tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065946066745731728.post2966310221692766099..comments2024-03-17T00:08:48.923-04:00Comments on Beyond the Gilded Age: The William C. Whitney ResidenceZach L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065946066745731728.post-89311308516539387152013-11-05T11:52:33.956-05:002013-11-05T11:52:33.956-05:00I suspect except for a few pedigree pieces most or...I suspect except for a few pedigree pieces most ornament and fixtures from that era ended up at the scrap dealer. my maternal grandparents vacated what one might call a spooky gothic styled Victorian pile on Euclid Ave after the city bought up the land for a municipal building in the 30's. They spoke of paying a junk dealer to cart off all of the once fashionable furnishings, china, artwork etc from their parents. He hooked up a hoist to the gabled roof, smashed through the elaborate stained glass windows of the stairhall and lowered every stick of furniture into his truck. They locked the iron and beveled glass entrance doors for the last time and the city came within days and tore the entire house down, still intact with carpets, chandeliers, pier mirrors, mantles and a massive dining room table that even the junk dealer couldn't fit into his truck. makes me cry everytime.<br /><br />Though I still love reading this and your old lomg island site dailyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691317331197217564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065946066745731728.post-56281493413262889892013-11-05T09:39:24.511-05:002013-11-05T09:39:24.511-05:00This great house has always fascinated me ~ interi...This great house has always fascinated me ~ interiors grand enough for the Medici ! One wonders where all that ornament ended up, alas.Tyngsboronoreply@blogger.com