Rohallion
Rohallion Estate (pronounced roh-HAL-ee-on,
Built in White's traditional
The Adamses traveled abroad frequently, and would bring back specimens for Rohallion's expansive gardens.
The carriage house was also designed by Stanford White,[4] and contained a clock tower similar to his firm's clock tower in the Newport Casino. The tower contained the Rohallion Chimes, cast for Adams to a scale he designed. The carriage house was badly damaged by fire in 1961, and the remnant is visible at 8 North Rohallion Drive.
Pan of Rohallion was a statue commissioned for the house. Designed by Frederick William MacMonnies, a student of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, it became one of his best known works. Many replicas were made and the original was in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[5]
References
- ^ "The story of Sir William Drummond Stewart": The N.J. Ruhallion is named after the historic estate of Drummond Stewart in Perthshire, Scotland.
- ^ "Rohallion - The Mostafa Family". LivingMedia. June 28, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
- ^ John Burton (August 3, 2012). "Informal Group Looks to Preserve Rumson Estate". Two River Times.
- ^ Randall Gabrielan (October 1997). Rumson. Arcadia Publishing.
- ^ "New York City Fountains". August 3, 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.