Fire destroys carriage barn and stable, laundry and butler’s quarters at Hill-Stead. The Popes rebuild immediately.
Hill-Stead Timeline
Alfred acquires Edgar Degas’s The Tub from Durand-Ruel in Paris, France on August 7, 1907. This is his last Impressionist…
In August of 1905, Theodate is introduced to John Wallace Riddle, who became her husband 11 years later.
The Popes purchase their first automobile, a White Steamer. The 1904 model sold for $2,500.
On February 15, 1904, Theodate and friend Mary Hillard have first “sitting” with medium Leonora Piper in Boston. This marks…
On June 16, 1901, the Popes spend their first night at Hill-Stead, making it their primary residence.
Hill-Stead is designed and constructed under Theodate’s direction from 1899-1901
On April 26, 1898, Alfred Pope meets one-on-one with Mary Cassatt in New York City, NY.
Alfred Pope purchases 250 acres in Farmington, CT; instructs Theodate to contact architectural firm McKim, Mead & White to help…
Alfred travels to Europe, where he purchases Mary Cassatt’s print Gathering Fruit, Edouard Manet’s The Guitar Player, Claude Monet’s Fishing…