Architectural field trip

Yes, my art is coming along nicely - but not quite ready to share. For now, here are some photos from an architectural adventure that I took this week with my sister Joan, who had all the information and a map.

Hurstmont, originally constructed in 1886, was essentially rebuilt on the existing foundation in 1902-03 by the famous Stanford White. Here is an old photo showing the complete mansion:

Hurstmont was featured in this issue of American Homes & Gardens…. and in this digital age, you can just go to this website:

https://books.google.com/books?id=DFIiAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=american+homes+and+gardens+Hurstmont&source=bl&ots=NvdVBzmFlp&sig=MNa7HsAYMxP0d8MbC5XPLf47pm8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=T0pmUOKjCbCO0QHGoYGIDg#v=onepage&q=Hurstmont&f=false

scroll down to page 203 and read the whole article.

(Below) An undated photo showing the house in much worse shape:

(Below) and here’s what we found:

(Above) The red arrow points to the spot where the remainder of the house was somehow chopped off. It’s gone. Below, you can see the exposed inner rooms.

(Below) This ivy-covered wall is all that’s left of the section that was chopped off.

(Below) The other side of the house

There’s a website called Vacant NJ which has many great photos of the interior:  

https://www.vacantnewjersey.com/locations/hurstmont_estate/html/11.html

(Above) This one was just down the road. Here’s the explanation plaque:

That’s all for today.

Stay safe. Stay sane (dispite the new viral variations)

Diane