Inventory of Stein Valetje Mansion, 1855.

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Inventory of Stein Valetje Mansion, 1855.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122641233

Manuscript estate inventory contains a detailed listing with appraised value of furniture, art work, and many other objects found in each room of the mansion. It is quite likely this item provides an accurate. Description of the interior decor of the mansion during its first few years of occupancy. The information provided is valuable not only for preservationists, but also for studying the material culture and life style of the affluent in the United States circa mid-nineteenth century.

1 v. (64 p.)

American Periodical Series I

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Delano family

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Astor family

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Delano, Franklin Hughes, 1814-1893.

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An owner and partner in a shipping company in New York City, who is perhaps best identified today as an uncle and namesake of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He was married in September 1844 to Laura Astor, daughter of William B. Astor, who presented the couple with land near Red Hook (Dutchess Co.), N.Y. upon which to build a house. In 1851, they contracted with Frank Wills, prominent architect, to design and construct a villa style mansion that was to be called "Stein Veletje," Dutch for "little st...