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The preservation and history of one of the last gilded age estates remaining in New Jersey

05/10/2017

Treasures of New Jersey

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham - Preview

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The preservation and history of one of the last gilded age estates remaining in New Jersey

The history, architecture and preservation of a gilded age estate that is now a Fairleigh Dickinson University campus in Morris County, NJ. Florham is one of the last remaining estates built by multi-millionaires in the mid and late 1800s. Home to the Vanderbilt-Twombly family, its mansion and landscaped grounds offer a rare glimpse of the life of America’s elite in the time before taxes.

05/10/2017

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Treasures of New Jersey

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham - Preview

Preview: 5/10/2017 | 30s

The history, architecture and preservation of a gilded age estate that is now a Fairleigh Dickinson University campus in Morris County, NJ. Florham is one of the last remaining estates built by multi-millionaires in the mid and late 1800s. Home to the Vanderbilt-Twombly family, its mansion and landscaped grounds offer a rare glimpse of the life of America’s elite in the time before taxes.

05/10/2017

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