Lost Mansions of the Gilded Age: Lindenhurst, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania

Lindenhurst, The John Wanamaker residence at Jenkintown, Pennsylvania

John Wanamaker was the founder of the largest department store in Philadelphia. His impressive mansion, Lindenhurst, burned to the ground in 1907. He replaced it with a French classical style mansion which survived till 1944.

Fire at Winfield Hall, The Long Island Mansion of F.W. Woolworth at Glen Cove.

Winfield Hall, the Glen Cove, New York Gilded Age mansion of F.W. Wooworth, suffered a large fire today.

Winfield Hall, the marble mansion of 5 & 10 cent store founder, F.W. Woolworth, suffered a large fire today, destroying the wood paneled Billiard room and damaged a big portion of the south wing. Hopefully the damage caused by the fire can be restored and the house will continue to be one of the few remaining jewels of Long Island's Gold Coast. Here is a vintage view of the house from the garden side.  Photo: the DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University.

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Here are some vintage photos of the mansion when it was owned by F.W. Woolworth.

The Music Room at Winfield, The mansion of F.W. Woolworth, Glen Cove, New York. Photo: Mansions & Millionaires

 The Staircase at Winfield, the F.W. Woolworth mansion.

The Dining Room at Winfield, The F.W. Woolworth mansion.

For more on Winfield, Exteriors, Interiors and Floor plans visit,
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Two Recommended Books

Winfield: Living in the Shadow of the Woolworths

 A wonderful novel that takes place in Winfield.
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Watch a three part TV series on Winfield HERE

Lost Mansions of the Gilded Age: Fair Oaks, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Lost Mansions of the Gilded Age: Fairoaks, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

"Fair Oaks" at Minneapolis, Minnesota. Built in 1884 for prominent lawyer William Washburn, the home was the centerpiece of Minneapolis's Mansion district. In the 1920s the estate and mansion was donated to the city, to be used as park. In 1924, with no use for the house, it was demolished. The grounds remain today used as a park named after William Washburn.

Click HERE for more about Fair Oaks and other mansions in the Minneapolis Mansion District.

  Recommended Book/s

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Lost Mansions of the Gilded Age: Chetwode, Newport, Rhode Island

Lost Mansions of the Gilded Age: Chetwode, Newport, Rhode Island

Today I am going to start a series that will appear as a ongoing look at the hundreds of great,"Gilded Age"mansions that no longer exist. Many of these magnificent homes and estates, built from 1880-1930, in a period commonly referred to as,"America's Gilded Age", were modeled after the palaces of Europe and were intended to last just as long. But in less than 100 years since their creation, many have vanished without anyone ever knowing of their secret splendors.

My first one Chetwode, was built in Newport, Rhode Island in 1903 for the Wells Family. Designed by famed architect, Horace Trumbauer and later owned by the Astor family, the house was destroyed by fire in 1973.

Click Here to read more about Chetwode it in this wonderful book, "Lost Newport: Vanished Cottages of the Resort Era" by Paul Miller.

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