Glen Alpin Estate in Somerset County, NJ

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dc.creatorBeards, Daniel E.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-31T14:12:53Z
dc.date.available2024-07-31T14:12:53Z
dc.date.issued2010-07-02
dc.descriptionMr. Hoyt used Glen Alpin as a summer estate until 1885, when he sold it to David H. McAlpin. McAlpin, a wealthy New York City Tobacco merchant, first named the property �Glen Alpin� and also used it as a summer estate. Starting in 1886, McAlpin made significant changes to the exterior of Glen Alpin house, including the addition of two new porches, a tile roof, a library, and the glass conservatory. McAlpin also made changes to the interior, adding several stained-glassed windows (imported from Munich) and modifying the room trim and fireplace surrounds in the Colonial Revival Style. On David McAlpin�s death in 1901, his son, Charles, inherited Glen Alpin. Charles probably built the large and once beautiful formal gardens to the north of the house. In 1933, he donated 124 acres of theoriginal Glen Alpin property (including the 1779-89 encampment site of the to the US government, helping to create Morristown National Park � our Nation�s First National Historic Park.
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dc.subjectGlen Alpin
dc.subjectHarding
dc.subjectHomes of the Rich and Famous
dc.subjectEstate
dc.subjectMansion
dc.subjectMorris County
dc.subjectLakeland
dc.subjectThe Skylands
dc.subjectNew Jersey
dc.subjectNJ
dc.subjectJersey
dc.subjectThe Garden State
dc.subjectU.S. National Register of Historic Places
dc.subjectNew Jersey Register of Historic Places
dc.titleGlen Alpin Estate in Somerset County, NJ

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