[2] During the late 19th century and the early 1920s, much of the Fiddler's Elbow property was owned by James Nelson Pidcock, who grew peaches on it .
[3] By the 1920s, the Fiddler's Elbow property was part of a 20,000 acre estate owned by investment banker Clarence Dillon and his wife, Anne.
In 1935, the Dillons sold 530 acres along both sides of the Black River to investment banker Frederick Strong Moseley Jr. and his wife, Jane Hamilton Brady.
[3] Moseley hosted many elaborate fox hunts on his estate, complete with foot basset hounds, foxhounds and horses.
The Somerset Ballroom includes chandeliers, a vaulted ceiling and high windows, plus a stage, dance floor and patio.