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stone-walls and a slate, steep bent hip-roof. Tall, river stone chimney is in center of east elevation.
Other features include eyebrow dormers, wide eaves, and arched window and door openings with
brownstone fenestration.
Tool House
Designed by John Sturgis and Charles Brigham and constructed in 1875, this is one of two remaining
buildings on the estate constructed prior to the Vanderbilt ownership. May be described as Italianate,
cross gable, two-story brick building. Low pitch asphalt shingle roof. Bluestone foundation with
brownstone water table. Two-over-two windows with hoods and consoles at second floor. Onestory
shed wing east one-third of building with parged east wall. Painted board and batten siding at
gable ends.
Vanderbilt Mansion
Designed by McKim, Mead & White and constructed 1896-1899, this building is the centerpiece of
the estate's architectural ensemble. Building sited on approximate footprint of earlier dwellings
beginning with the 1799 Bard construction. Mansion is in the Beaux-Arts style, three-story with full
basement and two-story semi-circle portico at east and west elevations. Two-story porches on north
and south elevations. There is limestone wall cladding over concrete and steel framing. Other
features include iron stair rails, balconettes, lion head motif on frieze, and copper roof.
Albany Post Road Bridge
Designed by Owen Morris and constructed in 1898, the west half of Albany Post Road bridge was
constructed by Vanderbilt as a replacement for an inadequate wooden bridge. Vanderbilt donated
construction funds for this public infrastructure. Bridge is a field stone and concrete arch bridge
spanning Crum Elbow Creek and carries Route 9 (Albany Post Road). Center and west lanes are
original bridge components, east lanes are a later addition.
Bard Lane Retaining Walls
Retaining walls date at least to the period of Sexton's ownership of the northern portion of the estate.
Walls are remnants of the Sexton's extensive building program here. Walls are random-coursed, drylaid,
fieldstone block retaining walls. Extend along Bard Lane approximately 90' east from east
abutment of the railroad bridge. Flight of eleven concrete steps with pipe rail remnants joins wall near
site of former Sexton vegetable gardens and caretaker's residence.
Bard Hook
Boat hook is a survivor of two boat hooks formerly serving small craft docking at Bard Rock prior to
the Vanderbilt ownership. Made of iron, the hook is set in an iron socket in the rock outcropping.
Cherry Walk Walls
Designed by Robert Cridland and constructed in 1922. Represent a modification to Greenleaf's
garden plan and speaks to Cridland's interest in growing plants in rock walls. Consists of two parallel,
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