The Cheney Bros. National Historic Landmark District includes the 70-acre park-like setting of trees and lawns that is surrounded by 13 large mansions built for the Cheney family is referred to as The Great Lawn and is very unusual in its vision.
The photos give a sense of the vastness of the lawn that abuts the stately homes. The Cheneys chose to build their estates locally rather than compete for attention in Newport or the Berkshires, providing for a unique family-in-residence concept that had a positive impact on the Company.
The photos give a sense of the vastness of the lawn that abuts the stately homes. The Cheneys chose to build their estates locally rather than compete for attention in Newport or the Berkshires, providing for a unique family-in-residence concept that had a positive impact on the Company.Two early mansions designed by Stanford White have been demolished, but a number of residences designed by Charles Adams Platt (son of Mary Elizabeth Cheney) can be viewed at #40 and #50 Forest Rd. and #20, #139 (http://www.themansioninnct.com/)
and #151 Hartford Rd. Platt was a leading designer of country estates.
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