George Clarke (builder of Hyde Hall)
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George Clarke was the heir of George Clarke (Governor)
and the builder of Hyde Hall
on Otsego Lake, in Otsego County, New York
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He came from England to the U.S. to claim the lands that had been owned by his great grandfather George Clarke (Governor)
. Following the American Revolutionary War
, these had come into dispute. He fought in court, up to the U.S. Supreme Court, to take and keep possession. The U.S. Supreme Court, in an opinion delivered by Chief Justice John Marshall, affirmed his right to do so.
He commissioned leading architect Philip Hooker
to design Hyde Hall
, which at its completion and for long after was probably the largest mansion in the United States.
George Clarke (Governor)
George Clarke was also known as George Clarke of Hyde. He became Secretary of the Province of New York in 1703. Along with his wife, Anne, he purchased land in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, and built an estate called Hyde Park...
and the builder of Hyde Hall
Hyde Hall
Hyde Hall was the unusually large home—a neoclassical country mansion—of George Clarke, 1768–1835, heir of George Clarke ....
on Otsego Lake, in Otsego County, New York
Otsego County, New York
Otsego County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. The 2010 population was 62,259. The county seat is Cooperstown. The name Otsego is from a Mohawk word meaning "place of the rock."-History:...
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He came from England to the U.S. to claim the lands that had been owned by his great grandfather George Clarke (Governor)
George Clarke (Governor)
George Clarke was also known as George Clarke of Hyde. He became Secretary of the Province of New York in 1703. Along with his wife, Anne, he purchased land in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, and built an estate called Hyde Park...
. Following the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
, these had come into dispute. He fought in court, up to the U.S. Supreme Court, to take and keep possession. The U.S. Supreme Court, in an opinion delivered by Chief Justice John Marshall, affirmed his right to do so.
He commissioned leading architect Philip Hooker
Philip Hooker
Philip Hooker was at one time the leading architect of New York State outside of New York City. He designed Hyde Hall, the facade of the Hamilton College Chapel, The Albany Academy, Albany City Hall, Hart-Cluett Mansion and the original New York State Capitol building. He is believed to have...
to design Hyde Hall
Hyde Hall
Hyde Hall was the unusually large home—a neoclassical country mansion—of George Clarke, 1768–1835, heir of George Clarke ....
, which at its completion and for long after was probably the largest mansion in the United States.