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A30645-7
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- 1947-11-27 (Creation)
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Thornewood was made with Wilkeson sandstone and had a three foot thick foundation. Walls were 10 inches thick and floors were separated by 18 inches of concrete and cinder. The house was occupied by General David L. and Anita Thorne Stone, who had renovated the house in the early 1940's. View of small fireplace, one of nine in the mansion constructed of Florentine marble, with two candelabras on each side of the portrait of a man above the mantel. The beautiful detail on the ceiling draws the viewer's attention, this was possibly a sitting room. Much of the oak panelling and ornate woodwork came from English mansions, shipped around Cape Horn by Chester Thorne's own Pacific Steamship Co.
Art objects; Fireplaces--Lakewood; Candelabras; Andirons; Chimney pieces--Lakewood; Stone, David L.--Homes & haunts; Thornewood (Lakewood);