Parland House in Madison, NJ
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2010-07-26
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In 1921 Leland H. Ross(New Jersey Civil Engineer) builds a brick and limestone Georgian mansion on the foundations of "Cecilhurst", Adolph De Bary's mansion, which was destroyed by fire in 1912.
"Parland House" was built at a cost of $125,000, the property is surrounded by a four foot high wall made of rare pudding stone. Parthenia Burke was Leland's first wife, is was the combination of their first names that created the name for their new home, "Par-Land House". They were considered high society and their whereabouts, charities, life events, and scandals were chronicled by The New York Times. They divorced in 1928.
Original file name 140 The former Walker Estate.jpg
Original file name 140 The former Walker Estate.jpg
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Parland House, The Walker Estate, George Herbert Walker, The Bush Family, Mansion, Estate, Home of the Rich and Famous, Madison, Morris County, The Skylands, Lakeland, New Jersey, NJ, Jersey, The Garden State, Bayley Ellard High School, Diocese of Paterson, Catholic Prep School
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