tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post1247194698072322013..comments2023-11-05T01:14:14.295-07:00Comments on The Real Estalker: It's Sunny and Claus von Bülow's Clarendon Court, Y'all!Your Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600002907755148264noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-13010041194535700462010-11-21T11:52:11.362-08:002010-11-21T11:52:11.362-08:00Clarendon Court would make a lovely Christmas gift...Clarendon Court would make a lovely Christmas gift. It's on sale now. $2M off the original price tag! $15,800,000,and.....it includes the carriage house! <br /><br />Let me know if I can help. It's a joy to be a Realtor in fabulous Newport!Agent Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696585595312906268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-62704747533693285642010-10-22T18:21:57.439-07:002010-10-22T18:21:57.439-07:00fascinating real estate report mama!fascinating real estate report mama!edenzzhttp://facebook.com/erica.newcomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-36696996303252096012010-10-08T18:48:06.000-07:002010-10-08T18:48:06.000-07:00This is your greatest repartee, Mama.This is your greatest repartee, Mama.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-19982682241118534012010-10-06T15:12:52.312-07:002010-10-06T15:12:52.312-07:00Bravo, Mama! Love this post! The side stories we...Bravo, Mama! Love this post! The side stories were teh best part! Beautiful house! Love the entryway, obviously. Your reporting is the best!Jeannifiednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-53822892332422817252010-10-06T06:29:24.741-07:002010-10-06T06:29:24.741-07:00These Newport properties are wonderful. The style,...These Newport properties are wonderful. The style, the quality of construction, the taste and the magnificent setting are above almost anything else that appears on this blog. <br /><br />The heli-picture on the bottom right shows how perfectly in proportion the house is to the estate - and how deliciously verdant the grounds are. Knocks all that outre, gaudy Beverly Hills crap into a cocked hat.WinstonChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17213603943575673385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-87009428615787185452010-10-05T12:40:48.577-07:002010-10-05T12:40:48.577-07:00It looks to me like the real estate agent got the ...It looks to me like the real estate agent got the floor plan from Michael Kathrens’ 'Newport Villas: The Revival Styles 1885-1935', which like all of Mr. Kathrens' books has more wonderful floor plans than you can shake a stick at.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-80462883779670929742010-10-05T11:25:24.317-07:002010-10-05T11:25:24.317-07:00The new owner of Miramar is David Ford, a former p...The new owner of Miramar is David Ford, a former partner at Goldman Sachs. I should know, I work for him!<br /><br />check out his bio here: http://trustees.fsu.edu/directory/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-14048804833041476712010-10-05T10:05:47.185-07:002010-10-05T10:05:47.185-07:00The only nugget I can add to this absolutely super...The only nugget I can add to this absolutely superlative account (no doubt with an emphasis on Absolut) is the darkly funny riddle CvB was known to toss out at table after his exile in London:<br /><br />Q: What do you call someone who has a fear of Insulin?<br /><br />A: Claus-trophobic.<br /><br />Gasps guaranteed, all around. His impression of Queen Victoria is also hilarious.<br /><br />And Mama, I'll never doubt you agin -- as I scrolled through the photos and text I thought "too bad she won't be able to find/include the floor plan ..." and then -- SHAZZAM! You genie-us, you.Carla Ridgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-44650300954022308032010-10-05T08:59:22.132-07:002010-10-05T08:59:22.132-07:00Mama:
We thoroughly enjoyed your Newport RI expos...Mama:<br /><br />We thoroughly enjoyed your Newport RI expose! By the way, the one time richest woman in the country, Mary Roebling, lived on Bellevue Avenue in Trenton NJ. Her former mansion has been on the market for a couple of years, at approximately $450,000. Please, Mama, review more East Coast properties, perhaps even Boston, Charleston, Savannah, and of course Trenton!<br /><br />Veranda and Patty O.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-21437646803465523572010-10-05T08:53:37.008-07:002010-10-05T08:53:37.008-07:00Mama - you've certainly out-did your self once...Mama - you've certainly out-did your self once again and you can tell the children are pleased. Hope you enjoyed your trip to SB - we are glad your back and in rare form! Much love!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-41074428171968592132010-10-05T08:22:21.904-07:002010-10-05T08:22:21.904-07:00Love the amount of detail and storytelling in this...Love the amount of detail and storytelling in this post. It takes an incredible amount of work, and wanted you to know how much I appreciate it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-46387685754177152292010-10-05T08:01:36.005-07:002010-10-05T08:01:36.005-07:00Mama's epistolatory style starts to show some ...Mama's epistolatory style starts to show some stress cracks when she tries to put ‘Jules Allard et Fils’ and ‘day-core’ into the same sentence. Otherwise a great article. Thanks, Mama!<br /><br />(I understand Acanthus Press is going to publish a revised and expanded version of ‘American Splendor’ in the near future. But I would never lend out my copy!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-84853855927409590642010-10-05T07:37:30.334-07:002010-10-05T07:37:30.334-07:00What a joy it is to hear all Mama's chillun so...What a joy it is to hear all Mama's chillun so rhapsodic over one of her best posts ever. I couldn't even finish the Dexter disc I was watching and spent the next hour revisiting my Newport books. Thanks again!StPaulSnowmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-73948488747866159582010-10-05T07:35:03.995-07:002010-10-05T07:35:03.995-07:008:28...yes, indeed, I have always wondered why the...8:28...yes, indeed, I have always wondered why the Doris Duke method of dealing with unsatisfactory decorators hasn't been used more often. Squeamish fear of the law or something, I suppose. Marvelous post, Mama.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-7259601728236412662010-10-05T06:18:39.282-07:002010-10-05T06:18:39.282-07:00Fantastic reportage, Mama! And I adore the carriag...Fantastic reportage, Mama! And I adore the carriage house.....I'm simply salivating!Cookie Annenberg Ford Newirth Del Nunzionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-64653999214403594232010-10-05T06:09:25.324-07:002010-10-05T06:09:25.324-07:00Oh Mama you outdid your little ole self this time....Oh Mama you outdid your little ole self this time.A great history lesson,a bit of crime drama and a floor plan...I almost had the vapors until that"tear in her eye" children visiting line took me flat out...never saw it coming Mama...good one.miss margonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-67964222183374410402010-10-04T21:36:36.420-07:002010-10-04T21:36:36.420-07:00One night, just one night, I pick to dine out and ...One night, just one night, I pick to dine out and look what I miss...<br /><br />Outstanding coverage Mama; quite the narrative with just enough side trips to scintillate.<br /><br />It is my understanding that, up until recently, there was a Vanderbilt descendant living on the upper floors of <i>The Breakers,</i> just like another branch on the grounds of <i>Biltmore House.</i><br /><br />Sad to think they're reduced to the status "poor relations" on their own property.<br /><br />BTW, the von Bülow's whole sorted story, <i>Reversal of Fortune,</i> was filmed at <a href="http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=qsy80k8w0mfq&scene=21280390&lvl=2&sty=o" rel="nofollow"><i>Knole,</i></a> in Old Westbury (remember that fabulous staircase?)lil' gay boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115496241247504856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-14821415335261085592010-10-04T21:17:27.539-07:002010-10-04T21:17:27.539-07:00American Splendor is also available through the Ne...American Splendor is also available through the Newport Preservation Society and is, as stated, a magnificent work. Be careful if you lend your copy out........I lost my first one that way.StPaulSnowmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-38728881919141080072010-10-04T20:53:36.538-07:002010-10-04T20:53:36.538-07:00Mama, a fantastic read, just what I needed! Just ...Mama, a fantastic read, just what I needed! Just finished "Too Much Money" and I'm hungry for more gossip. I'm going to have to read Domminick Dunne's other gossipy books. Just wish I knew the true names of the disguised people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-11294289314308818572010-10-04T20:28:00.500-07:002010-10-04T20:28:00.500-07:00As the story is told, Miss Duke and her decorator ...As the story is told, Miss Duke and her decorator Mr. Tirella were returning to Rough Point having gone out for dinner (and Drinks..)Mr. Tirella got out of the car to open the gates and Miss Duke, in error stepped on the gas and squashed M. Tirella into the gates.<br />It was said later that Miss Duke had not been pleased with the curtains.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-25829652937365885522010-10-04T20:15:52.845-07:002010-10-04T20:15:52.845-07:00Love this house! Love any Trumbauer but this one ...Love this house! Love any Trumbauer but this one has always seemed a little more manageable than some. Price is a little steep but that is probably based on the Miramar sale price. Bois Dore went for a third of that though a few years before, although it's not on the water.ChipSFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06533749227364674468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-14676775536129764812010-10-04T18:55:04.200-07:002010-10-04T18:55:04.200-07:00The carriage house/cutting garden, etc., is precis...The carriage house/cutting garden, etc., is precisely 17 times more desirable than the big house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-39676845054979811462010-10-04T18:44:06.194-07:002010-10-04T18:44:06.194-07:00Clarendon Court was designed by the master archite...Clarendon Court was designed by the master architect of palatial residences, Horace Trumbauer, in 1903. My personal favorite Trumbauer palace was Rose Terrace which he designed for Mrs. Anna Thompson Dodge in Grosse Pointe (Detroit).<br /><br />The definitive book on Trumbauer's work, American Splendor, is now out of print but Amazon. con has 1 used copy.<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/American-Splendor-Residential-Architecture-Trumbauer/dp/0926494228/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1286241467&sr=1-2<br /><br />This book is filled with floorplan porn and numerous pictures accompanying the very readable text. <br /><br />It's a small world. 960 5th Avenue (Rosario Candela, Warren & Wetmore, 1929) stands on the very site of Huguette Clark's father's 130 room mansion which was torn down to build 960.<br /><br />The various apartments at 960 interlock in a most complex and unusual manner. Also, there is a separate section of the building, 3 East 77th Street that contains much smaller apartments. It was in this section, IIRC, that Cosima von Bulow lived, not in her parents grand unit fronting on 5th Avenue.Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10344744344854905509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-27207738356472253142010-10-04T17:32:02.916-07:002010-10-04T17:32:02.916-07:00Is it just me or do all the hanging light fixtures...Is it just me or do all the hanging light fixtures look like cages for bad children? Reminds me of Chitty Chitty Bang BangAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-68424811831315272912010-10-04T17:27:40.555-07:002010-10-04T17:27:40.555-07:00Oh Mama.......you tickle my heart! What a box of ...Oh Mama.......you tickle my heart! What a box of treats. It has been a while since you tweaked the traditionalists among your chillun. The Elms is near perfection. These magnificent homes are the ends which justify the irritating greed and selfishness of some of those who can afford to build them. It was interesting to learn that in a time of shortage, Mr. Berwind opened up his cavernous coal cellar to provide for his neighbors. Thanks for the Newport precis!StPaulSnowmannoreply@blogger.com