The Former Vanderbilt Mansion in Madison New Jersey

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dc.creatorBeards, Daniel E.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-31T14:12:56Z
dc.date.available2024-07-31T14:12:56Z
dc.date.issued2024-03-29
dc.descriptionThe story of �Florham,� now the Florham Campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University, begins over 110 years ago. Heiress Florence Vanderbilt, granddaughter of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, renowned as the richest man in America, and her husband, financier Hamilton McKown Twombly, wanted a country estate. In 1887 they came to the quiet Morris County countryside, where over 100 other millionaires owned sprawling country retreats. As one of America�s first families, the couple had regal ideas. They fancied an English-style country mansion in a stately park setting. �Florham,� one of America�s finest Gilded Age homes, was the result. This masterpiece was achieved by virtue of the Twomblys� combined fortunes, the input of the foremost architectural firm of the day, McKim, Mead and White, and the creative vision of the landscape designers, Olmsted Associates.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10929/138929
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dc.subjectFlorham
dc.subjectThe Vanderbilt Estate
dc.subjectFlorhan
dc.subjectMorristown
dc.subjectMorris County
dc.subjectThe Vanderbilts
dc.subjectFairleigh Dickinson University
dc.subjectFDU
dc.subjectThe Homes of the Rich and Famous
dc.subjectMansions
dc.subjectPalaces of New Jersey
dc.subjectThe Skylands
dc.subjectNJ Skylands
dc.subjectNew Jersey Sjylands
dc.subjectJersey Skylands
dc.subjectLakeland
dc.subjectNorthwestern New Jersey
dc.subjectNew Jersey
dc.subjectNJ
dc.subjectJersey
dc.subjectThe Garden State
dc.titleThe Former Vanderbilt Mansion in Madison New Jersey

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