Rodman Wanamaker
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Lewis Rodman Wanamaker was an American businessman and heir to the Wanamaker's department store fortune. In addition to operating stores in Philadelphia, New York City, and Paris, he was a patron of t
Wanamaker in 1927
The Wanamaker Organ
The America flying boat on Lake Keuka
The Wanamaker Tomb and Bell Tower at the Church of St. James the Less, Philadelphia
La Querida (mansion)
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La Querida, also known as Castillo del Mar for several years, is a residence in Palm Beach, Florida, located at 1095 N. Ocean Boulevard. Completed in 1923, it was built in the Mediterranean Revival st
Rodman Wanamaker
…the rebuilding of a school in Sarcus, France. A town fountain was dedicated in his memory. Wanamaker's winter home in Palm Beach, Florida, known as La Querida, or "the dear one", was built in 1923 by Addison Mizner. In 1933, the 11,300-square-foot (1,050 m2) compound was purchased by Joe Kennedy for $120,000…
La Querida as viewed from the ocean during the Kennedy family ownership (circa 1965)
President John Kennedy and the First Lady along with their children Caroline and John Jr. outside of the home in Easter of 1963
President Kennedy and the First Lady leaving Mass in Palm Beach in 1961
La Querida in November 2024