User talk:Cairnwood Estate

Cairnwood: A Home in the Country Cairnwood Estate is part of the Bryn Athyn Historic District designated a National Historic Landmark in 2008. Cairnwood, the Pitcairn family’s Beaux Arts style mansion, was designed by Carrère and Hastings, one of the country’s leading architectural firms. Ground was broken for Cairnwood in 1892, and construction continued until the home was finished in the spring of 1895. Cairnwood Estate is the former home of industrialist and Pittsburgh Plate Glass founder John Pitcairn. Called home by three generations of the Pitcairn family, Cairnwood consisted of the main house, an adjacent courtyard, and a formal garden with a garden house, greenhouses and a pergola. The most striking feature of Cairnwood when viewed from across the spacious lawn is an octagonal tower with a high pitched roof. At the top of this tower is the family chapel, placed at the highest point in the house. Cairnwood is open for historic tours daily at 11:00am and is also available for special events, weddings, and corporate rentals. Cairnwood Estate (talk) 16:03, 19 January 2011 (UTC)