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Hobart Manor Art
Collection
• Tobias
Collection
• Artist's Books
• Scupture
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Hobart Manor, a national historic site, was constructed in 1877 by
John McCullough, a Scottish immigrant who made his fortune in the
wool industry. The property was purchased by the Hobarts in 1902 and
used at first as a summer retreat. From 1915 to 1919 a major remodeling
was undertaken and, with the addition of a three-story east wing,
the Manor was expanded by 40 rooms. The Hobarts occupied the mansion
until 1948 when Mrs. Garret Hobart Jr. (Caroline Frye) sold the entire
estate to the State of New Jersey and it became the new home of Paterson
State Teachers’ College, now William Paterson University.
Pictured here is the library which, along with the drawing room, dining
room, and game room, has been restored and furnished in the style
of the Hobart period. The four rooms are filled with decorative arts
and paintings typical of the early nineteenth century. |
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