Whitemarsh Hall : the estate of Edward T. Stotesbury

Charles G. and Edward C. Zwicker with the Springfield Township Historical Society.
Author/Creator:
Zwicker, Charles G.
Contributor:
Resource Type:
Book
Publication:
Charleston, SC : Arcadia, 2004.
Physical Description:
128 pages : chiefly illustrations, maps, plans, portraits ; 24 cm.

Availability

Charles Library - Stacks (4th floor)

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F158.8.W47 Z88 2004

Special Collections Research Center - Reading Room

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F158.8.W47 Z88 2004

Details

Series Title:
  • Images of America.
  • Images of America
Summary:
Whitemarsh Hall, known as "the Versailles of America," was one of the largest and most exquisite estates in North America. Edward Townsend Stotesbury, one of the wealthiest Philadelphians in the early twentieth century, commissioned renowned architect Horace Trumbauer to build the one-hundred-forty-seven-room mansion in 1916 on three hundred acres just outside Philadelphia. Whitemarsh Hall, which took five years to build at an estimated cost of $10 million with all the furnishings, was a wedding present for his second wife.
Subject:
Genre:
SCRC Collecting Area:
Urban Archives
ISBN:
  • 9780738536170
  • 0738536172
LC Classification:
F158.8.W47 Z88 2004
Catalog Record ID:
991004753159703811
Language:
English

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