Blairsden (house)

[2] Set high on a hilltop overlooking Ravine Lake, the mansion is part of what was originally an estate of 550 acres (2,200,000 m2).

[6] After Blair's death in 1949, the mansion was sold to the Sisters of St. John the Baptist, who operated the house as a religious retreat.

[8][9] The mansion was subsequently listed for sale and sold in 2012 for $4.5 million to a holding company named Blairsden Hall, LLC.

[10] Local officials identified the new owner as T. Eric Galloway, a New York developer and president of the Galvan Foundation and the Lantern Organization.

[11] This designer show house was presented by the Women's Association of Morristown Medical Center, and it attracted over 33,000 visitors.

View of house past terrace gardens, ca. 1903
The home's enclosed garden in 1903