Sunday Picture Theme is #Estate

Elm Bank Gardens

The theme of the day for October 6, 2024 is #Estate. In 1907, Alice Cheney-Baltzell, the last individual to live on this property, hired Carrere and Hastings—the firm that designed the NY Public Library—to design the house and the Olmsted Brothers to design the gardens. The 3-story, 40-room house was constructed in neo-Georgian style, sporting Italian marble entrances and steps and Ionic columns. It was built at the same time as the Hunnewell Building, which functioned as the carriage house.

Currently this is the location of the Elm Bank Gardens and headquarters of the Massachusetts Horticultural Association.

Daily Picture Theme

The Daily Picture Theme is "The Big Photo Album of Our Community” on Spoutible, a social media site. Everyday a different theme is posted and folks post matching photos withe hashtag #DailyPictureTheme. I repost my contributions weekly on my website My Strange Life. Enjoy.