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Photographer
Rev. Michael J. Ahern, S.J.
Date
1942
Description
This is a view of the Great Hall inside Bellarmine Hall. There is a recessed fireplace, and to the left of that a recessed entrance to the dining room. There is a musician’s gallery above the fireplace. The wooden panels on the left resemble folded linen. The lighting fixtures are still present.
Notes
Bellarmine Hall, formerly known as Hearthstone Hall because of its many fireplaces, was a forty-four room mansion built in 1920 by Walter B. Lashar, owner of the American Chain and Cable Company. While the exterior of Bellarmine was built in the style of an English manor house, the inside rooms were done in other styles including Tudor, Adam, and Chinoserie or Oriental décor. The interiors themselves were built in sections at Haydon Company in Bridgeport and then brought to the house and reassembled. Image date is approximate.
Publisher
Fairfield University
Collection
Image Archive
Original Format
Photographic print; black-and-white; 8 x 10 in.
Digitization Date
2007
Repository
Fairfield University Archives and Special Collections
Copyright
© Fairfield University Archives and Special Collections. This resource may be used for educational or non-commercial purposes. Please direct any questions to digital@fairfield.edu.
Repository Citation
Rev. Michael J. Ahern, S.J.. "Bellarmine Hall, Great Hall, looking east-northeast." 1942. Image Archive. Fairfield University Archives and Special Collections. https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/image-archive/55.