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Waterfall

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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.

View of the Hudson River from Montgomery Place

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

View of the Hudson River from Blithewood

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

St. Margaret's Well

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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

Saw Kill Creek

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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.

Montgomery Place Rough Garden with Small Creek

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This garden was designed to look natural, but when World War II came, a lot of Violetta Delafield's workers enlisted and the rock garden turned into a "rough garden." Violetta still cultivates and grouped certain plants so the garden would have an…

Montgomery Place Ellipse Garden

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The oval shape of the space is reflected in the shape of the reflecting pool and the opening of the Hemlock trees to the sky above.

Montgomery Place Mansion

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View looking East onto Montgomery Place

Montgomery Place Mansion

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View looking West onto Montgomery Place