Tag Archives: Bartow mansion

A Modern Man: A. J. Downing and the American Gentleman’s Country Seat

Posted on June 20, 2022 by mansionmusings

A. J. Downing (1815–1852) was full of modern ideas about landscape gardening. And he particularly wanted to create a tradition in the United States that was inspired by—but separate from—British and European precedents. He also recognized the need to adapt … Continue reading →

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Zelia Hoffman Does It Again: Untold Stories of the 1916 Flower Show at Bartow

Posted on May 24, 2021 by mansionmusings

Why is a long-forgotten flower show still relevant over one hundred years later? And why was a woman named Zelia Hoffman once a galvanizing force in the gardening world? A little digging into the past reveals some answers. On a … Continue reading →

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Through the Looking Glass: A Pair of New York Pier Mirrors by Hosea Dugliss

Posted on February 6, 2021 by mansionmusings

Robert and Maria Bartow had a house to furnish. In 1842, when the couple moved into their brand-new residence on Robert Bartow’s ancestral Pelham Bay estate, they had probably purchased some furnishings for the superb Greek Revival interiors from shops … Continue reading →

Posted in Mansion Musings | Tagged 19th-century pier mirrors, Astor House New York City hotel, Barnum's American Museum, Bartow mansion, Bartow-Pell collection, Chatham Row New York City, Hosea Dugliss, Hosea Dugliss 1793-1867, Isaac Platt, Looking glass makers and merchants in 19th-century New York, New York 19th-century mirrors and looking glasses, Park Row New York City, Park Theatre New York City, Richard Bridgens, Robert Bartow | 3 Comments

Just Up the Road: Henry James’s Cousin Minny Temple

Posted on March 30, 2020 by mansionmusings

About two miles up the road from the Bartow mansion—near the border of Pelham and New Rochelle, New York—24-year-old Mary “Minny” Temple (1845–1870) died of tuberculosis on March 8, 1870. Her first cousin the novelist Henry James (1843–1916) received the … Continue reading →

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Sea Breezes and Business as Usual: Mayor La Guardia’s Summer City Hall, 1936

Posted on June 13, 2018 by mansionmusings

New York City mayor Fiorello La Guardia smiled broadly at photographers as his motorcade reached the historic Bartow mansion at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 2, 1936. The diminutive dynamo arrived for his official duties at the new summer city … Continue reading →

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Sleeping Beauty: A Romantic Ruin Awakes

Posted on January 27, 2018 by mansionmusings

In 1914, the beautiful old Bartow mansion was falling apart. Overgrown ivy crept up the walls and over the windows of the derelict old stone building. Broken glass panes allowed rain, snow, wind, dirt, insects, and small animals to enter … Continue reading →

Posted in Mansion Musings | Tagged Alice Martineau, August Moebus, Bartow mansion, Bronx parks, Day Home for Crippled Children, Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, Gardening clubs, Gardening in the early 20th century, Historic houses, Historic preservation, International Garden Club, International Sunshine Society, Joseph Hennessy, Little Mothers, Motoring Excursions, Mrs. Charles Frederick Hoffman, Mrs. Philip Martineau, Pelham Bay Park, Philanthropy in the early 20th century, Royal Horticultural Society, The Herbaceous Garden, Treaty Oak, Turnbull mansion, William Turnbull, Zelia Hoffman | 3 Comments

Theodoret and Sarah: A Bartow Love Story

Posted on January 12, 2018 by mansionmusings

It was an ill-fated Gilded Age romance. Theodoret, the handsome youngest son of Robert and Maria Bartow, fell in love with Sarah Elliott Marshall, a blond Southern beauty from Natchez, and married her in 1886. Although this privileged couple seemed … Continue reading →

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A Bartow Thanksgiving, 1843

Posted on November 16, 2017 by mansionmusings

Thanksgiving on December 14? Yes, that’s right, if we’re talking about New York in 1843. At that time, individual states determined when—and if—an official recognition of the Thanksgiving holiday would occur. In fact, the New-York Daily Tribune reported on November … Continue reading →

Posted in Mansion Musings | Tagged 19th-Century Servants, Bartow mansion, Immingration in the 19th century, James Bolton, Pondfield Farm, Robert Bartow, St. Paul's Church Eastchester, Thanksgiving 1843, Thanksgiving customs 1840s, Thanksgiving in the 19th century | 2 Comments

The Bartows and Art: A Lost Portrait, Famous Relatives, and Artistic Neighbors

Posted on June 10, 2017 by mansionmusings

We don’t know if the Bartow family had an interest in art, but we do know that they lived in the midst of artists, collectors, and a thriving art market. Robert Bartow and Maria Lorillard married in 1827 and set … Continue reading →

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The Camera as Eyewitness: An Everyday Portrait of the Bartows

Posted on May 6, 2016 by mansionmusings

An exciting discovery was made at Bartow-Pell a number of years ago. Lurking in the dusty shadows at the back of a closet was a large, long-forgotten photograph. History detectives will appreciate the delight of Bartow-Pell Curator Emerita Mary Huber … Continue reading →

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