{"product_id":"whitemarsh-hall-the-estate-of-edward-t-stotesbury-hardcover","title":"Whitemarsh Hall: The Estate of Edward T. Stotesbury - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles G. Zwicker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEdward C. Zwicker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSpringfield Township Historical Society\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhitemarsh 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-sevenroom 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. This book explores Whitemarsh Hall's construction, its heyday in the 1920s, the multiple impacts of the Great Depression, Stotesbury's death, and subsequent ownership over the next four decades, culminating in its eventual submission to decay, vandalism, and the wrecking ball in 1980.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457052426493,"sku":"9781531621131","price":41.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/WEF1Ty8xcGx1RVJZb3VwdlMySGsxUT09.webp?v=1777233992","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/whitemarsh-hall-the-estate-of-edward-t-stotesbury-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}