 Built in 1902 by Alexander J. Cassatt, owner of
the Pennsylvania Railroad and brother of the American Impressionist painter,
Mary Cassatt, Gramercy Mansion was presented as a wedding gift to his daughter,
Eliza. Later owners included the prominent Brewster family, descendants of
Benjamin Franklin, from whom a grandson became a Senator from Maryland. In the
1950's the estate became home to the Koinonia Foundation, a predecessor of the
Peace Corps, before being bought and restored by Dr. & Mrs. Pomykala in
1985.
Gramercy Mansion is now a quiet bed and breakfast with eleven guest
rooms, two of which were recently constructed along with a spacious addition to
the home, and an elegant event site hosting numerous weddings, private parties
and corporate retreats throughout the year. |
