Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1922/00/00 Clarence M Lewis, a banker who lives in New York but maintains a country house in Mahwah, buys Skylands Farms and hires John Pope. Lewis will live at East Cottage during construction of his residence and design the sundial on the East Cottage chimney. Owner Skylands Ringwood State Park, NJ
1924/00/00 Clarence Lewis plants malus atrosanguinea, Crab apples trees, 1923-1924. They will be replaced with the same variety in 60 years. Plantsman Skylands Ringwood State Park, NJ Crabapple
1928/04/00 Mr Lewis buys the Atlas cedar now in the Winter Garden. Lewis planted much of this garden in 1927-1928, but the red oak in front of the manor house library window dates back to the 1890's when it was surrounded by Stetson's nine-hole golf course. Plantsman Skylands Ringwood State Park, NJ
1953/00/00 Lewis continues planting at Skylands until 1953, when he sells the estate to Shelton College, which in turn will sell it to the State of New Jersey in 1966. Seller Skylands Ringwood State Park, NJ
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