tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065946066745731728.post9198841822664082247..comments2024-03-17T00:08:48.923-04:00Comments on Beyond the Gilded Age: 'Shadow Lawn'Zach L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04464823999255502522noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065946066745731728.post-65023253461667637472012-01-15T20:15:49.115-05:002012-01-15T20:15:49.115-05:00WOW.... So gorgeous, ornate and extravagant. Love ...WOW.... So gorgeous, ornate and extravagant. Love the repetitive use of circular forms in the interior design. The social hall is astounding & must have flooded the lower rooms with light.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065946066745731728.post-29698817946095591222012-01-15T18:32:48.308-05:002012-01-15T18:32:48.308-05:00The entire story of Mrs. Parson deciding at the la...The entire story of Mrs. Parson deciding at the last minute that she needed a rooftop pavilion on the new version after all, thus ruining her husband financially, is an amazing tale.<br /><br />Truly, with this house, aesthetics are entirely beside the point. It may be ugly, but it is lively, and it is astonishing and weird and wonderful.<br /><br />PS. I consider the central hall of the Trumbauer version to be a singularly odd space. Too long, too narrow, too high, more office building or hotel than grand house, whereas the much more sensual McCall version is Beaux Arts on crack.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065946066745731728.post-76359884129589487722012-01-14T18:14:19.974-05:002012-01-14T18:14:19.974-05:00Absolutely beautiful. For me, this one wins the p...Absolutely beautiful. For me, this one wins the prize. The interior is magnificent.Loranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065946066745731728.post-43306716741366953882012-01-14T12:33:14.822-05:002012-01-14T12:33:14.822-05:00Yes, Annie is the movie to watch if you want to se...Yes, Annie is the movie to watch if you want to see the central hall.archibuffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065946066745731728.post-26229952656156952502012-01-14T12:32:14.378-05:002012-01-14T12:32:14.378-05:00Definitely one of the most magnificent over-the-to...Definitely one of the most magnificent over-the-top mansions of the era. Amazing central hall and stairs. Reminds me of New Jersey's version of Pembroke. Has all the architectural bells and whistles one could ever desire. Even has Delamar's "crows nest" observation loggia on the roof. Simply a spectacular wooden fantasy palace.<br /><br />Version II, the enormous masonry home by Trumbauer, is maybe a more elegant and restrained version but it is interesting that the idea of a grand central hall was retained. Very lucky that version II has survived, but would have loved to have seen version I.archibuffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065946066745731728.post-6023890598820871732012-01-14T12:26:42.771-05:002012-01-14T12:26:42.771-05:00The Social Hall was really impressive! Was the Tr...The Social Hall was really impressive! Was the Traumbauer version used as Daddy Warbuck's house in the film "Annie"?The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com