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The Demarest-Lyle House: Saving a Tenafly Treasure

The Demarest-Lyle House: Saving a Tenafly Treasure. Eva Lerner-Lam Presentation to Tenafly Rotary Club The Clinton Inn May 10, 2001. Description of the Site. 91 West Clinton Avenue About ½ acre, single building (with annex) Original structure built around 1790

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The Demarest-Lyle House: Saving a Tenafly Treasure

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  1. The Demarest-Lyle House: Saving a Tenafly Treasure Eva Lerner-Lam Presentation to Tenafly Rotary ClubThe Clinton Inn May 10, 2001

  2. Description of the Site • 91 West Clinton Avenue • About ½ acre, single building (with annex) • Original structure built around 1790 • State and National Registers of Historic Places • 100% privately owned and operated

  3. Historical Significance • Six architectural episodes • Typical of farmhouse vernacular that flourished in the Hackensack valley in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries • Remarkable survival of much of the 1868 renovation

  4. Duty and Inspiration • Impasse in 1990’s • Mosley, Savastano, Miller, Wilson, Kieronski, Ballou, Haynes, Tremble, Chillino, Thompson, Mendoza…and two special friends

  5. The Amati Music Conservatory • Private, non-profit music school for children • World-class faculty • Piano, violin, viola, cello, flute and theory • Performances in NYC and metro area, including Carnegie Hall and John Harms Theater

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