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Title	Building-structure inventory form: Chastellux
Creator	New York (State). Division for Historic Preservation
Date.Original	1977-04-22
Contributors	Clark, Donald. F. (Orange County Historian)
Description	Inventory form for building located on East Lake Rd recording the following information: H.E. Allecan, Jr. (owner at time of inventory). A three story stucco on tile on a stone foundation. Chateauesque. Asymmetrical plan with high steeped hipped roof rising to a ridge. Normandy tile on roof. Round tower with conical roof and square tower with pyramidal roof. Brick quoins in stucco chimney and in tower. Front entrance unpolished pink marble, arched with double doors and fanlight. Brick trim on windows. Masonry mullion and transom forming croisette. Interior: Entrance hallway has original chinoiserie, living rooms have Venetian carved and painted wood trim, 17 century French canvasses, chandeliers, 3-story concrete spiral staircase. Built in 1929, Blueprints signed McKim, Mead and White (firm continued after their deaths 1909, 1928, 1906); Matthews Construction Co., New York City. In 1887, William and Emily Kent, he a prominent New York lawyer, purchased this property from the Tuxedo Park Association. The house, designed by Bruce Price and much acclaimed by architects and critics, was called Chastellux after the Marquis de Chastellux, an aide to General Washington, who, the legend goes, very much admired the vista from that particular spot. The Marquis was on his way from New York to the Battle of Princeton. In 1916, the estate was sold to Ruth Hill Beard who became Ruth Hill Lorillard (married to Squire Lorillard, son or Pierre, founder of Tuxedo Park) and later Ruth Hill Heidsieck. Chastellux was torn down at her request and this 'chateau' built in its stead. Heidsieck, accompanied by his wife, left the Park in 1942 and the property was assumed by the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent of De Paul. The chapel which adjoins the house was converted two years ago into a stable and court tennis room.
Location	Tuxedo Park - Orange County - New York
HRVH Topic	Architecture
Language	eng
Format.Original	paper form : 8.5 x 11 inches
Resource Type	Text Image
Publisher.Digital	Tuxedo Park Library
Digital Collection	Village of Tuxedo Park National Register of Historic Places Inventory
Holding Institution	Tuxedo Park Library
Contact Information	227 Route 17 Tuxedo Park, NY 10987 (845)-351-2207 http://www.rcls.org/tuxpl/
Rights	Prior written permission required to use any image from the digital collections of the Tuxedo Public Library.
Technical Data	Archival TIFFs: 300dpi, 8-bit Grayscale, Professional Photography by Hudson Microimaging, Scanner: IBML, Operator: Brittany Lawlor

Title	v06_038-01
Resource Identifier	v06_038-01.jpg
Publisher.Digital	Tuxedo Park Library
Date.Digital	2010
Format.Digital	image/jpeg
Contact Information	227 Route 17 Tuxedo Park, NY 10987 (845)-351-2207 http://www.tuxedoparklibrary.org/
Rights	Prior written permission required to use any image from the digital collections of the Tuxedo Public Library.

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