Evening star., 1934-05-05
FAMOUS COLONIAL
HOME REM0DELED
lngham Place Used as Hos.
pitaI Base During Revo.
Iutionary War.

DR.. M. c. Del Manzo. provost Of
Teachers College, Columbia University
who purchased recently the old Ing
hamdale homestead on the York road,
New Hope. Pa, one of the landmarks
of Bucks County, has just completed
remodeling the Colonial dwelling, re-
storing it in part to its original
dimensions and adding desirable mod
ern conveniences.
This house. built before the Revo-
lutionary period, in the Dutch Colonial
style. has a significant historical
background. It served as hospital
base for George Washington's nl-clad
troops. Later Samuel D. Ingham
came into possession of the home and
used 1t as his dwelling throughout the
greater part of his life. Ingham was
Secretary of the Treasury under An
drew jackson.
Remodeling of the Inghamdale
homestead was completed under the
supervision and direction of Alfred
N. Boell, architect. This house has
just been awarded the $1,000 prize
offered by Better Homes and Gardens
in its national better homes contest
for the best remodeled house in the
United States.
The $1,000 sweepstake prize and
the 5000 first prize was awarded Dr.
Del Manzo recently at his residence
In explaining the history Of his
New Hope home, DR.. Del Manzo said:
"Seventy-three years before the
American Revolution. William Penn
decided a portion Of his original hold
ings in Eastern Pennsylvania to his
secretary. James Logan. In 1747, one
Jonas Ingham purchased this tract
from Logan to establish fulling mill
at the Great Spring near Aquetong
on the property. In the same year
Jonas Ingham built his home on an
elevation north Of the spring. 1t was
known as Inghamdale,' the name it
still bears, and is on the Old York
road, near New Hope. not far from
Washington Crossing.
Samuel D. Ingham, great-grand-
son of Jonas, was born here and made
it his home the greater part of his
life. He became Secretary of the
United States Treasury under Andrew
jackson. His father, Jonathan Ing
ham, was a strong partisan OF the
cause Of the Colonies during the
Revolution. His home served as head
quarters for officers and also as a
hospital after the Battle of Trenton.
Until 1860 the property remained in
the Ingham family
The old home has had numerous
additions, DR.. Del Manzo said. In
1864 it was almost demolished when
the new owner added a huge, Vic
torian addition. However, the main
part Of the home remained intact,
and 1t was this section that DR.. Del
Manzo set out to reclaim.
Our first step in restoration was to
remove the Victorian wing" the
Teachers College educator explained
Then followed several years Of roam
ing over the countryside to study old
homes of this period. Many evenings
were spent In Libraries and frequent
trips to both the Brooklyn Museum
and the American wing of the Metro
politan Museum aided in the final
plans and authenticity Of details. For
tunately, too, we had the services Of
Mr.. Boeu, architect.
Our aim has been to make this
home Of 200 years ago comfortable
and livable without destroying any of
the old lines or detracting from the
beauty and simplicity of the Dutch
Colonial architecture of 1850. An old
stone wall inclosing the barn lot
afforded colorful, weu-aged stones
which were used in the addition and
exactly match those of the main
home"
The interior trim and panels were
all handmade, DR.. Del Manzo added.
The same detail for all requirements
and new work has been carried out.
The panels over the fireplace are iden-
tical in disposition and dimensions to
those Of the Washington Headquarters
House at Valley Forge. Further, the
original floors Of old pine and hemlock
were used IN the entire second floor.