The Gibbons Mansion (Mead Hall) at Drew University in Madison , NJ

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dc.creatorBeards, Daniel E.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-31T14:12:54Z
dc.date.available2024-07-31T14:12:54Z
dc.date.issued2008-08-09
dc.descriptionIn building his mansion, the young Gibbons � although born a southerner from Georgia � was looking to settle his growing family in New Jersey, to find a suitable place to engage in his passion in thoroughbred breeding and racing. Gibbons hired a local resident Abraham Brittin in 1832 to piece together an estate of 95 acres which was named �The Forest.� He continued to buy farms and other property nearby to accommodate the breeding and raising of his thoroughbreds
dc.descriptionOriginal file name Madison Mead Hall 1.jpg
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10929/138918
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dc.subjectGibbons Mansion
dc.subjectMead Hall
dc.subjectDrew University
dc.subjectGreek Revival Architecture
dc.subjectMadison
dc.subjectMorris County
dc.subjectThe Skylands
dc.subjectNJ Skylands
dc.subjectJersey Skylands
dc.subjectNew Jersey Skylands
dc.subjectLakeland
dc.subjectGibbon Family
dc.subjectNew Jersey
dc.subjectJersey
dc.subjectNJ
dc.subjectThe Garden State
dc.subjectU.S. National Register of Historic Places
dc.subjectNew Jersey Register of Historic Places
dc.titleThe Gibbons Mansion (Mead Hall) at Drew University in Madison , NJ

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