Giralda Farms
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Giralda Farms was the estate of Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge
in Madison, New Jersey
. She would hold dog shows
at the property. After her death it was converted into a corporate park
containing the headquarters for Wyeth
, Schering Plough, Maersk and other corporations.
Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge
Ethel Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge was the youngest child of Almira Geraldine Goodsell and William Avery Rockefeller, Jr., the Standard Oil tycoon. Giralda Farms was the name given to her New Jersey country estate, stables, and kennels. Her residence was a revival of Medieval Spanish Gothic...
in Madison, New Jersey
Madison, New Jersey
Madison is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the population was 16,530. It also is known as "The Rose City".-Geography:Madison is located at ....
. She would hold dog shows
Conformation show
Conformation shows, also referred to as breed shows, are a kind of dog show in which a judge familiar with a specific dog breed evaluates individual purebred dogs for how well the dogs conform to the established breed type for their breed, as described in a breed's individual breed standard.A...
at the property. After her death it was converted into a corporate park
Corporate park
Corporate park may refer to:*Business park*Industrial park*Science park...
containing the headquarters for Wyeth
Wyeth
Wyeth, formerly one of the companies owned by American Home Products Corporation , was a pharmaceutical company. The company was based in Madison, New Jersey, USA...
, Schering Plough, Maersk and other corporations.