Hyde Hall

Stone House (1817-1819)

The Stone House

Stone House (1817-1819)

Hyde Hall, Springfield, New York

2011 photograph by Michael Reynolds

The first phase of Hyde Hall was the family living quarters encompassing ten rooms: two libraries, dining room, Mr. Clarke’s office, Mrs. Clarke’s sitting/dressing room and five bedrooms. The porch or piazza, with cast iron piers, was situated to enjoy the eight-mile vista down Lake Otsego to Cooperstown to the south.

Office Marble Mantel, Stone House (1817-1819)

(ARC8) Builder's Office Mantel (1) (Bennington Marble - Abraham Labagh - 1819)

Office Marble Mantel, Stone House (1817-1819)

Hyde Hall, Springfield, New York

Supplied by Abraham Labagh (1768-1855)

New York City, New York

c.1819

This mantel is made of Bennington marble and purchased by George Clarke (1768-1835) in October, 1819, from Abraham Labagh of New York City. This mantel is identical to that in the Chapel at Hyde Hall, Mrs. George Clarke’s dressing/sitting room.

Chapel Marble Mantel, Stone House (1817-1819)

(ARC7) Chapel Mantel (3) (Bennington Marble - Abraham Labagh - 1819)

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.

Office Window and Door, Stone House (1817 – 1819)



Office Window and Door, Stone House (1817-1819)

Hyde Hall, Springfield, New York

2018 photographs by John Bower

This exterior door was added to George Clarke’s (1768-1835) office about 1834. It is thought to have been used by tenant farmers as a way to gain access to Clarke to conduct business transactions.

A view from inside – submitted by a visitor.

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