Architectural style Châteauesque Completed 1903 Floor area 62,000 square feet Town or city Gladstone Construction started 1897 | Address 30 Blair Drive Client Clinton Ledyard Blair Opened 1903 | |
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Owner Blairsden Hall, LLC(T. Eric Galloway) Similar Morristown Medical Center, Natirar, Brick Academy, The Historical Society of, Cornelius Vanderbilt II House | ||
Blairsden is a historic 62,000 square foot, 38-room mansion located in Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey. Set high on a hilltop overlooking Ravine Lake, the mansion is part of what was originally an estate of 550 acres (2,200,000 m2). In addition to its 38 rooms, the mansion has 25 fireplaces and 19 bathrooms.
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Map of Blairsden, Peapack and Gladstone, NJ 07931, USA
History
Blairsden was built between 1897 and 1903 for Clinton Ledyard Blair, an American investment banker. It was designed by the prominent architectural firm of Carrère and Hastings.
After Blair's death in 1949, the mansion was sold to the Sisters of St. John the Baptist, who operated the house as a religious retreat. In 2002, the Sisters of St. John the Baptist sold the property to the Foundation for Classical Architecture.
The mansion was subsequently listed for sale and sold in 2012 for $4.5 million to a holding company named Blairsden Hall, LLC. Local officials identified the new owner as T. Eric Galloway, a New York developer and president of the Galvan Foundation and the Lantern Organization.
In May 2014, Blairsden was the site of the 2014 "Mansion in May" Designer Showhouse and Gardens. This designer showhouse was presented by the Women's Association of Morristown Medical Center, and it attracted over 33,000 visitors.