Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-01-09
Catholic Body Buys Kentsdale
Estate.

Kentsdale. considered by authorities as
one of the most beautiful suburban estates
near Washington, has been sold for Mrs
Elizabeth Lawson Johnston, of London,
England, to the Mother General of the
Sisters of Mercy of the Union of the United
States of America, Catholic order. for use
as the Mother House.
The sale was negotiated by John A.
Brickley. of Washington. and while the
price was not mentioned, it is understood
the transaction is one of the largest ever
consummated in Maryland.
The order. purchasing the estate of 976
acres. is one recently recognized to COM
bine all the Sisters of Mercy in the United
States. The tract will provide beautiful
setting for its Mother House and convent
school and is ideal for the future expansion
of the order.
The order will build domitory for Sis
tiers coming from all parts of the country
for study courses at the Catholic University.
The building will be large enough to ac-
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The present mansion was built and
owned by the late Lyman B. Kendall. and
sold for his widow. 1t is located on Bradley
Hills Boulevard at River Road, about IL miles
from Washington. near the Congressional
Country Club, Montgomery county. Md.
1t stands on the brow of one of many
knolls, and conforms to Italian architec-
ture of the Renaissance period. 1t con-
tains eighteen rooms, five baths, two
story garage for five cars and six-room
and two-bath apartment In addition to
the main mansion and garage there are
seven other dwellings with six rooms each,
modern dairy, tile silo and dairy barn
fully equipped for SO cows. The entire
tract is completely fenced with ealvan zed
wire, cedar and locust posts.
In planning Kentsdale. many ideas were
taken from the north of Italy. The sur.
rounding country, with its rolling hills.
tall cedars, stately oaks and weeping will
lows hanging close to the banks Of the
winding Cabin John Creek. which flows
through the property. resembles northern
Italy.
The mansion, built on solid rock foun-
dation, is of succeed hollow tile and brick,
with tile roof. The floor plan is 100 by 100
feet.
The hall has a high, arched ceiling,
hand -troweled walls. flesh marble floors,
pillars Of cream marble. old iron wrought
lanterns and heavy iron doors.
The reception room. 40 by 40 feet, has
eighteenth century Italian painted doors.
tall candled sprays that we're originally
altar lights, and its marble mantle and
fireplace, brought from an old house in
Florence. There are many pieces from an
old cathedral and the first-foor ceilings
are beamed with worm-eaten logs.
There are nine bedrooms each with q
marble fireplace and six tiled baths, each
bath having different tile color scheme
to match fixtures All tile used was i'm
ported from Italy.
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