Rohallion
Built in White's traditional shingle style, Adams undertook a substantial remodeling and expansion of the house in the winter of 1913-14. The building was stuccoed after the remodeling. The house was sold to Robert V. White, a Rumson councilman, who remodeled the house in Tudor Revival style in the 1930s. The estate was further subdivided from its original 68 acres to 5 acres today.
The Adamses traveled abroad frequently, and would bring back specimens for Rohallion's expansive gardens.
The carriage house was also designed by Stanford White, 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
Pan of Rohallion is an 1890 fountain figure statue of the god Pan that was commissioned for the house and is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Designed by Frederick William MacMonnies, a student of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, it became one of his best-known works and many replicas have been made.
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.