Blair spared no expense in building Blairsden, including leveling off the mountain, building a funicular to shuttle building materials and later guests up and down the terraced mountain and purchasing trees and shrubs aged 25-50 years old, as he did not wish "to wait for things to grow." [6] Blairsden also included a 300-ft reflecting pool decorated with a surround of busts of the Roman Emperors. The household employed a large staff of over 70 to support the household and grounds. [6]
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. [7] In 2002, the Sisters of St. John the Baptist sold the property to the Foundation for Classical Architecture, owned by Victor Shafferman. [8] [9]
The mansion was subsequently listed for sale and sold in 2012 for $4.5 million to a holding company named Blairsden Hall, LLC. [10] Local officials identified the new owner as T. Eric Galloway, a New York developer and president of the Galvan Foundation and the Lantern Organization. [4]
In May 2014, Blairsden was the site of the 2014 " Mansion in May" charity fundraiser designer show house and Gardens. [11] This designer show house was presented by the Women's Association of Morristown Medical Center, and it attracted over 33,000 visitors. [12]
The mansion was last sold in 2022 to 30 Blair PG, LLC, a subsidiary of Gladstone-based real estate private equity firm Melillo Equities. [1]
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Blairsden | |
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| |
General information | |
Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
Address | 30 Blair Drive |
Town or city | Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey |
Coordinates | 40°42′51.29″N 74°38′12.26″W / 40.7142472°N 74.6367389°W |
Construction started | 1897 |
Completed | 1903 |
Client | Clinton Ledyard Blair |
Owner | 30 Blair PG, LLC (Anthony M. Melillo) [1] |
Technical details | |
Floor area | 2,077 square feet (193.0 m2) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Carrère and Hastings |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 38 |
Blairsden is a historic 62,000-square-foot (5,800 m2), 38-room mansion located in Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey. [2] 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). [3] In addition to its 38 rooms, the mansion has 25 fireplaces and 19 bathrooms. [4]
Blairsden was built between 1897 and 1903 for Clinton Ledyard Blair (1867–1949), an American investment banker. It was designed by the prominent architectural firm of Carrère and Hastings. [5] Blair spared no expense in building Blairsden, including leveling off the mountain, building a funicular to shuttle building materials and later guests up and down the terraced mountain and purchasing trees and shrubs aged 25-50 years old, as he did not wish "to wait for things to grow." [6] Blairsden also included a 300-ft reflecting pool decorated with a surround of busts of the Roman Emperors. The household employed a large staff of over 70 to support the household and grounds. [6]
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. [7] In 2002, the Sisters of St. John the Baptist sold the property to the Foundation for Classical Architecture, owned by Victor Shafferman. [8] [9]
The mansion was subsequently listed for sale and sold in 2012 for $4.5 million to a holding company named Blairsden Hall, LLC. [10] Local officials identified the new owner as T. Eric Galloway, a New York developer and president of the Galvan Foundation and the Lantern Organization. [4]
In May 2014, Blairsden was the site of the 2014 " Mansion in May" charity fundraiser designer show house and Gardens. [11] This designer show house was presented by the Women's Association of Morristown Medical Center, and it attracted over 33,000 visitors. [12]
The mansion was last sold in 2022 to 30 Blair PG, LLC, a subsidiary of Gladstone-based real estate private equity firm Melillo Equities. [1]
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