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About Detlef Lienau According to a Dissertation by Ellen W. Kramer "The Domestic Architecture of Detlef Lienau a Conservative Victorian. New York University, PH.D, 1958 Detlef Lienau lived in Jersey City, NJ and maintained an office a 111 Broadway, NYC. Detlaf was a notable architect and designed many expensive homes on Fifth Avenue in NYC for wealthy clients. He also designed summer mansions in Newport, Rhode Island, the Hamptons, and the Lockwood Matthews mansion in Norwalk, Connecticut. His entire collection, drawings and jobs lists are in the Columbia University Avery Library in New York City.
About J. August Lienau According to the same Dissertation by Ellen W. Kramer, J. August worked under his father Detlef in the 111 Broadway, NYC office from 1870 on. He then assumed his father's practice. We also know for a fact that J. August Lienau worked with another architect Thomas Nash. Mr. Lienau married Ms. Williams in 1884 and lived in Merrynook (adjacent to Tulipwood) for over 19 years until his death in 1906 at the age of 53. His specialty was the designing of private homes in the metropolitan NYC area. Portions of his work while in his father's office and directly after he took over his fathers office are located in the Columbia University Avery Library in New York City.
About Leigh W. Kimball Mr. Kimball taught romance language at Rutgers University and founded the Rutgers Marching Band in 1915. He was a member of the Franklin Township Planning Board for 14 years including 5 years as the chairman. Mr. Kimball purchased Tulipwood in 1920 directly from Stephen Guion Williams and lived there with is wife Neva, his son Roland, and daughters Hilda, Erma, and Mary until his death in 1972. In 1926 Mr. Kimball purchased Merrynook from the Wheeler Family (Who had purchased it in 1906 from the Lienau's) and created the Kimball Estates Subdivision of ½ acre lots. This area today is known as Wheeler place. Mr. Kimball graduated from Dartmouth University in 1903.
