Eolia Mansion

Eolia Mansion was built circa 1904-1906 in the Roman Rennaisance Revival style by the New York architectural firm Lord and Hewlet, using the newly fashionable material concrete block. The blocks were faced with sand from the beach on Goshen Point, giving the exterior a more rustic texture. The building has a Mansard roof faced with Spanish tile, one enclosed loggia used as a breakfast room, and an open loggia on the west side with views of Long Island Sound. It was originally built for William and Jessie Taylor, the sister and brother-in-law of Mary Stillman Harkness, and the estate was later purchased in 1907 by Edward Stephen and Mary Stillman Harkness. James Gamble Rogers remodeled the interior to reflect the Harknesses' more classical taste.

Waterford, Connecticut · United States