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Historical Origins
 

Marc-James Manor
Neal's Wood

Marc-James Manor opened in July of 1995.

South side of Marc-James Manor
Marc-James Manor was a contemporary English Country Manor House on two acres
of rising ground, landscaped in English and native gardens.

Entry to Marc-James Manor
Marc-James Manor commissioned Thor Myhre, a nationally respected artist in the field of metal sculpture, to create this custom sculptural ironwork leading to the main entry.


Custom Pennsylvania Blue Stone stairs led to expansive gardens.

Entry flights and Thor Myhre's ironwork
Entry flight and Thor Myhre's ironwork


Autumn maples adorned the custom stone-work entry stairs.


"Music" Myhre waiting for some treats, Fall 2004

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Dining room hearth -- Marc-James Manor
Hearth in dining room


The Bedroom


And the library.

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Marc-James Manor was furnished with four centuries
of ecclesiastic art and important ancestral antiques.
It housed two libraries with books and incunabula dating back to the 12th Century, monumental stained and leaded glass windows
and two impressive collections of English Ceramics.
The Manor was situated in a country vicarage-style garden known as Neal’s Wood.

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Canby windows
A grouping of impressive stained glass windows formerly in
Marc-James Manor Solarium.  The two large windows are now displayed at
Park Davidson, the Estate of Edward Davidson. The two transom windows
remain in the Marc-James collection.  They originally were housed in the chapel
at St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, CA and were removed following
the destruction of the chapel in the San Francisco Earthquake in 1906.


 

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An early Spring view of the South grounds from
the upper level of the Museum.

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Sunset seen from Marc-James Manor gardens
A beautiful October sunset as seen from the upper gardens.

Dog Lucy eating berries
Lucy eating strawberries.


Lucy in early Spring 2002 sitting on the back staircase.

old dog Jane
Jane contemplating her escape, again.

old dog Jane 2003
Old Jane leaving the kitchen.

pet toys in garden 2003
Twilight in late Spring, 2003.

deer visitor in late summer
Late Summer visitor.


Apollo statue amid late Spring rhododendrons in the East Garden

 
Children enjoying the grounds in September 2003


A view of Mother's Day, 2002

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