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Old burned out Connecticut Mansion Grand Fireplace
Aug 5, 2018 15:58:26   #
turp77 Loc: Connecticut, Plainfield
 
I’ve been driving past this many times and today the light hit the fireplace just right. There is no trespassing posted all over so I stayed at the road. This is soon cropped in camera. Such a sad sight seeing this beautiful building in this condition and it was determined to be arson. This U shape Mansion was built by writer George Weston in 1929.


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Aug 5, 2018 17:47:59   #
DaveO Loc: Northeast CT
 
There was a lot of marble imported from Italy in that house. A couple friends of mine had several visits with the original owner. When I was a kid the school bus ran by there. Quite the place!

Edit: The owner I was referring to was Stanton Gallup. He was quite wealthy and made many modifications to the 14,000 sf foot complex.

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Aug 5, 2018 18:33:18   #
danniepolley
 
Nice set

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Aug 6, 2018 03:56:58   #
fergmark Loc: norwalk connecticut
 
The mantle is beautiful. Surprising it is still in place.

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Aug 6, 2018 09:21:01   #
Jolly Roger Loc: Dorset. UK
 
Why oh why do idiots perform such acts of vandalism. I cannot comprehend what goes through their tiny minds.

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Aug 6, 2018 20:03:54   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
Very nice set and thanks to Dave for the history.

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