C K G Billings

Cornelius Kingsley Garrison Billings

  • American

Cornelius Kingsley Garrison Billings was a notable American industrialist and horseman. - AsNotedIn


Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1893/11/00 Cornelius Kingsley Garrison Billings of Chicago buys the Norway Building and moves it to Lake Geneva where he has it reassembled on his summer estate. Owner Little Norway Blue Mounds World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago
1905/00/00 C K G Billings builds a mansion called Tryon Hall (lost) with a swimming pool, horse stables and pergolas. The Fort Tryon Cottage (Billings old gatehouse), driveway gate post and The Billings Arcade remain. Home Fort Tryon Park and the Cloisters New York City
1913/00/00 C K G Billings buys the Curles Neck property and turns it into one of the most important horse breeding farms in the country. Owner Curles Neck Farm Glendale, VA
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