Whitemarsh Hall was the Third Largest Private Residence in the United States. 100,000 square feet of Perfect Classical proportions and Detailing built from 1917-1920. All swept away by 1980!
All Photos courtesy of Pennsylvania State Archives, U.S. Library of Congress, Harvard University, Philadelphia Atheneum and Waynce C. Wilcox (http://www.stotesbury.com/)
All Photos courtesy of Pennsylvania State Archives, U.S. Library of Congress, Harvard University, Philadelphia Atheneum and Waynce C. Wilcox (http://www.stotesbury.com/)
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Video Tour Below:
First Floor______________________
Entrance Hall
(see Video)
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Main Stair Hall
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Reception Room
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Billiard Room
(see Video)
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Tea Room
(see Video)
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Breakfast Room
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Small Library
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Mr. Sotesbury's Sitting Room
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Ball Room
Ball Room
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Drawing Room
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Main Dining Room
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Entrance to Organ Gallery
Organ Gallery
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Niche (possibly off Dining Room near Arcade Entrance)
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East Rotunda
West "Palm" Rotunda
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Arcaded Belvedere Loggia
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Summer Loggia
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Second Floor_____________________________
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Upstairs Hall
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Upstairs Dining Room
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Trophy Room
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Treillige Loggia
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Mrs. Stotesbury's Bedroom Suite
Mrs. Stotesbury's Bath
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Mrs. Stotesbury's Boudoir
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Mrs. Stotesbury's Empire Loggia
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Portico Guest Suite
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Apricot Guest Bedroom
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Laquer Guest Bedroom
(Not Shown)
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Blue Guest Bedroom
(Not Shown)
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Unidentified Room
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Mr. Stotesbury's Bedroom
Mr. Stotesbury's Drawing Room
(Not Shown)
Valley Suite Bedroom
(Not Shown)
Valley Suite Sitting Room
Daughter's Room
Three Guest Bedrooms
(Not Shown)
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Second Floor Sun Terrace
The Gardens________________________________
East Arcaded Loggia
View of Main Fountain
View of Parterre
Lower Garden West Fountain
Lower Garden East Fountain
Main Fountain
Shaded Garden Terrace
Boxwood Parterre Terrace
Parterre Terrace Fountain with East Belvedere in Distance
Entrance to Tea Room with West Belvedere in Distance
West Belvedere
Decorative Classical Urn
Trellis Garden Bench
South View
Construction of Whitemarsh_______________________________________
Mr. Stotesbury, Mrs. Stotesbury, Oliver Stotesbury, and Horace Trumbauer
1 comment:
Thanks so much for the memories...and beautiful photos. I remember the foyer steps caked with mud. I remember the long dark hallways with bottomless elevator shafts. I also recall the garden steps with the water in the gardens. At the age of 18 we used to visit the mansion at night with flashlights. I will never forget the long unending hallways the beautiful figurines and the overgrown gardens. I am now 55years old and will never forget the grand Stotesbury Mannor. Thanks for the memories.....
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