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Bayard Taylor & Cedarcroft Mansion
- Bayard
Taylor built one of the most interesting
houses in this area in 1859. Thirty-one years
later, a gatehouse was built. Bayard Taylor
was the first owner. The total cost of all
the materials he used to build his house was
$17,000. From 1905 to 1917, the Cedarcroft
Mansion was used for a Boys Private Academy
Boarding School.
The original Gatehouse had four rooms, two upstairs and two downstairs. The purpose for the gatehouse was to house the caretaker or the property owner. In 1929, J.B.D. Edge's son, James and his wife Mary Worrel, bought the Cedarcroft Gatehouse. Instead they called it the Cedarcroft Lodge because they liked the way it sounded.
- James and Mary had a few additions made to their new home. They added a large living room, a kitchen, and two more upstairs bedrooms. The man in charge of these additions was Paul Hannum. In 1987, Mr. John Jackson bought the gatehouse. He also made some additions; he added a family room in 1996. He tried to keep the architecture of the house at its original state.
- Bayard
Taylor built one of the most interesting
houses in this area in 1859. Thirty-one years
later, a gatehouse was built. Bayard Taylor
was the first owner. The total cost of all
the materials he used to build his house was
$17,000. From 1905 to 1917, the Cedarcroft
Mansion was used for a Boys Private Academy
Boarding School.
One of the many well known historical homes in Unionville is Cedarcroft Mansion. The reason that the mansion is called Cedarcroft is because the enclosed field around it is called a "croft" and because there are cedar trees around it. It was built out of bricks made of clay. The mansion has a cornerstone containing things from when Bayard Taylor was alive. The cornerstone was put in on June 5, 1859. Bayard Taylor tried to sell Cedarcroft for years, but because it did not sell, he decided to keep ownership of it in 1874. Although Cedarcroft has had many owners over the years, its name has remained the same.