Thursday, April 4, 2013

'Darlington'

 'Darlington', the George Crocker estate designed by James Brite between 1902 and 1907 in Mahwah, New Jersey.  Crocker was in charge of overseeing much of his late father Charles Crocker's estate.  Click HERE for more on the background of the estate.  Click HERE to see 'Darlington' on google earth and HERE on bing.  Click HERE to see Herbert Pratt's 'The Braes', a later and similar design by James Brite in Glen Cove on Long Island.








Photos from Architectural Record, 1912.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

So glad to see that this has returned to a private residence and seems in pristine condition.

The Ancient said...

I'm also glad to hear it's in private hands.

But I can't help but note that if you pull back on either the Google or Bing satellite shots, it looks a bit like something else...

http://4umi.com/image/book/swift/gulliver-morten16.jpg

The Down East Dilettante said...

Marvelously rich interior finishes in this house.

And well done, Ancient. The analogy is spot on.