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Inscribed with:
This Chapel
is the gift of
John & Margaret Bard
In memory of their son
Willie Bard

The Chapel was originally created at the birth of John and Margaret's only son Willie, but the original building burned down in a fire. They…

This waterfall lies on the Blithewood property. When the Zabriskies owned that land they built a swimming pool next to the waterfall and would occasionally let Bard students swim in it.

This view is looking west onto the Hudson River from the western patio of the Montgomery Place mansion.

This view is looking west onto the Hudson River from the west veranda of the Blithewood mansion

Inscribed with:
St. Margaret's Well Erected AD 1887
In loving memory of Margaret Johnston Bard
I was thirsty and ye gave me drink

* The piece hanging in the middle of the well is not part of the structure, but is hung there temporarily

A 14.3 mile long creek that empties into the South Bays of the Tivoli Bays. Saw Kill Creek runs between the Montgomery Place estate and Blithewood.

Was constructed by John and Margaret Bard to serve as a chapel on Sundays and a neighborhood parish school during the week.

Map of Ward Manor as it was used by the New York Association for Improving the Conditions of the Poor

A tracing of a 1747 Map showing the land holdings of Barent Van Benthuysen