Glen Tonche

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Glen Tonche
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Glen Tonche – Allaire Studios
Alternative namesAllaire Studios (2001–2007)
General information
StatusExtant
TypePrivate family estate
Architectural styleTudor
LocationUlster County, near Shokan, New York
CountryUnited States
Completed1928; 93 years ago (1928)
Owner • Raymond Pitcairn and later the Pitcairn family (1928–1998)
 • Randall Wallace (since 1998)

Glen Tonche is an estate atop Mount Tonche, in Ulster County, near Shokan, New York.

The estate's house was built in 1928 as the summer family compound of American businessman Raymond Pitcairn, whose family founded PPG Industries.

Design[]

Under Pitcairn ownership the 18,740-square-foot (1,741-square-metre) compound on 22 acres (9 hectares) was largely made up of two main wings connected by a covered walkway. The balance of Mount Tonche – over 1,000 acres (4.0 square kilometres) – is under restrictive preservation.

The property as a whole reflects a blend of Tudor-style architecture with some Arts-and-Crafts influences. The south wing was a pentagon configuration housing the main kitchen, two servants' quarters, six guest bedrooms, six full baths, and a massive glass-enclosed mountaintop porch. The wing also featured a 29-by-36-foot dining hall capable of seating 100 or more guests. The north wing housed the library, eleven bedrooms, seven full baths and two-and-one-half baths, three-room servant's quarters, as well as a great room with 30-foot-tall (9.1-metre) floor-to-ceiling windows and 60-foot-high (18-metre) vaulted ceilings.[1][2]

Transfer from Pitcairn ownership[]

The estate remained in the Pitcairn family until it was put on the market in 1995 for $3.9 million, then $2.9 million, then in late 1998 down to $1.95 million,[3] at which time it was sold to photographer and musician Randall Wallace.[4][1]

Allaire Studios[]

The first record recorded at Allaire was Harvest Home by Jay Ungar in 1999. The studio was then substantially renovated and reopened in 2001. David Bowie recorded albums Heathen at Allaire in 2002,[5] followed by Reality in 2003.[6] In 2001, singer-songwriter Norah Jones recorded her debut album Come Away with Me (2002). During five weeks in late 2006, the rock band Rush recorded the album Snakes & Arrows (2007).[7] Grizzly Bear recorded Veckatimest at Allaire in 2009, Shields in 2012. [8] In 2020, Clairo recorded her second album Sling at Allaire.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Zeus of the Catskills". New York Times. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Rob Grant & Associates Real Estate".
  3. ^ "Rob Grant & Associates Real Estate – Adirondack Real Estate, Catskills Mountains Estate, Hudson Valley Retreat, New York Real Estate, Adirondack Real Estate, Catskills Mountains Estate, Hudson Valley Retreat, New York Real Estate, Adirondack Real Estate".
  4. ^ Golson, Blair (July 21, 2003). "Bowie's Bower". The New York Observer.
  5. ^ Smith, Jesse J. (August 2, 2003). "Ch-Ch-Change of Scenery Awaits Bowie in Shokan". Daily Freeman.
  6. ^ "David Bowie – Reality (2003, CD)".
  7. ^ "Rush Snakes & Arrows" Archived February 10, 2013(Date mismatch), at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ^ "Plugging Into a New Synergy". New York Times. Retrieved October 23, 2021.

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