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BLAIRSDEN, One of America’s Truly Magnificent Estates Chosen as the Mansion in May for 2014

December 4, 2013 – Morristown, New Jersey – The Women’s Association of Morristown Medical Center (WAMMC) is pleased to announce its 17th Mansion in May Designer Showhouse and Gardens at BLAIRSDEN, the largest estate ever built in the beautiful Somerset Hills, located in Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey. BLAIRSDEN, once the magnificent country home of New York financier, C. Ledyard Blair, will once again open its doors to the public as the Mansion in May for 2014.
 
Mansion in May is the signature fundraiser for the Women’s Association of Morristown Medical Center (WAMMC), having generated over $8 million for Morristown Medical Center since 1974.  WAMMC is excited to announce their “One Big House, Two Great Causes for Kids” campaign as proceeds from Mansion in May 2014 at BLAIRSDEN will benefit an expanded Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and a new Autism Center at the Goryeb Children’s Hospital located at the Morristown Medical Center.  These expanded facilities will help provide all children who come to the facility, the best care they can receive anywhere in the country.
 
Designed and constructed between 1898 and 1903, BLAIRSDEN, a 62,000-square-foot Louis XIV Chateau-style mansion, was the masterpiece of the renowned architecture firm of Carrere and Hastings, who also designed the New York Public Library, the Frick mansion in New York City, the U.S. Senate and House office buildings and several large mansions in Newport, Rhode Island.
 
C. Ledyard Blair, entrepreneur, sportsman and commodore of the New York Yacht Club, was the grandson of self-made multimillionaire, philanthropist and Princeton University benefactor, John Insley Blair, who made his fortune in mining and building much of American’s rail system.  BLAIRSDEN, which sits atop 30 acres of opulent terraced gardens with magnificent views of New Jersey’s horse country, was built as a grand country retreat for C. Ledyard Blair and his family.  It was the quintessential estate for entertaining guests and became a favorite destination of New York City’s elite during the Gilded Age.
 
Revisiting the elegance of yesteryear, BLAIRSDEN  will be brought to life again through the design inspirations of over 40 of the metropolitan areas leading interior designers.  Mansion in May will be open to the public from May 1 to May 31, 2014 and will be available for private tours and private events. Advanced tickets will be available online and at select local retail locations in early 2014.
To learn more about the Mansion in May 2014 and BLAIRSDEN, visit:  www.MansionInMay.org.