Iviswold Castle, Felician University
Date of Construction: 1890
Historic Architect: W.H Miller
Historic Designation: Individually Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Funding: NJHT and Bergen County –Multiple Grants
Size: 27,000 S.F.
Awards: State Preservation Office, Bergen County, & Victorian Society of America
Client: www.felician.edu
History
Publisher Henry Ivison constructed “The Castle” in Rutherford, NJ. The 25-room Gilded age mansion was designed in the French Chateau Style and has many decorative features, including cylindrical towers, gabled dormers, stained glass windows, decorative clay tile roofs, brownstone walls, ornate interior plaster reliefs, decorative painted friezes and grand fireplaces. “Iviswold Castle” was acquired by Felician University from Farleigh Dickinson University in 1997
Exterior Preservation and Rehabilitation
- Historic Structures Report
- National Register Nomination
- Selective Demolition
- Exterior Preservation
- Interior Rehabilitation
- Furniture and Interior Finishes
- Wayfinding Signage
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