Lindenwold Castle 2020
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- Опубліковано 14 лют 2020
- Lindenwold Castle - St. Mary's Villa for Children , also known at the Mattison Estate, is the former personal estate in Ambler, Pennsylvania, United States of asbestos magnate Richard Van Zeelust Mattison (1851-1935) of the Keasbey and Mattison Company. It was designed by Milton Bean and built in 1890.
The estate was once 400 acres. In 1912, it sustained a partial remodel to resemble Windsor Castle,[3] with Mattison commissioning Italian stonemasons and German craftsmen to create its regal iron gates.[1]
Mattison lived in the castle with his second wife, Mary, for more than 20 years. When the Great Depression hit in 1929, Mattison was forced to sell the property and move into smaller accommodations. The transaction took place in 1936 upon Mattison's death;[1] the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth were the purchasers, and they converted the mansion into an orphanage called St. Mary's, which became St. Mary's Villa for Children and Families, and then St. Mary's Villa.[2] By then, the once-400-acre estate had been reduced to 50 acres.
In 1966, the estate was used for exterior shots for the movie The Trouble With Angels, which starred Rosalind Russell and Hayley Mills.[6]
As of 2012, the castle retained original elements such as s stairwell bordered by stained glass, gilded wallpapered ceilings, and carved marble fireplaces.[3]
As of November 2013, the estate was still being used by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth to care for "85 abused and neglected youths between the ages of 13 and 18, who receive residential care and special education along with an outpatient program for mental health services."[7] However, an "agreement of sale" was in the works with a realty business owner named Leonard Poncia. Ponica purchased the property and subsequently sold off the its two gatehouses. The buyer, Peter Monaghann, then leased one of the houses to a tenant and began renovating the second.[1] Groups of concerned citizens began social media updates, even forming the Facebook groups "The Concerned Neighbors of the St. Mary's Villa - Ambler, PA," and "Residents for Open Space at Lindenwold Estate," whose respective missions are to "keep neighbors and interested parties informed of the on-going land development process for the St. Mary's Villa, a.k.a Lindenwold Castle, in Ambler, PA" and "to prevent the loss of open space and historic resources at Lindenwold Estate for the benefit of the community and future generations."
On November 7, 2014, the United States Department of Interior issue a letter which determined the property eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.[8] Plans, however, began to emerge about a mixed-use development on the property, which began raising concerns about many issues, including increased, unwanted traffic to the area and the degradation of the area's open space.[9] Some parties expressed interest in preserving the property as open space park land and using the building as an art gallery or events space.[9]
As of November 2017, the site was still being discussed as part of a mixed-use development that would preserve parts of the historical property while infringing on other attributes of it, like a two-acre lake that will be reduced in size.[10] It then came to light that the Upper Dublin Planning Commission "gave the green light for a large portion of the estate to be developed by the Goldenberg Group which partnered with Guidi Homes to build 104 new carriage house and villa-inspired homes" on the property.[1] Leonard Ponica then "sold another portion of the property to a joint venture of South Bay Partners Inc., Lamb Properties LLC, and Sage Senior Living to build a luxury senior living complex with over 250 units." The senior living complex was proposed to include "independent living, assisted living, and a memory unit" with "an indoor pool, fitness center, yoga studio, two movie theaters, a dog wash and dog run, art studio, multiple indoor and outdoor dining venues, bars and lounges, barbecue grills, fire pits, and a putting green."[1] - Розваги
is this still standing today ? Great Footage . One of my favorite films from my childhood was filmed on the Grounds " Where Angels go Trouble Follows "
Yes it is, looks a little different, new windows etc...
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@@LaszloBagi is it possible to go there still
@@welles2002 Yes, no reason you can't walk around
That was my home for 2 years when I was a kid. Sad.
Mine too for 12 years :( What a travesty, all that beauty gone
Mines to the courts had me sent there for 3 years until I was finally reunited with my family i can't say all of the memories at this place was good but to each its own it was hell for some ppl and heaven for others
Me too 🥹
That was so beautiful at one time that was home from 1958 to 1963 64
So very sad to see happen to such a beautiful grand lady in our community.
Great Video As Always Laszlo. Love The Footage From All Angles.
Thanks Tyler!
Check out the 1966 movie "The trouble with angels" filmed inside before the development.
What a sad end to this castle as the setting of the movie Trounle with Angels.
Great video and great footage as always!
Thank You!
HOW DID THE TOWNSHIP AND CITY AND STATE ALLOW THIS TO BE TREATED LIKE THIS, ALL THE OUT BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS GONE. VERY VERY SAD.
Money, Ambler nor the Township or County came up with the money to buy it and turn it into a park
What a mess. Where are all the beautiful gardens. , the gargoyles etc?
I lived in that castle and went swimming in the lake. What are they doing to the lake?
Interesting structure! Thanks for including the history. Nice coverage of the structure from all sides. Whew, it seemed like you were mighty close when you flew over it. I'm curious, where were you while flying? I must be getting old because I can't judge how close things are, remarkable how you are able to do so.....
Thanks Joe, I wish I had gotten their before the construction
I was parked on one of the new small roads just outside of view
@@LaszloBagi I used to play there on those grounds about 40+ years ago. It was beautiful then. Now, not so much.
Nice video please we would like to know other places in lindenwold im Daniel from Ghana of west Africa and i love lindenwold Go lions
The developer literally bulldozed and clear cut dozens of acres or gardens and woodlands. What kind of clueless and misinformed township allows this careless destruction to happen within their community? The enormous condo structure located behind the castle is severely oversized and overshadows the castle. An environmental, preservation and historic travesty.
Abject travesty. Ruined a beautiful and historic property to sate the developer's ignorant and self serving greed. The drone footage was captured before a sprawling monolithic condo building was built, ill conceived in design and sited too close to the castle. The land has a very high water table as it is within a few hundred yards of the Upper Dublin Reservoir, ultimately will result in flooded basements for the fools who buy the McMansions also being built on the grounds. The property has (or rather had) a beautiful lake that locals could use for ice skating in the Winter and sculpture gardens. A pox on the developers and the fools on the Upper Dublin Zoning Board who put taxable income ahead of any awareness or consideration of the future.
You can only blame the people of Ambler for letting this happen