I Google her name and no death cause is listed

Se murió el 18 de Junio 1943 en un hospital in Nueva York. Tenia 44 anos. Alcoholism.

They did tear it down in 1980. Zoning and code enforcement was probably just coming into play. I live here now. Fortunately, people are protecting places like this nowadays. There's one nearby in Elkins Park PA that is worth saving

Preservation in 1980 in Montgomery county was probably hard. This town has one Zoning enforcer currently

Dear Ursula, You make a good point, but……. Are you or even I going to set aside the monies needed to maintain our homes when we pass on? So why then is this always expected of the rich? Whitemarsh Hall was built to last as long as any of those houses in Britain or France…..but the USA isn’t designed to favor the hereditary Laws that Crown Governments had built into their ethos……and though watered down now, still are hard wired in Great Britain. I lament WH’s demise. So let say it was saved, what would it be? Perhaps a Golf Corse…..the house would be the Club House, and perhaps they would maintain the upper gardens outside the Ball Room. 380 acres would’ve made a very nice corse indeed. How about a Country Museum very similar to the Huntington Library? Thirdly, Doris Duke could have easily maintained it and made it into a working museum….as oil just keeps coming up out of the ground. So why did no one come to its aid? To answer this question, I would have to ask just how old are you? So it may be best that Whitemarsh Hall is an idea, a repeating dream of absolute perfection…..a State of Consciousness to dwell, as in living one’s life as if you were building a stately mansion bit by bit over one’s lifetime. In other words, live well, be square, do good, be neat, worship an higher Being, make the way easier for others, etcetera, etcetera…… Here’s a really happy note to end on. All the fine paintings in these pictures, the tapestries, the furnishings, and even the light fixtures are all well taken care of in museums all over the world. And to top that, Fans of Whitemarsh Hall on Facebook, which anyone may join has a huge membership that extends around the world several times. I suggest you join the fan club Ursula. You’ll forever be entertained. The Stotesbury’s legacy does indeed live on in love and admiration the world over. Be part of the stewardship Ursula. Christ did say: “I have prepared many for you in my Fathers House”. Perhaps Whitemarsh Hall is our Celestial Lodge where we will all tend a great garden and sit with our friends at the end to Perfect Day as the song invites us to do.

The Stotesburys gave large amounts of money to charitable causes throughout their lifetimes, often without drawing attention to their contributions. In particular, E.T. Stotesbury donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to unemployment relief in Philadelphia at the height of the Great Depression.

@@PearlOnward Thank you for the information. That is heartwarming to hear. Hard to find those kind of people in today's life. Do they not have descendants?

@@ursulaphillips5309 Yes, and they continue to carry on the charitable traditions

That was prob $200 a day back then