George Clarke (builder of Hyde Hall)
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George Clarke (1768 – 1835) was the heir of George Clarke (Governor) and the builder of Hyde Hall on Otsego Lake, in Otsego County, New York.[1] [2]
He came from England to the U.S. to claim the lands that had been owned by George Clarke. Following the American Revolutionary War, these had come into dispute. He fought in court, up to the U.S. Supreme Court, to take and keep possession.[2]
He commissioned leading architect Philip Hooker to design Hyde Hall, which at its completion and for long after was probably the largest mansion in the United States.
[edit] References
- ^ Hyde Hall State Historic Site summary. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
- ^ a b George Clarke, Builder of Hyde Hall, 1768-1835 (click on History and Architecture). Hyde Hall, Inc..
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