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Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
Truly one of the City's most notable mid-Eighteenth Century Georgian manor houses, Van Cortlandt Mansion is set in a tree-surrounded area of Van Cortlandt Park. Built of local field stone and brick, the restored building is operated as a house museum by The National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New York. The interesting combination of field stone and brick trim around the windows is to be found in certain Eighteenth Century buildings in this area.
Carved masks serve as keystones over the windows. The heads of the men and women carved in this manner have not as yet been identified. Its roof is pierced by attractive regularly spaced dormer windows. Small wooden porches which shelter the south and east entrance doorways are doubtless additions of a later period.
The house is set on property long owned by the Van Cortlandt family. North of the mansion is Vault Hill, site of the Van Cortlandt burial ground and family vault. It was in this vault that the City Records of New York were said to have been hidden and preserved during the Revolution. Here in 1781, to deceive the British. General Washington kept fires burning for several days while he gained time for safe withdrawal of his troops across the Hudson.
The architectural importance of this building lies in its straightforward expression of vigorous design, its beautiful stone and brick masonry and its excellent wood details in both windows and cornice. The mansion is in a fine state' of preservation, with its original architectural character preserved as an outstanding New York manor house.
- From the 1966 NYCLPC Landmark Designation Report
Kasteel van Modave
Modave Castle
Het kasteel van Modave (Frans: Château de Modave), ook Château des Comtes de Marchin, is een kasteel nabij Modave in de Belgische provincie Luik. Het kasteel ligt op een rotspunt, 60 meter boven de vallei van de Hoyoux, in een natuurgebied van 450 hectare.
Het kasteel werd in de middeleeuwen gebouwd en in het midden van de 17e eeuw gedeeltelijk verwoest. Het verkreeg een klassieke gevel gedurende de restauratie in het midden van de 17e eeuw.
Van de 13e tot en met de 16e eeuw was het kasteel in bezit van de heer van Modave. Hierna kwam het eigendomsrecht in handen van de families Haultepenne en Saint-Fontaine. Amper een eeuw later werd Jean-Gaspard Ferdinand de Marchin, een Frans bevelhebber, eigenaar van het kasteel. Zijn zoon, Ferdinand de Marsin, verwierp het eigendomsrecht en verhuisde naar Frankrijk.
Latere eigenaars waren respectievelijk:
Maximiliaan Hendrik van Beieren (1682-1684)
Willem Egon van Fürstenberg (1684-1706)
Arnold de Ville (1706-1772)
de hertog van Montmorency (1772-1817)
Prominent aanwezig in de decoratie van het kasteel is het stucwerk van Jan Hansche. In het kasteel is een maquette te zien van de machine van Marly die ontwikkeld werd door Rennequin Sualem.
In 1941 kocht Vivaqua het domein om de waterconstructies op het domein te beschermen en als waterwinningsgebied om onder meer Brussel te voorzien van drinkwater.
The Château of Modave (French: Château de Modave), also known as the Château des Comtes de Marchin (Château of the Counts of Marchin) is a château near the village of Modave in Liège Province, Wallonia, Belgium.
The oldest part of the building, the donjon, was built on a strategic rock high above the valley of the river Hoyoux. The oldest parts still visible today date probably from the 13th century and were erected by the lords of Modave. In the 16th century the castle and the estate of Modave became the property of the Haultepenne and de Saint-Fontaine families.
In the next century Jean-Gaspard-Ferdinand de Marchin (1601–1673), a great military commander, acquired the castle and turned it from a medieval fortress into a luxury Baroque residence. His son Ferdinand de Marsin neglected the property and lived in France.
Later owners were successively:
Maximilian Henry of Bavaria, Elector of Cologne and Prince-Bishop of Liège (1682–1684);
Cardinal Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg, and his heirs (1684–1706);
Baron Arnold de Ville (1706–1772); and
Anne-Léon, Duke of Montmorency, and his heirs (1772–1817).
In the 19th century it was owned by the non-noble families of Lamarche, Braconier and Van Hoegaerden. Finally, the Compagnie Intercommunale Bruxelloise des Eaux ("Brussels Intercommunal Water Company") bought the property in March 1941, in order to protect the important water catchments in the park. The company still owns the château today and has been restoring it with great care. It is open for visitors from April until October and it is also used as a prestigious venue for concerts and receptions.
The ancient fortified castle was rebuilt from 1659 to 1667 in a manner showing a remarkable affinity to the most modern ideas of European country house building of the time. It is particularly close to the buildings of François Mansart. The dignified symmetry with a triangular pediment accenting the main frontage, the geometrical articulation of the wall, the mansard roofs, and the spatial contrast between the corps de logis and the side wings have much in common with Mansart's country houses, such as the Château de Maisons-Laffitte. Modave is the most prominent preserved example of High Baroque country-house architecture in the Southern Netherlands and the Prince-Bishopric of Liège.
The château is unique for its splendidly preserved historic interiors and furniture dating from the 17th and 18th centuries. The stucco ceilings date from the second half of the 17th century and were created by Jan-Christian Hansche.
Sharon Van Etten and Marissa Nadler perform at DC9 in Washington D.C. on 9/8/10. Shot for PopMatters.
Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
Truly one of the City's most notable mid-Eighteenth Century Georgian manor houses, Van Cortlandt Mansion is set in a tree-surrounded area of Van Cortlandt Park. Built of local field stone and brick, the restored building is operated as a house museum by The National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New York. The interesting combination of field stone and brick trim around the windows is to be found in certain Eighteenth Century buildings in this area.
Carved masks serve as keystones over the windows. The heads of the men and women carved in this manner have not as yet been identified. Its roof is pierced by attractive regularly spaced dormer windows. Small wooden porches which shelter the south and east entrance doorways are doubtless additions of a later period.
The house is set on property long owned by the Van Cortlandt family. North of the mansion is Vault Hill, site of the Van Cortlandt burial ground and family vault. It was in this vault that the City Records of New York were said to have been hidden and preserved during the Revolution. Here in 1781, to deceive the British. General Washington kept fires burning for several days while he gained time for safe withdrawal of his troops across the Hudson.
The architectural importance of this building lies in its straightforward expression of vigorous design, its beautiful stone and brick masonry and its excellent wood details in both windows and cornice. The mansion is in a fine state' of preservation, with its original architectural character preserved as an outstanding New York manor house.
- From the 1966 NYCLPC Landmark Designation Report
Photo by David Hartley from the Sharon Van Etten Shaking Through session ("Love More") at Miner Street Recordings in Philadelphia, December 11-12, 2009.
This is Van Castle. It's very old and was made by the urartu civilization. You can see the van lake far in the background but in ancient times it arrived right under the castle.
VIX Ferry Van, 787011 was recovered from Peterborough Yard in 2018 and moved to the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway. It is pictured at Wirksworth on 07/08/22
Renkum Hogenkampseweg Ouderlijk huis W J van den Berg met ouders en 3 zussen Collectie Wim van Den Berg
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