Wadsworth Mansion
This plaque is on the mansion property as you walk from the upper parking lot to the front door.
THE WADSWORTH MANSION
Middletown's most palatial "Gilded Age" estate, the Long Hill mansion was built by Colonel
and Mrs. Clarence S. Wadsworth to rival the country houses in Newport and other summer
resorts of the wealthy. Contracted to be built for $90,000, its cornerstone was laid in 1908
on what was at the time a barren hill.
The 18,000 sq. ft. mansion was designed by the New York architectural firm of Hoppin &
Koen. Taking advantage of the very latest fireproof materials, the architects chose steel-
reinforce concrete (which had been recently developed for use on the Panama Canal) as their
primary building material.
A variety of neo-classical styles was used. The north facade you see before you has Greek
columns, while the rounded arches of the south facade were inspired by Roman architecture.
Other homes owned by the Wadsworths were in New York City, Bar Harbor, Chicago,
Palm Beach and Bermuda.
This sign donated by The Friends of Long Hill Estate.