Stately Homes by-the-Sea Designer Show House

The Hartshorne Mansion, a majestic registered historic home perched on the banks of the Shrewsbury River in Little Silver, New Jersey, is the setting for the fourth edition of Stately Homes by-the-Sea Designer Show House to benefit Visiting Nurse Association Health Group.  

Among the region’s most anticipated designer show house events, Stately Homes by-the-Sea opens April 30 and will continue through June 9, 2013.

Spotlighting the theme “Celebrate Home,” more than 50 of the tri-state area’s leading interior designers, decorators and landscape artists will revitalize the 11,000 square foot Tudor, bringing their contemporary creative vision to the storied estate’s classic beauty.

Internationally acclaimed designer Mario Buatta will serve as the Honorary Design Chair.

Built in 1929 by Olympic medalist and world champion figure skater Harold Hartshorne, the mansion was designed by noted architect Roger Harrington Bullard.  The characteristic brick façade is accented with a slate roof and 217 leaded-glass windows, many inset with stained-glass images of historical or allegorical figures.  An era of worldly travel and stylish entertaining echoes throughout with a formal living room boasting a cathedral ceiling with wood beams imported from Germany’s Black Forest and over sized fireplace, one of ten fireplaces throughout the house. A sculpted plaster ceiling graces the banquet style dining room and European hand-carved panels decorate the baronial entry hall.  The surrounding 4.5 acres include a pond custom built by Hartshorne to provide smooth ice for his skating and for his guests including figure skater and film star Sonja Henie, as well as a swimming pool and lush gardens.

Along with touring The Hartshorne Mansion and the grounds, attendees can round out their day with lunch at the Show House Café and shopping at the show house designer boutique. 

Stately Homes by-the-Sea is open Tuesday – Sunday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.  Tickets are $35.00. Senior admission $25.00.

Parking is located at 1040 Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright.  A shuttle van will transport attendees between the parking area and The Hartshorne Mansion. Additional information on the Show House, events and ticket sales can be found online at www.statelyhomesbythesea.com or by calling 732-224-6780

There are no refunds and no rain dates for this event. 

Please note that the Show House is not handicapped accessible.  Children under the age of 12 will not be admitted.  

Stately Homes by-the-Sea Designer Show House is presented by Visiting Nurse Association Health Group, the largest voluntary, nonprofit home care, hospice, and community-based service organization in New Jersey.  With more than 1,500 employees, VNA Health Group serves more than 120,000 individuals each year throughout New Jersey.

The proceeds from Stately Homes by-the-Sea Show House Events are used to benefit VNA Health Group programs and services.  

For more information about VNA Health Group visit www.vnahg.org or call 800-862-3330.