tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post1493513683027523958..comments2024-03-14T04:01:02.005-04:00Comments on THE DOWNEAST DILETTANTE: Pulitzer Prize: ChatwoldThe Down East Dilettantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-29072043677839099492018-01-13T02:19:54.027-05:002018-01-13T02:19:54.027-05:00You might enjoy reading "Stanford White's...You might enjoy reading "Stanford White's New York" by David Lowe (1992); the Pulitzer story about Chatwold (in brief) is on page 243. Better torn down than burned down, I say. Thank you posting this article. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06776838550364820559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-3136908752699177232010-04-19T12:45:26.980-04:002010-04-19T12:45:26.980-04:00Really interesting. Thanks!Really interesting. Thanks!ticklishfromadistancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451797961001963400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-20395429566658907692010-04-18T12:03:31.407-04:002010-04-18T12:03:31.407-04:00The original mansion was perfect, but i have to sa...The original mansion was perfect, but i have to say after the additions and the Tower of Silence it lost a lot of its character. It sort of just rambles on and takes away from the original. Great blog!WMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06537192680974515372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-28203226045788286082010-04-17T00:49:04.664-04:002010-04-17T00:49:04.664-04:00Fascinating background on the grandeur & life ...Fascinating background on the grandeur & life of the Pulitzers.<br /><br />Karena<br />Art by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-40071360299527968582010-04-16T10:08:16.177-04:002010-04-16T10:08:16.177-04:00Well, if there were Pulitzers for blogging this wo...Well, if there were Pulitzers for blogging this would win. I read the list of Pulitzers this year and your article was way more interesting!Lucindavillehttp://lucindaville.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-87894730965776183622010-04-15T09:53:04.820-04:002010-04-15T09:53:04.820-04:00Beth, thanks so much
Janet, I think your own news...Beth, thanks so much<br /><br />Janet, I think your own news story yesterday deserves a Pulitzer<br /><br />Turner, almost across from Callender House on Old Ocean Drive. The driveway now serves as a small subdivision leading down to a cove where the aforementioned stone seawall now fronts newer houses.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-58481074692209308702010-04-15T08:19:39.530-04:002010-04-15T08:19:39.530-04:00TYTYTYTYTYTY!!!!! as you can imagine, another of m...TYTYTYTYTYTY!!!!! as you can imagine, another of my favorite places and thanx for all the different views of it. the view in <br />"lost bar harbor" is a little limited. of all the places lost, this has to be one of the saddest altho it would have been lost anyway in the fire. where exactly was it? i think i may have wandered around that area on one of my selling trips to bh. i attended an event put on by the audubon society back in the early 70's at COA before they bought the Turrets and got to wander through that pre-restored place and so visited many spots since developed.<br /><br />security word def - "canssiv" - the fourth year of the famous film festivalTurner Pack Ratshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611044946684881118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-24026519176304509022010-04-14T17:47:53.867-04:002010-04-14T17:47:53.867-04:00What a great post! I honestly had no idea about th...What a great post! I honestly had no idea about the history of all that. I was planning to post tomorrow about some of this year's prize winners...so this is perfect timing!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04348849115235899670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-8742971210268366882010-04-14T09:29:30.294-04:002010-04-14T09:29:30.294-04:00What a wonderful article! Thank you for presentin...What a wonderful article! Thank you for presenting so much of the later history of the house - I learned a lot. I'm also glad you used seldom published images to present the grandeur of Chatwold. The land side view of the house was far more beautiful, but it rarely shown. The graceful wall that lined the water side of the property is still standing. There are now two small cottages on the site, which makes it fun to imagine just how large the original house really was. I definitely recommend taking a boat to see this viewpoint.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681252244812467184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-41356440889603865762010-04-13T10:43:19.181-04:002010-04-13T10:43:19.181-04:00Emile de Bruijn. I agree about the Cragside resem...Emile de Bruijn. I agree about the Cragside resemblance. There was actually another estate in Bar Harbor, that was directly influenced by Kragside, but interpreted in simple wood & shingles.<br /><br />Yvonne, yachts are always nice!<br /><br />Stefan, I'm told that despite the soundproofing, Pulitzer was bothered by the sound of the Foghorn off-shore, and attempted unsuccessfully to have the coast guard silence it. His New York bedroom similarly soundproofed, later became the French drawing room whose decorative history you may remember I detailed a few weeks ago.<br /><br />Beachcroft, the 'smaller' (only by Chatwold standards) replacement cottage, shingle style with colonial revival details, still stands, owned by descendants. It has a minor place in social history as the site of Brooke Marshall's wedding to Vincent Astor.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-37470937329258096792010-04-13T09:12:10.409-04:002010-04-13T09:12:10.409-04:00What a depressing start to my day, haha. Fascinati...What a depressing start to my day, haha. Fascinating story -i wonder if those ball-bearings really worked on the bedroom? I would love to see the cottage with grand remains from Chatwold.Does it still exist or was it destroyed in the fire as well?ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-81685699968630767522010-04-13T07:16:15.725-04:002010-04-13T07:16:15.725-04:00How sad those days are gone
What a fantastic place...How sad those days are gone<br />What a fantastic place. <br />I'll take the yacht.<br />Wonderful and interesting post.<br /><br />yvonneLa Petite Galleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553902574516930172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-48275746824652022342010-04-13T04:45:03.680-04:002010-04-13T04:45:03.680-04:00What a fascinating story. The house reminds me a b...What a fascinating story. The house reminds me a bit of Cragside in Northumberland, like Chatwold built by a late Victorian plutocrat, and in a similar 'palatial cottage' style.Emile de Bruijnhttp://nttreasurehunt.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com