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Florham is a former Vanderbilt estate that is located in Madison and Florham Park, New Jersey. It was built during the 1890s for Hamilton McKown Twombly and his wife, Florence Adele Vanderbilt, a member of the Vanderbilt family.
Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly (née Vanderbilt; January 8, 1854 – April 11, 1952) was an American socialite and heiress. She was a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family. [1] She and her husband Hamilton McKown Twombly built Florham, a gilded age estate in Madison, New Jersey.
Completed in 1897, for Hamilton McKown Twombly (1849-1910) and his wife Florence Adele Vanderbilt (1854–1952). Built by the sister of the men who put up The Breakers, Marble House etc., the Twombly's 102-room mansion - inspired by the "new" 17th century wing of an old English palace - was surrounded by parkland and a working farm.
Born: c. 1849. Died: January 11, 1910. Married: Florence Adele Vanderbilt. Children: Alice Twombly, Florence Adele Twombly, Ruth Twombly, Hamilton M. Twombly, Jr. Hamilton McKown Twombly built Pine Tree Point on Upper St. Regis Lake in 1890; he was related to the Vanderbilts by marriage, and the camp was later owned by Frederick William Vanderbilt.
In 1877, he married Florence Adele Vanderbilt (1854–1952), [9] a daughter of William Henry Vanderbilt and Maria Louisa Kissam. [10] They had four children: [ 1 ] Alice Twombly (1879–1896), [ 11 ] who died at the age of sixteen on the eve of her society debut.
Jun 4, 2024 · Railroad tycoon Hamilton McKown Twombly purchased the property and his wife, Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly, sister of Cornelius Vanderbilt II, oversaw extensive renovations of the mansion.
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Apr 24, 2012 · Today begins an extensive journey through ' Florham ', the Hamilton McKeon Twombly and Florence Adele Vanderbilt estate designed by McKim, Mead & White between 1894-1897 in Convent Station, New Jersey. Landscaping was by Frederick Law Olmsted. Florence was the fifth child of William Henry Vanderbilt and Twombly, a railroad and mining magnate ...
