Glen Tonche
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Glen Tonche - Allaire Studios
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| Alternative names | Allaire Studios (2001–2007) |
| General information | |
| Status | Extant |
| Type | Private family estate |
| Architectural style | Tudor |
| Location | Ulster County, near Shokan, New York |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 42°00′11″N 74°11′19″W / 42.00306°N 74.18861°WCoordinates: 42°00′11″N 74°11′19″W / 42.00306°N 74.18861°W |
| Completed | 1928 |
| Owner | • Raymond Pitcairn and later the Pitcairn family (1928–1998) • Randall Wallace (since 1998) |
Glen Tonche is an American 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.
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-movement 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.
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, at which time it was sold to photographer and musician Randall Wallace.
The first record recorded at Allaire was Harvest Home by Jay Ungar in 1999. The studio was then substantially renovated and reopened in 2001 and has remained open since then where rock musician David Bowie recorded his album Heathen (2002). and his next one, Reality (2003) In 2001, singer-songwriter Norah Jones recorded her debut album Come Away with Me (2002).}} During five weeks in late 2006, rock band Rush recorded the album Snakes & Arrows (2007).On March 13th 2017, BBC Music officially named Allaire Studios as one of "The 10 most stunning places to make music"
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