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232 Sagamore Road, "Princessgate," 1896

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Joy Wheeler Dow designed "Princessgate" for himself. He considered the architecture to belong to that of the "Romantic School," pure and simple. Steep Dutch gables, projecting eaves and roof dormers all contribute to the Dutch and English feelings of the home. The architect deliberately faced the dining room southeast (more south than east) so that bright light would greet the homeowner on cold winter mornings. The house was later purchased by artist Stanley Turnbull (1929-1959). See "Eastover."

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Joy Wheeler DowDavid Gibson Historic Sites Survey 1978

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Thistle, October 1982

Joy Wheeler Dow, American Renaissance II, Architect and Builder Magazine, 4, 12 (September 1903), Joy Wheeler Dow, American Renaissance II, Architect and Builder Magazine, 5 (October 1903), Joy Wheeler Dow, American Renaissance: A Review of Domestic Architecture, 1904, p. 153, plate 84., House and Garden, v. 17 (1910), p. 17, Millburn-Short Hills Magazine (May/June 2006).

         Architect: Joy Wheeler Dow
         Architect: Joy Wheeler Dow
            232 Sagamore Road,          Ladies Home Journal Supplement image of Princessgate
            Image from Joy Wheeler Dow, American Renaissance II, Architect and Builder's Magazine, October 1903.
            Image from Joy Wheeler Dow, American Renaissance II, Architect and Builder's Magazine, October 1903.
            Joy Wheeler Dow, American Renaissance, Architect and Builder Magazine, 4, 12 (September 1903).
            Joy Wheeler Dow, American Renaissance, Architect and Builder Magazine, 4, 12 (September 1903).

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