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Colden Mansion Ruins
The future Colden Mansion Ruins Heritage Park will be at the site of the ruins of the Cadwallader Colden Jr. estate. Cadwallader Colden Jr. was a brother of Jane Colden and built this home for his family on the grounds of his parent's farm. According to the historic marker it was built in 1767 which means Jane, having died in either 1760 or 1766 (there seem to be two dates) could never have spent time here. With what remains of the house, it's hard to imagine what it once looked like but it's possible to get some sense of the interior by visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art where the woodwork from the first floor west parlor has been preserved. It wasn't possible for me to walk around the ruins as they have been recently fenced off due to vandalism. I don't know if that was a problem before, but I imagine the new big green sign has encouraged this type of activity.
The future Colden Mansion Ruins Heritage Park will be at the site of the ruins of the Cadwallader Colden Jr. estate. Cadwallader Colden Jr. was a brother of Jane Colden and built this home for his family on the grounds of his parent's farm. According to the historic marker it was built in 1767 which means Jane, having died in either 1760 or 1766 (there seem to be two dates) could never have spent time here. With what remains of the house, it's hard to imagine what it once looked like but it's possible to get some sense of the interior by visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art where the woodwork from the first floor west parlor has been preserved. It wasn't possible for me to walk around the ruins as they have been recently fenced off due to vandalism. I don't know if that was a problem before, but I imagine the new big green sign has encouraged this type of activity.
