Hyde Hall, Author at Hyde Hall - Cooperstown, NY

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Chapel Marble Mantel, Stone House (1817-1819)

Hyde Hall, Springfield, New York

Supplied by Abraham Labagh (1768-1855)

New York City, New York

c.1819

George Clarke (1768-1835) purchased two mantels made of gray Bennington marble from Abraham Labagh of New York City in October 1819. The chapel was originally divided into two rooms, one being Mrs. George Clarke’s bed room, and the other her sitting room. The rooms were converted into an Episcopal chapel around 1908 by Mary Gale Clarke (1862-1929), wife of George Hyde Clarke (1858-1913). The identical mantel is located in George Clarke’s office.

Billiard Room Marble Mantel, Great House (1829 – 1834)

1 November 2013

Hyde Hall

Categories: Architecture, Furnishings, Research & Collections

Billiard Room Marble Mantel, Great House (1829-1834)

Hyde Hall, Springfield, New York

Supplied by Joseph N. Barnes

New York City, New York

c.1830

On September 3, 1831, George Clarke (1768-1835) purchased three marble mantels from Joseph N. Barnes, a marble cutter based in New York City, for $600. The cast-iron fireboxes cost $246.87. This mantel is made of Portoro marble, a black marble with yellow veins that is found in La Spezia in Northern Italy.

Balcony Railing, Great House (1829 – 1834)

1 November 2013

Hyde Hall

Categories: Architecture, Mansion, Research & Collections

Balcony Railing, Great House (1829-1834)

Hyde Hall, Springfield, New York

Made by Amos Fish (1802-1877)

Albany, New York

1833

This design is typical of the elegant Federal era ironwork designed by Phillip Hooker (1766-1836), the leading architect in early 19th century Albany, New York. On February 4, 1833, George Clarke (1768-1835) paid the master blacksmith $346.31 for bringing the railing from Albany and installing it over the portico of the Great House at Hyde Hall.