Event
Chancellor's Open House Series: Edgewater Estate
Saturday, October 4, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
$50 for Friends of Clermont Members, $100 for non-members. Edgewater was built for John R. Livingston as a present to his daughter Margaretta on the occasion of her marriage to Captain Rawlins Lowndes Brown of Charleston, South Carolina. In 1853, Edgewater was purchased by Robert Donaldson, a North Carolina native who moved to New York to pursue a career in business. Donaldson enlarged the house the following year with an octagonal library after designs by Alexander Jackson Davis. There are two tour times to choose from, 11 a.m. or 1 p.m. Each includes a tour of the interior of the home, with time to explore the expansive ornamental grounds. Parking is outside of the gates with an approximately one quarter mile walk to the house. Shuttle transportation is available.
Registration: Not required
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