Elkins Manor, It was a relic from the American Gilded Age and amazed many people over the past century, but it has since been lost to the passage of time.
The construction of this illustrious structure began in 1898, just one year after construction began on the adjacent structure known as Lynnewood hall! William L. Elkins commissioned the architect Horace Trumbauer to design and build this world-famous masterpiece. Horace Trumbauer was responsible for its design and construction.
The Elkins Manor features 45 rooms that have been created and constructed in the style of the Italian High Renaissance. Each and every nook and cranny in this location has been carefully considered and brought to a level of design excellence. Thousands of Women visited and lived inside the Estate over the course of 75 years, and the remnants of that time period are still visible throughout the mansion.
After the Elkins had lived here for three decades, the place was sold off and bought by the Dominican Sisters who converted it into a women’s religious retreat. Unfortunately, over the course of time, the needs and economic circumstances of the Dominican sisters changed. As a result, they were no longer able to keep up with the mortgage payments on this enormous property and filed for bankruptcy.
The Dominican sisters took exceptional care of the estate and up kept every single piece of historical value in detail. In 2013, the Dominican sisters moved off of the property they had been living on. We were given an exclusive opportunity to have a peek at its gorgeous interiors and show you the relics of this building’s previous glory as nearly a decade has passed since the beginning of the restoration work on this masterpiece.
