Carolands
| Carolands Chateau | |
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West façade, 2006
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| Alternative names | Carolands, Remillard Manor, The Chateau |
| Etymology | Harriett Pullman Carolan |
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| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts Classicism |
| Address | 565 Remillard |
| Town or city | Hillsborough, California |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 37°33′19.8″N 122°22′14.7″W / 37.555500°N 122.370750°W |
| Groundbreaking | 1914 |
| Completed | 1916 |
| Renovated | 1998–2002 |
| Cost | est. US$1,000,000 (equivalent to $23,674,342 in 2016) |
| Renovation cost | est. US$20,000,000 (equivalent to $26,630,897 in 2016) |
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| Height | 100 feet (30 m) |
| Dimensions | |
| Other dimensions | 130 feet (40 m) x 120 feet (37 m) |
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| Renovating team | |
| Renovating firm | Doug Wilson |
| Other designers | Mario Buatta |
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| Number of rooms | 98 |
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| NRHP Reference # | 75000478 |
| Added to NRHP | October 21, 1975 |
| Official name | Carolands |
| Designated | 9 May 1975 |
| Reference no. | 886 |
Carolands Chateau is a 46,050-square-foot (4,278 m2); 4.5 floor, 98 room mansion on 5.83 acres (2.36 ha) in Hillsborough, California. An example of American Renaissance and Beaux-Arts design, the building is a California Historical Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Harriett Pullman Carolan (1869–1956) was the daughter of George Pullman, the 19th century American industrialist, who became one of the wealthiest men in Chicago after creating the Pullman Company, famous for its Palace railway cars. Perhaps because her father was one of the inventors of modern "luxury" or "first class" travel, Harriett Pullman came to expect perfection and beauty in her surroundings. In Chicago in 1892, Harriett Pullman married Francis Carolan of San Francisco and moved with him to California. In 1912, Harriett acquired 554 acres (224 ha) of land on which to build her dream house. She had been actively planning to create a house and garden that would excite "the wonder and admiration of America" and reflect her refined and cultivated interests. The result was an authentic Beaux-Arts architecture masterpiece, inspired by the court architecture of Louis XIV. The property was situated at the highest local geographical point in order to command the best views of the Bay and surrounding hills.
The Chateau exterior was inspired by the 17th century designs of François Mansart. The project was executed by San Francisco architect Willis Polk, following plans commissioned by Mrs. Carolan from the Parisian architect Ernest Sanson, who was at the time one of the foremost designers of prestigious private homes in France and perhaps the world. Sanson, aged 76 and near the end of a long and distinguished career, never visited the California site. Willis Polk, a distinguished American architect in his own right, was engaged to be the structural designer and manager of construction. He was instructed by Mrs. Carolan to execute Sanson's French plans faithfully. The gardens were designed by the leading French landscape architect Achille Duchêne. He was inspired by the great 17th century works of André Le Nôtre whose most famous creations are the Palace of Versailles, Vaux-le-Vicomte and the Jardins des Tuileries . Duchêne's original designs consisted of many thousands of trees and shrubs, with plans for fountains, statues and roadways.
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