Wildfair Illustrated Talks
April 6
Author and historian, W. Barry Thomson, will present a series of illustrated talks about Wildfair, the site of the 21st Mansion in May Designer Showhouse and Gardens Presented by the Women’s Association for Morristown Medical Center.
The Wildfair estate in Chester Township, New Jersey, has a captivating history going back more than 220 years. Originally the site of an eighteenth- or early nineteenth-century gristmill, sawmill and farm sited along the upper reaches of the Peapack Brook, the original fieldstone house on the property was altered and enlarged in the 1930s to create an elegant country estate. The house was again altered and enlarged to its present size in the mid-1990s.
Mr. Thomson’s illustrated talk will cover the history and design of the Wildfair estate and the families that have called it home.
Details on the dates and locations are as follows:
Sunday, April 6, 2:00 p.m.: Sponsored by the Tewksbury Historical Society with the presentation to be held at Zion Lutheran Church. No pre-registration required.
Thursday, April 10, 6:30 p.m.: Live with pre-registration required at the Chester Library or via Zoom.
Wednesday, April 16, 6:30 p.m.: Live with pre-registration required at Mendham Borough Library with presentation to be held at Hilltop House in Mendham Borough.
Thursday, April 24, 12 noon: Admission is $20. Lunch is included. Pre-registration required at WomensForumUSA@gmail.com. Presentation to be held at Clarence Dillon Library in Bedminster.